I think Clutch is saying since the NOLA bowl must take the SBC champ (I think he's assuming we'll beat ULM and USA), we should have waited to see what the GoDaddy and Independence bowl would have looked like, before accepting the guaranteed NOLA bowl invitation.
LaTech wasn't guaranteed a spot anywhere, and they should have accepted the I-Bowl invite.
Edit: post was a little late
Unless we now know that all other "better" opportunities are gone. Then you accept your invite and start trying to sell 25k tickets for our bowl game in 3 weeks. I've been one of the first to criticize the administration in the past but I think they have done what they need in this situation. If there was a "better" option on the table, HUD would take it. Like I said earlier, it's pretty much gotten out the ACC all but refused to play a sunbelt team and HUD probably would only go to mobile to play niu from the MAC.
It's not up to us, acc will be in the Indy and they refuse to play sunbelt team. If latech can keep us out from the WAC, you don't think a power 5 conference who actually owns the tie in can keep us out? It doesn't matter if the sec spot is open, acc doesn't want that spot filled with a sunbelt team.
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Lets assume you are right (Which we don't unless we wait it out and find out), then the same thing will happen next year if we finish 11-1 or 10-2, so we should just set our NO bowl reservations for nola every year as long aswe are part of the Belt. This will be as good as it gets.
Thats the last thing I'm saying about this so y'all have a good day.
Each year is different with the amount of bowl eligible teams and number of bowls. Last year acc and sec couldn't fill Indy slots . Maybe next year that happens and big 12 has extra teams. Next year the American doesn't have an AQ slot. Maybe next year we are ranked at 11-1 after hopefully finishing 11-2 this year. For this year it appears everything worked out and pointed us to New Orleans. It's funny a week or so ago HUD and admin and Nola bowl were keeping all their options open, now we are on the verge of accepting the Nola bowl (some sources reporting it's done) and you think no new information has come about? Sounds like Indy and the acc already have their backup plan that doesn't involve the sunbelt. Niu in mobile is out because even if they don't get in bcs.MAC champ is in Detroit this year.
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