PreGame 2011 New Orleans Bowl - Walking To New Orleans

It is pretty clear now that we will not be playing a CUSA Opponent.

http://cfn.scout.com/2/557866.html

http://espn.go.com/college-football/bowls/projections

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoot...ls/predictions

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/453766...otball/page/3/

Projections for what they are worth are Temple, Illinois, & W Michigan.

Temple is projected in two sites. Illinois is projected by both guys at ESPN.

I know this means nothing because we still have no clue, but everyone agrees that a CUSA team will not be in the N.O. Bowl.

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Originally Posted by Cajun Monkee

ISN'T IT ABSO-FRICKING-LUTELY COOL THAT THERE ARE TEAMS OUT THERE COUNTING WINS TO SEE IF THEY GET TO BE BOWL ELIGIBLE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA GETS TO SIT BACK, AND WATCH THE SCRAMBLE FROM THE INSIDE? SO DIGGIN' ON THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Just as someone reiterated the rules this year... there was no difference in a 6 win bowl eligible team and 7 win team. Even though the NO Bowl had "made it clear to UL" that they would take us this year (once the SBC champion clearly had a bowl)... it is very very cool that we had 8 wins in our pocket at the time of the invite.

I am like others in that I would like... from the likely bowl eligible team scenarios... to end up with a "non-red" Big East team. Those programs are beatable, might travel decently to NO, and would look good on our football resume.

It's going to be painful to watch Cincy beat up on WKU but I am happy for them in making a bowl game

See all the peeps in section 143...

I'm hoping we play Temple if we end up playing a MAC school.

Temple drew over 28,000 fans per game in their 7 home games this season, and they have only been to 3 bowl games in their history, the last being in 2009. I'm thinking they might bring a crowd to New Orleans for the game.

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Just got recall. Asked the ticket lady how they were doing. She said they are SLAMMED. I asked how many she said no way to know for sure, but over twenty thousand now & still going.

I want to play a team whose colors are Not Red

Excuse me if someone else has asked this as I have not read every post on this thread. I called the first week and reserved 8 tickets. Then they changed it to where you can reserve as many tickets as you wanted. I called back and reserved 7 more. Yesterday I got a call to tell me about the extra charge to my cc and let me know that I could pick up my 8 tickets. Has this happened to anyone else? Will they be calling later for my other 7? I hope they are grouped together as I requested. Anu info? Thanks

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Originally Posted by Bandwagon King

Just got recall. Asked the ticket lady how they were doing. She said they are SLAMMED. I asked how many she said no way to know for sure, but over twenty thousand now & still going.

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She might want to check her math. No way we sold 7,500 in the last two days. I think we're just over 13,000

Section 143, rows 28 & 29 for us.

Section 145 Row 29

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Originally Posted by raginWaldo

It's going to be painful to watch Cincy beat up on WKU but I am happy for them in making a bowl game

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That's not official yet, is it??

Hawaii and UCLA are not bowl eligible yet. Both teams are 6 and 6 but each have a another game to play. IF either lose they would be 6 and 7 and would have to have special permission to be in a bowl from the NCAA.

Also Eastern Michigan is not bowl eligible because to two wins over 1-AA teams.

Mr Gatadotcom, please update your list!

Didn't LA Tech get invited to a bowl? Just asking b/c you don't have a bowl by their name.

Section 140, several rows-85 tickets!:D:D

Section 144 Rows 11 and 12!

They're going to the bowl in San Diego (Poinsettia) as the WACky-land champs.

Trying to be patient......waiting for phone to ring!

Section 143 Row 21 ..O..

Sec 144 Row 21

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Originally Posted by andrepourciau

Trying to be patient......waiting for phone to ring!

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Same here, it's driving me crazy! But I did call this morning to add 1 to our group, and they told me it might take all of this week and some of next week to finish making calls.

ILLINOIS...ILLINOIS...ILLINOIS...ILLINOIS....



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Originally Posted by andrepourciau

Trying to be patient......waiting for phone to ring!

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I'm in the RCAF at the $250 level and reserved seats the day after the announcement. I got called saturday around 4:00 and my seats are in 139 about 1/2 way up. My guess is that if you haven't been called yet, you're probably in the corner or they are moving to the second deck (which I think is better than the Plaza level).
It's going to be CRAZY in New Orleans!!!..O..

Chauncey- we are in section 144!

Here are my thoughts and best case senario for the Belt and the Cajuns.

The winner of Pitt/Cuse is in a bowl, so that makes 71 bowl eligible teams. UConn will lose to Cincy, USF will lose to WVA, UCLA will get crushed by Oregon and have to petition for a bowl game, if they even want to after losing 50-0 last week and possibly worse this week and Hawaii loses to BYU. This means you will only have at most 72 bowl eligible teams, of those one would be UCLA.

If this is the case I think that FIU gets in, and UCLA and WKU are left out. I would love to see all 4 Belt teams play in a bowl this year, I just dont think it will happen.

If the above happens all 4 are deserved of a bowl.

The belt gets better and better every year.

And to think the most recognizable team in the Belt (Troy) is left at home with a losing record. If they turn it around next year, who knows.