can cajuns get at large bid for a bowl?

[MiamiCajun32]

I tend to agree, unless we go 9-3, put over 23-24K in the stands the rest of the way, I just don't see us getting in, just being realistic. The sunbelt still has a ways to go before we can remotely be considered more than a one bid league. Hopefully that will be in the not too distant future.

It is not about whether a bowl game wants the Cajuns or another at large sunbelt possibility. It is instead about what choices they happen to have. Two years ago Troy was "selected" because there were not enough bowl eligible teams, per the tie ins for bowls.

Sunbelt will get a second team to a bowl if a bowl game in the south has no choice but to choose between sunbelt at large or one of the lower level wac or mac at larges.

If there are not enough bowl eligible teams to fill the bowls, per the tie ins, then the Cajuns will be competing with other sunbelt teams, wac and mac teams (that are below their tie in levels) for bowl game invites. And all of those teams Cajuns are competing with will have the same problem of $$$$$.

With new rules, if a team like Ole Miss is 6-6 and Cajuns are 7-5, then Cajuns have to be considered ahead of Ole Miss. Simple as that. It all depends on how many 7-5 or better teams are out there from BCS conferences, as well as MW, USA, and other more desireable conferences.

If there is a possibility of extra at large bids, then cajuns have to out shine teams like Troy for that bid and will not have to worry about out shining teams like Ole Miss or Tulane because if those teams are 7-5 they will go over the Cajuns automatically, through tie ins, or they will easily get an at large over cajuns.

[VObserver]

It is not about whether a bowl game wants the Cajuns or another at large sunbelt possibility. It is instead about what choices they happen to have. Two years ago Troy was "selected" because there were not enough bowl eligible teams, per the tie ins for bowls.

Sunbelt will get a second team to a bowl if a bowl game in the south has no choice but to choose between sunbelt at large or one of the lower level wac or mac at larges.

If there are not enough bowl eligible teams to fill the bowls, per the tie ins, then the Cajuns will be competing with other sunbelt teams, wac and mac teams (that are below their tie in levels) for bowl game invites. And all of those teams Cajuns are competing with will have the same problem of $$$$$.

With new rules, if a team like Ole Miss is 6-6 and Cajuns are 7-5, then Cajuns have to be considered ahead of Ole Miss. Simple as that. It all depends on how many 7-5 or better teams are out there from BCS conferences, as well as MW, USA, and other more desireable conferences.

If there is a possibility of extra at large bids, then cajuns have to out shine teams like Troy for that bid and will not have to worry about out shining teams like Ole Miss or Tulane because if those teams are 7-5 they will go over the Cajuns automatically, through tie ins, or they will easily get an at large over cajuns.

The fact that bowls CANNOT take a 6-6 team [unless the bowl has a contract with the 6-6 team's conference] if any 7-5 or better teams are available is going to free up at least one, perhaps as many as three bowl slots; plus a couple of bowls have no conference contract for one or both slots. I am almost certain that the SBC will have at least two teams in bowls this year, and it COULD be three teams.

[CrazyCajun]

I would imagine you would have to run the table in order to do what your talking about. After what I saw saturday afternoon. I don't think that will happen. They better get their ____ together. About the best thing I could say about saturday was it sure was nice to have bad traffic on congress due to a UL game. It was nice to see the parking lot getting full the night before the game.

we will run the table b/c if you watched the rickey bustle show last night youl would know that if we take care of the football we easily beat MT. We really moved the ball at will against one of the conferences better defenses. We will take care of the football b/c we do until saturday of course. I think we are going to pound it down Troy's throat, they will turn the ball over with that spread offense they are trying to install. I think this team will pull it together and win five staright like they did last year. Also, if coach keeps his word we will see MD this weekend and that will inturn make jerry play better as it did last year. Also, SBC defensive coordinators worst nightmare MICHAEL DESORMEAUX will be bcak on the field!