Bowl Question-New Orleans specific

[CrazyCajun]

I would think the Nola bowl has more to offer the godaddy in terms of compensation for releasing niu to Nola. The Nola bowl knows the money they make off of is. Godaddy can only estimate what they would make off of us, but they still don't know for sure how we would travel to mobile. Hopefully they get it worked out before south al game, then the godaddy will realize how well we travel to mobile.

[Ommacajun]

Why would UL go anywhere except New Orleans?? The most they could hope to bring is 8K, the old core of supporters in the leaner years. Mobile=NBD for most fans, regardless of opponent.

[Zeebart21]

Why would UL go anywhere except New Orleans?? The most they could hope to bring is 8K, the old core of supporters in the leaner years. Mobile=NBD for most fans, regardless of opponent.

Its about whats best for the athletic program and what HUD wants. I love N.O. too, but the chance to play a top 20 team in a bowl or even a BCS, outweighs our comfort.

Z

[Just1More]

Its about whats best for the athletic program and what HUD wants. I love N.O. too, but the chance to play a top 20 team in a bowl or even a BCS, outweighs our comfort.

Z

I just weighed my "comfort"... and it's pretty heavy Z.

[CrazyCajun]

Why would UL go anywhere except New Orleans?? The most they could hope to bring is 8K, the old core of supporters in the leaner years. Mobile=NBD for most fans, regardless of opponent.

I think your 8k is way off base...15k easy probably more around 20k. We will bring a couple thousand to mobile for the south al game

[Turbine]

Its about whats best for the athletic program and what HUD wants. I love N.O. too, but the chance to play a top 20 team in a bowl or even a BCS, outweighs our comfort.

Z

Win or lose no one will remember the opponents ranking in 5 years.

Three things will be remembered, consecutive bowls, consecutive wins, fan attendance.

Programs are built over the long haul, so this decision is program independent and program irrelevant.

But you are right about who makes the decision.

[Ommacajun]

Its about whats best for the athletic program and what HUD wants. I love N.O. too, but the chance to play a top 20 team in a bowl or even a BCS, outweighs our comfort.

Z

A bowl game is supposed to be a reward for fans, not a punishment.

[Ommacajun]

I think your 8k is way off base...15k easy probably more around 20k. We will bring a couple thousand to mobile for the south al game

We MIGHT sell 15K, but no way we bring that many. We don't get that many for a rainy day at Cajun Field.

[CrazyCajun]

A bowl game is supposed to be a reward for fans, not a punishment.

A bowl game is a reward for the players

[CrazyCajun]

We MIGHT sell 15K, but no way we bring that many. We don't get that many for a rainy day at Cajun Field.

We have never had 40k on a beautiful day at cajun field but we brought that to new orleans...twice....what's your point?

[Just1More]

I think your 8k is way off base...15k easy probably more around 20k. We will bring a couple thousand to mobile for the south al game

I think it will be more like 10k to 12k due to it being a Sunday night game in Mobile. If it would have been on a Saturday night, add 5k.

[CrazyCajun]

I think it will be more like 10k to 12k due to it being a Sunday night game in Mobile. If it would have been on a Saturday night, add 5k.

If it's against top 20 niu, I think you are underestimating IMO. If we only bring 10-12k for that...everyone needs to shut up about us going to better bowls.