PreGame 2011 New Orleans Bowl - Walking To New Orleans

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Originally Posted by Boomer

They want us very badly----We are Bowl Eligible----They are not forced to ask the champion !!!! ERGO!!! We are in the NO Bowl!!!!

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haha...Ergo...thanks for the Falcon.

So chances are that the other team who goes to the bowl will not bring much of a crowd. At what point do their tickets get sent back for general sale?

Also, checked on the NOB website for tickets. They list endzone tickets at 40 and the 60 dollars tickets as n/a... hmm?

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Originally Posted by locoguano

So chances are that the other team who goes to the bowl will not bring much of a crowd. At what point do their tickets get sent back for general sale?

Also, checked on the NOB website for tickets. They list endzone tickets at 40 and the 60 dollars tickets as n/a... hmm?

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What in the hell are you talking about? You don't give a ____ about the other teams' tickets. You are a HUGE UL fan. Isn't that right Loco? You buy your tickets through UL or you get the hell off this forum.

Once we sell our allotment, the bowl will provide us with more to sell. We can sell as many as possible and can earn up to the max of $500k. Any $$ we raise over the NO Bowl keeps. All per Farmer on BEV today if I understood correctly.

And to second the above, you are not helping this university by going around the school for tickets. This is where we get our payout from. The reason you reserve is to get a good seat and just as importantly, show all bowl committees that our fan base is for real

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Originally Posted by wcd35

Once we sell our allotment, the bowl will provide us with more to sell. We can sell as many as possible and can earn up to the max of $500k. Any $$ we raise over the NO Bowl keeps. All per Farmer on BEV today if I understood correctly.

And to second the above, you are not helping this university by going around the school for tickets. This is where we get our payout from. The reason you reserve is to get a good seat and just as importantly, show all bowl committees that our fan base is for real

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I thought that anything we sold above the allotment we got to split with the NoLa bowl.

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Originally Posted by locoguano

So chances are that the other team who goes to the bowl will not bring much of a crowd. At what point do their tickets get sent back for general sale?

Also, checked on the NOB website for tickets. They list endzone tickets at 40 and the 60 dollars tickets as n/a... hmm?

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The n/a tickets are the ones they use to pay the participants. The bowl pays the invites with vouchers in the form of seats. Whatever a University sells "in house" is what they make on their bowl trip. (before expenses)

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Originally Posted by Just1More

What in the hell are you talking about? You don't give a ____ about the other teams' tickets. You are a HUGE UL fan. Isn't that right Loco? You buy your tickets through UL or you get the hell off this forum.

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I'm sorry, I didn't realize that you own this forum. I'll have to check with you first next time before I make a statement.

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Originally Posted by wcd35

And to second the above, you are not helping this university by going around the school for tickets. This is where we get our payout from. The reason you reserve is to get a good seat and just as importantly, show all bowl committees that our fan base is for real

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The seat is not important, I just want to go to the game. The reason I asked about the other team's allotment is because money is tight at the moment. When I do have the money for it, I want to make sure that I can get a decent seat, even if its on the other team's side.

You people need to get the hell over your sensitivity.

"senSITtivity" a word about good seats. ;)

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Originally Posted by locoguano

The seat is not important, I just want to go to the game. The reason I asked about the other team's allotment is because money is tight at the moment. When I do have the money for it, I want to make sure that I can get a decent seat, even if its on the other team's side.

You people need to get the hell over your sensitivity.

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Your support is appreciated. Let's all enjoy the moment.

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Originally Posted by axg8750

Sweet! So with my RCAF membership and my preorder I should be on or close to the 50! Wish I could get more than 8 though! Thanks for the info!

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Yeah I got 8 yesterday too. But now when you go you can order up to like 50. I'm gonna call the ticket office in the morning to see if I can add some so that we are all staying in the same area. I think right now I'm up to 20 or so people just in our group.

While I want to go to the New Orleans Bowl as badly as everyone else and I would much rather spend a weekend in New Orleans than anywhere else for a bowl game, I find it interesting that while looking at multiple bowl projections there are differeing opinions as to which bowl we will be attending on the bowl projection sites. A couple even have us at bowls other than New Orleans or Go Daddy. I'm not really sure what these sites use to predict the bowl standings but it is interesting to see the different opinions that are out there.

GoDaddy.com
(MAC vs. Sun Belt) Toledo vs. Louisiana-Lafayette Toledo vs. Louisiana-Lafayette


BBVA Compass Jan. 7 Birmingham, Ala. 1 p.m. SEC No. 8/9 vs. Big East No. 5/C-USA La.-Lafayette* vs. Cincinnati

GoDaddy.com Bowl
January 8, 2012 Mobile, AL 9:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $1.5 million
MAC No. 2 vs. Sun Belt
Projection: Temple vs. UL Lafayette


Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, December 30, 2011 San Francisco, CA - 3:40 pm ESPN
Payout: $1.675 million - Pac-12 No. 6 vs. Army (WAC if Army not available)
Projection: Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Eastern Michigan

this paints a fairly murky future on the bowl game. The only thing that all the sites did have was UL projected to a bowl and that alone is a good feeling

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Originally Posted by Turbine

"senSITtivity" a word about good seats. ;)

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----That rates a 5 Star on Boomers creativity list---BTW-------- Reserve is the word!!!!!

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Originally Posted by billbeck451

While I want to go to the New Orleans Bowl as badly as everyone else and I would much rather spend a weekend in New Orleans than anywhere else for a bowl game, I find it interesting that while looking at multiple bowl projections there are differeing opinions as to which bowl we will be attending on the bowl projection sites. A couple even have us at bowls other than New Orleans or Go Daddy. I'm not really sure what these sites use to predict the bowl standings but it is interesting to see the different opinions that are out there.
if i had to guess these people have no idea how sunbelt tie ins work and probably dont know that the NO bowl has first choice of sunbelt bowl eligible teams.

GoDaddy.com
(MAC vs. Sun Belt) Toledo vs. Louisiana-Lafayette Toledo vs. Louisiana-Lafayette


BBVA Compass Jan. 7 Birmingham, Ala. 1 p.m. SEC No. 8/9 vs. Big East No. 5/C-USA La.-Lafayette* vs. Cincinnati

GoDaddy.com Bowl
January 8, 2012 Mobile, AL 9:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $1.5 million
MAC No. 2 vs. Sun Belt
Projection: Temple vs. UL Lafayette


Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, December 30, 2011 San Francisco, CA - 3:40 pm ESPN
Payout: $1.675 million - Pac-12 No. 6 vs. Army (WAC if Army not available)
Projection: Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Eastern Michigan

this paints a fairly murky future on the bowl game. The only thing that all the sites did have was UL projected to a bowl and that alone is a good feeling

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You do realize that the people who make these projections don't have a clue how sun belt bowl tie-ins work and they are just randomly guessing?

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Originally Posted by CajunRebel

You do realize that the people who make these projections don't have a clue how sun belt bowl tie-ins work and they are just randomly guessing?

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B-I-N-G-E-A-U-X

http://dixiefriedsports.com/Bowl_Projections.html

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Originally Posted by anhil8tor

http://dixiefriedsports.com/Bowl_Projections.html

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Interesting that they project Texas Tech to go to 2 bowls! But I like that they have 3 Sun Belt teams going to bowls.

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Originally Posted by Hooj_Cajun_Fan

I thought that anything we sold above the allotment we got to split with the NoLa bowl.

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That is exactly what Scott Farmer said on BEV yesterday.

Just left the dome, they had quite a few people reserving tickets for the bowl game. Lady taking payment said it has been steady crowd today.

I guess the question is if UL was offered a larger bowl game would they take it?

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Originally Posted by billbeck451

I guess the question is if UL was offered a larger bowl game would they take it?

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highly doubt it.

Z

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Originally Posted by billbeck451

While I want to go to the New Orleans Bowl as badly as everyone else and I would much rather spend a weekend in New Orleans than anywhere else for a bowl game, I find it interesting that while looking at multiple bowl projections there are differeing opinions as to which bowl we will be attending on the bowl projection sites. A couple even have us at bowls other than New Orleans or Go Daddy. I'm not really sure what these sites use to predict the bowl standings but it is interesting to see the different opinions that are out there.

GoDaddy.com
(MAC vs. Sun Belt) Toledo vs. Louisiana-Lafayette Toledo vs. Louisiana-Lafayette


BBVA Compass Jan. 7 Birmingham, Ala. 1 p.m. SEC No. 8/9 vs. Big East No. 5/C-USA La.-Lafayette* vs. Cincinnati

GoDaddy.com Bowl
January 8, 2012 Mobile, AL 9:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $1.5 million
MAC No. 2 vs. Sun Belt
Projection: Temple vs. UL Lafayette


Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, December 30, 2011 San Francisco, CA - 3:40 pm ESPN
Payout: $1.675 million - Pac-12 No. 6 vs. Army (WAC if Army not available)
Projection: Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Eastern Michigan

this paints a fairly murky future on the bowl game. The only thing that all the sites did have was UL projected to a bowl and that alone is a good feeling

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Some of these bowls have bigger payouts than the NO Bowl. BUT, the expenses are far greater as our team can bus to N.O. AND, our fans will be in New Orleans by the thousands. Not sure how many would fly to some of these other bowl locations. Our first bowl game needs to be in N. O. so we can make a statement as a team and as a fan base.

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Originally Posted by billbeck451

I guess the question is if UL was offered a larger bowl game would they take it?

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No

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Originally Posted by billbeck451

I guess the question is if UL was offered a larger bowl game would they take it?

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Farmer stated that we need to establish a Bowl fan base (history). That means we need to bring as many as we can to the 1st bowl. Then next year when we are bowl eligible, a bowl committee would choose us over another team that does not travel well.

Its very important that we travel well to any bowl game we go to. New Orleans gives the fans the best chance to travel. We know that and New Orleans Bowl committee knows that as well.