2012 New Orleans Bowl

[bjc6267]

The problem with Orlando is that is in a must fly travel zone for me. If I am driving farther than Nashville, I am flying. My wife and I would fly there, but I know this may prevent some Cajun fans from going. Most people can't just decide with 3 weeks notice that they are going on a huge trip like Orlando.

I'd love to see us do Memphis or Nashville or Houston / Dallas. I think you would get close to New Orleans bowl numbers in the Texas cities.

[Turbine]

If I forget his faulty grasping at straws reasoning for a moment. . . .

That is a huge compliment on what he thinks of UL overall.

[douglas]

I for one like the bewilderment factor we posses. You would think that after last year we wouldn't sneak up on anyone? For once lack of marketing plays in our favor

[UL_BayouCajun]

geaux UL and thanks for the complements. They can think what they want.

[RCAJUN90]

sat morning.

Very true and I didn't really think about that. Saturday morning is busy time for a lot of folks. Last year we were in a more primetime spot.

[Louisiana84]

One of the reasons that the Independence Bowl sucks is that 40k seats are pre-sold at a discount to corporate supporters of the bowl game. This is what keeps that bowl afloat. Those sponsors re-sell tickets which allows them to recoup their investment. It is still a rotten bowl to play in, ULM didn't make a dime off being there in spite of the fact that it was only a bus trip AND in essence, we helped finance their venture, their ineptness/suckitude and their swagless representation of the SBC.

That giant sucking sound you hear has nothing to do with Ross Perot... it's Moan-roe.

[RCAJUN90]

We made millions in good will, made many new fans and had a blast in the process. If we allow it to happen, we can also parlay this into the gateway to a conference that does not include a certain neighbor to the north.

I hope you are correct about the new conference. The thing that troubles me is that Tulane had the worst performance in 1-A and got rewarded with an offer to the Big East. Their fan base is MIA yet they moved up.

[CajunRed]

We're ahead of LaTechie, though. :-)

[Cajun Monkee]

What, pray tell, is the "ObamaBowl Tax?"

[RedBug58]

The problem with Orlando is that is in a must fly travel zone for me. If I am driving farther than Nashville, I am flying. My wife and I would fly there, but I know this may prevent some Cajun fans from going. Most people can't just decide with 3 weeks notice that they are going on a huge trip like Orlando.

I'd love to see us do Memphis or Nashville or Houston / Dallas. I think you would get close to New Orleans bowl numbers in the Texas cities.

I think you'll get some big numbers in Houston. San Antonio should be thrown into the mix also. It's driveable, in a dome, and there is a lot to see.