2008 Bowl Season Louisiana Snubbed by Indi Bowl

[Rebel02]

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Nominate | Report Posted: Yesterday 8:45 AM RE: Independence Bowl Ticket Details Revealed Greetings and congrats to being selected to the Independence Bowl. On behalf of the staff at the Holiday Inn Downtown Shreveport, we want to welcome you to Shreveport, Louisiana for those of you that will be traveling to support your Huskies. Be sure to check out our 6 casinos and the Louisiana Boardwalk while you are here. If you are looking for a great room in the middle of the "Downtown Casino/Entertainment District, please check us out. Our website is www.holidayinn-shreveport.com. Or, you may call us directly at 318-222-7717. Our rates begin as low as $139.99 a night.

$139.99 to stay in Shreveport? *LOL* _

You'd have to pay me $140 a night to stay in Shreveport.

[CajunCharlie]

_ In a vain attempt to try to find an active NIU board I found this on their scout.com board. Doesn't look like a whole lot of excitement up there. Does anyone know of an active board?

It appears the hotels are going all out to draw Huskie fans down.
http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=352&f=1259&t=3568229 _

I thought the Latexsters were going to hang around Shreveport, filling up the hotels, getting rowdy with alcohol elixir, and spending hours in the casinos enjoying the atmosphere and betting their last dollar. Then there would be no need to entice the midwestern folks to hang around for a couple of days following the game, and everything would be hunky-dory!

Or am I mistaken??

[NOCajun]

_ You'd have to pay me $140 a night to stay in Shreveport. _

As my Uncle Buddy from Chalmette likes to say: "YEAH YOU RIGHT!!!"

[cjr3888]

I just booked 2 nights in New Orleans for $180. Much better investment and a lot less of a chance I will get shot.


igeaux.mobi

[ULtimateCajun]

_ I just booked 2 nights in New Orleans for $180. Much better investment and a lot less of a chance I will get shot.


igeaux.mobi _

I think you're more likely to get stabbed or "shanked" (as the kids are calling it these days). Guns make too much noise, they bring attention and unwanted heat from the fuzz.


Or at least thats what I heard from a guy.

I'm only kidding........kind of.




Remember Husky fans, you've still got time to register for your gun permit in Louisiana so you can carry your weapon on your person. Good Luck.

[gorcajun]

_ I thought the Latexsters were going to hang around Shreveport, filling up the hotels, getting rowdy with alcohol elixir, and spending hours in the casinos enjoying the atmosphere and betting their last dollar. Then there would be no need to entice the midwestern folks to hang around for a couple of days following the game, and everything would be hunky-dory!

Or am I mistaken?? _

Charlie, alcohol elixir, I beg your pardon, the return of HADACOL. (Spell check does not even recognize the word)

[Turbine]

Taking Kansas State (over UL) in 1982 was a complete and utter joke. Their teams were Balldwin like in the years leading up to that island of a 6 win season.

[NewsCopy]

  After the announcement of Independence Bowl teams on Sunday, there were enough conspiracy theories for an Oliver Stone film festival.

Some couldn't believe Northern Illinois was selected. Others couldn't believe Louisiana-Lafayette wasn't.

As with most conspiracy theories, there is probably a shred of truth somewhere in there. We may never know. I-Bowl officials, wisely, aren't talking much about them these days.

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The rest of the story

[Cajunsmike]

_ This only considers the at large years.

In 1982 they could have taken 7-3 UL, instead they took 6-5 Wisconsin and 6-4-1 Kansas State.

In 1989 they could have taken 7-4 UL, instead they took 6-5 Tulsa

In 1993 they could have taken 8-3 UL instead they took 8-3 Indiana and 8-3 Virginia Tech

In 2008 they could have taken UL . . . _

In 1989 we beat Tulsa and had Brian Mitchell. I am not sure that was a good decision on their part. What Turbine is saying here is that maybe we are justified in looking at stripping them of state funding.

[anhil8tor]

What were the attendance in each year that UL could have gone?