The New Orleans Bowl takes the #7 team from CUSA. What happens if that team hasn't gotten to six wins? Does the bowl opt to another CUSA team or does it go wildcard and pick the best team available?
Would New Orleans Bowl consider a (if they get a 6th win) Vanderbilt or a team on that level. Some team from a BCS conference with a 6-6 record. New Orleans is the reward, getting their butts handed to them by UL would be the consequences... Would UL consider Memphis or Music City Bowl if possible?
I get the interest in NOLA. But if you want to be big time, better travel like the big dogs do....BTW, I thought the crowd, from what I saw on the tube looked good considering...but again, if you want to go big, got to put butts in the seats. the casual and near casual UL fan is too soft. A bad UNC team drew a huge crowd earlier this year playing Miami on weeknight TV and the school was in fall break, place was full, weather was somewhat iffy. I know guys like bringing their family to games and playing on the hills, but I've yet to figure out why people insist on turning cajun field into the worlds largest daycare on game days. If you want to climb that ladder, got to go more adult, cold weather (under 60) won't kill you, wet weather won't melt you (if its anything less than a driving rain storm, its not raining...) Where this program wants to go...fans will have to travel better (particularly when a road game or the bowl game is in the Southeast) not be so soft, control what you can control (watch the weather, dress for the elements...don't show up like you just went to Gaidry's, wear the gear that gets you through the game...) tuff'n up some. Instead on finding some lame excuse not to go, find an excuse to go... Or, like the Godfather tells us on IMUS..."Act Like A Man!"