Wouldn't Tulane much rather switch with Rice and go anywhere else not named New Orleans? Will they even have a choice in the matter or are they essentially at the mercy of whoever invites them?
What is all this Texas Tech talk about on 1420
The problem is NO ONE wants to play a Sun Belt team, there is no upside for them. Rice will probably end up in Dallas and no one else wants Tulane.
And they bring next to nothing for the hotels in NOLA. No doubt a few will travel to the old alma mater, but most will simply buy the mandatory endorsement tickets for the game and give them to the deserving poor in New Orleans, similar to SDSU.
All other things being even I would like to play Boston College in Shreveport or Northern Illinois in Mobile. Send Arkansas State to New Orleans to beat up on Tulane.
Good.I would rather head to New Orleans. The alternatives suck.if the Liberty Bowl came calling it would be different. If the Texas Bowl came calling it would be different. We just have to play the hand we are dealt. It's been three years since we got invited to our first bowl in a long time. In just three years we can talk about being too good for the bowl we pined for. That's progress. Next year.who knows where we will end up. Let's just enjoy what we have.
It's all about the bowl payout. Forget where the game is.it is a business at the end of the day.
A few years ago UConn lost almost $2 million dollars at the Fiesta Bowl because the had certain locked in expenses but couldn't sell their allotment of tickets.
On paper the Fiesta Bowl has a HUGE payout, but in the end it is a paper promise.
Only fans can make a bowl profitable.
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