2012 New Orleans Bowl

[DocCajun]

Thats amazing that we were only 5350 shy of the Sugar Bowl in the same DOME.

It really is! And its also impressive to see the NO Bowl above several very well established bowls (Sun bowl, Gator bowl etc.). And as we all know, this is 100% because of Cajun Nation. We should all be very proud

[SMD7636]

I just saw Ragin Cajun boots at Big Lots in Gonzales, LA. I'm not sure if I'm more surprised to find Ragin Cajun gear at Big Lots or in Gonzales.

[CajunDreDog]

I just saw Ragin Cajun boots at Big Lots in Gonzales, LA. I'm not sure if I'm more surprised to find Ragin Cajun gear at Big Lots or in Gonzales.

Gonzales, now we are talking! Any other gear besides boots?

[Boomer]

Once again Walgreens has stepped up and after having the UL sans lafayette Ts now has the Bowl shirts with the score and are getting ready to sell out ----people are just stupid about what sells and what doesn't---W-Dixie across the street keeps their Lafayettes on the shelf and they stay there----The store manager at W-Greens said the same thing last year---selling like crazy and yes they have sold over a thousand in 2 years!!!!---oooppppsss-forgot to mention the W-Greens in ABBEVILLE!!!!

[RCAJUN90]

Once again Walgreens has stepped up and after having the UL sans lafayette Ts now has the Bowl shirts with the score and are getting ready to sell out ----people are just stupid about what sells and what doesn't---W-Dixie across the street keeps their Lafayettes on the shelf and they stay there----The store manager at W-Greens said the same thing last year---selling like crazy and yes they have sold over a thousand in 2 years!!!!

I wish the Walgreens around here had Cajun gear. It's all LSU and the Saints. At one time they even had a few Tech items. Not anymore. I don't guess they could sell the Bulldogs gear this far south.

[BeauCajun]

At one time they even had a few Tech items. Not anymore. I don't guess they could sell the Bulldogs gear this far south.

They're waiting waiting to put out their bowl shirts.

[Frenchie35]

Give me more cow bell, I need more cow bells.

[RCAJUN90]

Give me more cow bell, I need more cow bells.

You knew this was coming!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjsUf_oIgp0

[RaginScotsman]

I will not buy into the argument that there are too many bowl game. Frankly, I love bowl season regardless of who's participating. I try to catch at least a little of as many games as I can. Now that's not to say that many of the games are probably not worth watching for more than a few minutes, but the same can be said for the majority of the regular season games on tv.

As far as the atmospheres go, it all depends on the team, the opponent, the fans, and the venue/city. The Indy Bowl didn't really have an overwhelming advantage in these aspects.

[Big Silly]

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2. AT&T COTTON BOWL_87,025
3. DISCOVER ORANGE BOWL_72,073
4. TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL_70,242
5. Chick-fil-A BOWL_68,027
6. VALERO ALAMO BOWL_65,277
7. CAPITAL ONE BOWL_59,712
8. BBVA COMPASS BOWL¬_59,135
9. FRANKLIN AMERICAN MORTGAGE MUSIC CITY BOWL_55,801
10. BRIDGEPOINT EDUCATION HOLIDAY BOWL_55,507
11. OUTBACK BOWL_ 54,527
12. ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL_54,178
13. AutoZone LIBERTY BOWL_ 53,687
14. MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL OF TEXAS_50,386
15. R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL_48,828
16. TAXSLAYER.com GATOR BOWL_48,612
17. HEART OF DALLAS BOWL_48,313
18. BELK BOWL_48,128
19. RUSSELL ATHLETIC BOWL_48,127
20. HYUNDAI SUN BOWL_ 47,922
21. BUFFALO WILD WINGS BOWL_44,617
22. AdvoCare V100 INDEPENDENCE BOWL_41,853
23. BELL HELICOPTER ARMED FORCES BOWL_40,754
24. NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL_39,098
25. GODADDY.com BOWL_37,913
26. SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION POINSETTIA BOWL_35,442
27. KRAFT FIGHT HUNGER BOWL_34,172
28. MAACO BOWL LAS VEGAS_33,217
29. SHERATON HAWAII BOWL_30,024
30. FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL_29,243
31. GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL_24,610
32. LITTLE CAESARS BOWL_23,310
33. BEEF 'O' BRADY'S BOWL ST. PETERSBURG_21,759
34. MILITARY BOWL - PRESENTED BY NORTHROP GRUMMAN_17,835

[Turbine]

How many conferences have a winning bowl record over the last two years, without a losing record in either year?

[Lexhead]

I may be piling on, but I found this link with bowl attendance figures:

http://helmetstickers.blogspot.com/2.e-figures.html

It offers the teams that played and the scores of the games, and there are links at the bottom for similar figures going back to 2010

[03cajunalum]

2012/2013 not including last night's game

Conference Schools Record Win %
WAC (2) SJSU, UtahSt 2-0 1.000
C-USA (5) ECU, Rice, SMU, Tulsa, UCF 4-1 .800
ACC (6) Clem, Duke, FSU, GT, NCS, VT 4-2 .667
SEC (9) Ala,Fla,Geor,LSU,Miss,MissSt,SCar,T&M,Vandy 5-3 .625
Big East (5) Cincy, Lou, Pitt, Rutgers, Syr 3-2 .600
Ind. (3) BYU, Navy, ND 1-1 .500
Pac-12 (8) Ariz, ASU, Ore, OreSt, Stan, UCLA, USC, Wash 4-4 .500
Big 12 (9) Bay, ISU, KState, OU, OklSt, Texas, TCU, TT, WVU 4-5 .444
MAC (7) BallSt, BGreen, CMU, KentSt, NIU, Ohio, Toledo 2-4 .333
Sun Belt (4) ArkSt, La.-Laf., La.-Monroe, WKU 1-2 .333
Big Ten(7) Mich, MichSt, Minn, Neb, N'Wstrn, Pur, Wis 2-5 .286
MWC (5) AF, Boise, FresnoSt, Nev, SDSU 1-4 .200

[03cajunalum]

2011/2012

Conference Schools Record Win %
C-USA (5) Houston, Marshall, SMU, SoMiss, Tulsa 4-1 .800
MAC (5) NIU, Ohio, Temple, Toledo, WMich 4-1 .800
Big 12 (8) Baylor, ISU, KState, Mizzou, OU, OklSt, TA&M, Texas 6-2 .750
SEC (9) Ala, Ark, Aub, Fla, Geor, LSU, MissSt, SCar, Vandy 6-3 .667
Big East (5) Cincy, Lou, Pitt, Rutgers, WVU 3-2 .600
Ind. (2) BYU, ND 1-1 .500
Big Ten(10) Ill, Iowa, Mich, MSU, Neb, N'Wstrn, OSU, PSU, Pur, Wis 4-6 .400
MWC (5) AF, Boise, SDSU, TCU, Wym 2-3 .400
Sun Belt (3) ArkSt, FIU, La.-Laf. 1-2 .333
Pac-12 (7) ASU, Cal, Ore, Stan, UCLA, Utah, Wash 2-5 .286
ACC (8) Clem, FSU, GT, NC, NCS, Vir, VT, WF 2-6 .250
WAC (3) LaTech, Nev, UtahSt 0-3 .000

[MelRock]

Sun Belt is 2-2 not 1-2 this year.