What if the I Bowl called us a few weeks ago...

[Cajun Monkee]

I take this with a grain of salt considering the source (ASU fan). They have a vested interest in us going to I Bowl. They were more interested in what benefits them not what's best for UL. And we have discussed the negatives with the I Bowl regarding seat locations, payouts, etc. And with the uncertainty of a guaranteed spot until after the SEC championship game and the fast approaching date of the NO Bowl had we passed to wait to see if Indy opened up ASU would have been slotted to NO Bowl and then if SEC fills the slot we get stuck in Mobile as a fallback option which would be worse than either of the other two. Unless Missy was ready to guarantee the spot and make those seat and payout concessions, it was the smart move.

Having said that, you at least need to listen to their offer especially in light of it being Hud's preference. Kind of like meeting with Sollozzo, it's good business to give them the respect of hearing their offer.

Just as long as Rusty Brasi doesn't end up sleeping with the fishes.

[CAJUNTODD44]

Coach HUD would have loved to play a quality opponent in the I Bowl, this is not good for the administration to go against his wishes if true. This whole weekend could cost us our coach sooner than we think

[Redgineer]

From what was said on the sunbelt board , benson wanted us to go to Shreveport so ASU and a third sunbelt team could go to New Orleans and mobile .

So what if independence low-balled us? And another rumor is the ACC didn't want to play us.

And there are contingencies to our invitation? What if they want us to wait until they're sure of who we play? And then we lose to USA? And they end up inviting a PAC 10 team to play the ACC team?

And ASU goes to New Orleans and WKU goes to mobile. And the champion is accommodated and we stay home?

This.

[moorecajun]

How could we dis them a week or two ago when they're contracted to other conferences and those conferences still can fill their spots?

Details, details ... dms, don't let details get in the way of someone stirring the pot!

That Internet, you gotta love the info you can get.

[Cajuntothecore]

OK. First post, so be kind!
I find it very hard to believe that we would just say "not interested" without knowing details. I have a feeling that these decisions all go through the conference office as well. I know Benson wants as many teams in bowls as possible. That's understandable. But the decision for us to go to New Orleans and only have 2 SBC teams in bowls is better than three teams all underperforming in attendance. I think our fans would go to Shreveport, but the unknows (weather, etc.) are a bit of a concern and our numbers would not equal New Orleans. Mobile would have been worse.
Bottom line is this: Arkansas State can only blame themselves. Why is it that the Independence Bowl would want the Cajuns and not them? It's not like they can't be invited. We lived this nightmare several times. Glad it's not us this time.
It may not be exactly what everyone wanted, but we need to show up BIG in NOLA. It's a business first. Show the world there is a demand for the product and more opportunities will arise.
Just my 2 cents. Geaux Cajuns!

[GeauxCajuns]

Zee, you and I are both passionate cajun fans, and like I said-not fans of farmer, but whoever told you "all scott said was 'hello, who's this, sorry not interested, don't call here again'" is yanking your chain bro, step back and think about it for a second. I think if you look at the big picture, your "source" has it out for farmer. Look at things you can prove and there is enough not to stand behind the guy, we dont have to make things up to make him look worse.

[Zeebart21]

Obviously there is 0 reading comprehension with message board readers. Point being made is our guy never even gave the I Bowl the time of day
If you guys think thats good business, so be it. Its not about our contract with CUSA, SunBelt or whether ACC wanted to play a SB school..

Its about not even listening to what I bowl has to say. Thats a problem.

Z

[Zeebart21]

Zee, you and I are both passionate cajun fans, and like I said-not fans of farmer, but whoever told you "all scott said was 'hello, who's this, sorry not interested, don't call here again'" is yanking your chain bro, step back and think about it for a second. I think if you look at the big picture, your "source" has it out for farmer. Look at things you can prove and there is enough not to stand behind the guy, we dont have to make things up to make him look worse.

Sorry pal, I stick by my story. You have 0 idea who my source is.

Z

[GeauxCajuns]

Obviously there is 0 reading comprehension with message board readers. Point being made is our guy never even gave the I Bowl the time of day
If you guys think thats good business, so be it. Its not about our contract with CUSA, SunBelt or whether ACC wanted to play a SB school..

Its about not even listening to what I bowl has to say. Thats a problem.

Z

i can read exactly what you are saying. i am telling you it didnt happen like that- you are getting one of three sides to a story and you are running with it

[basinbear]

Zee, you and I are both passionate cajun fans, and like I said-not fans of farmer, but whoever told you "all scott said was 'hello, who's this, sorry not interested, don't call here again'" is yanking your chain bro, step back and think about it for a second. I think if you look at the big picture, your "source" has it out for farmer. Look at things you can prove and there is enough not to stand behind the guy, we dont have to make things up to make him look worse.

Scott does not make the decision as to which Bowl invite we accept.

[Zeebart21]

i can read exactly what you are saying. i am telling you it didnt happen like that- you are getting one of three sides to a story and you are running with it

We'll see. My source is someone waaay outside of the UL inner circle. Im sure yours is someone within. Makes a difference.

Z

[GeauxCajuns]

so who do bowl officials contact within the univ? they go straight to the top with T-Joe, or do they reach out to the athletic department first? is it the conference office first, then scott hung up on benson? if thats the case everyone would applaud because benson sucks balls. but the way we bend over for the conference i doubt seriously that he did that