Southern Miss Accepts New Orleans Bowl Bid

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  The University of Southern Mississippi announced Wednesday that they have accepted a bid to the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. The game will be played Dec. 21, at 7:15 p.m., at the Louisiana Superdome.

The Golden Eagles will play the Sun Belt Champion, which will be either Troy or Arkansas State. The two schools are slated to play, Saturday, to determine the league crown.

"What a tremendous job that Coach Fedora and this team did to get us to a bowl again by winning the last four games," said Southern Miss Director of Athletics Richard Giannini. "We are looking forward to going back to New Orleans as we have not played in the city since facing Tulane in 2006 during the regular season. I know this was a destination that our fans really wanted and we hope to see the city of New Orleans decorated in Southern Miss Gold that weekend."

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[DestinCajun]

Oh no, poor old USM is playing the SBC champion in the New Orleans Bowl in the Super Dome. A nice regional match that should be a ballbuster of a game too.

Help me out here, did I see or read something about an elite little program up in south Arkansas maybe not wanting any part of the SBC in a bowl game? Hmmmmm.......