Possible Bowl Opponent: Rice

[ULvictory]

First, how about we all start from step 1: watching important games for us this weekend.

ASU(5-6) vs. Arizona(6-5)
Troy(7-4) vs. Arkansas St.(6-5)
Rutgers(6-5) vs. Louisville(5-6) (Tonight on ESPN)

We want Troy, Arizona, and Rutgers to win obviously because it would make it harder for us to get picked with more 6-6 teams with the likes of Louisville and Arizona State. As for the Red Wolves, I'm not too worried about them.

[Ewhite]

_ First, how about we all start from step 1: watching important games for us this weekend.

ASU(5-6) vs. Arizona(6-5)
Troy(7-4) vs. Arkansas St.(6-5)
Rutgers(6-5) vs. Louisville(5-6) (Tonight on ESPN)

We want Troy, Arizona, and Rutgers to win obviously because it would make it harder for us to get picked with more 6-6 teams with the likes of Louisville and Arizona State. As for the Red Wolves, I'm not too worried about them. _

So if we are not worried about the Red Wolves, then why not pull for them to beat Troy because would that not get us into a tie with Troy for the conference Championship and thus it would also put us in contention for the New Orleans Bowl, Texas Bowl, and Independence.

With that said I think New Orleans would love to have the Cajuns for Tickets Sold, Troy would be better draw at Birmingham and with the conference tie in thing that puts us at Independence if I am not mistaken. The other thing about the Houston Bowl is the day of the week it falls on could cause a problem for ticket sales.

For instance wife had to put a request in a month ago to assure the Monday after New Orleans off, Independence would cause a drive back on I49 on the Sunday night to make that bowl. A Tuesday game in Houston would mean two days off and in the last week of the month that include holidays so it would mean a loss of holiday pay also that would be too expensive of a trip. We were ther for Houston and actually until I saw the date Houston is so much better anyday of the week and twice on Sunday better that a trip to NEW Orleans, but that is the bowl we shoot for every year so I am ready to go to New Orleans.

Shreveport would be nice because of the camp at Toledo Bend and convenience of that if we end up in a bowl I hope I aint grilling steaks and watching from the house, that would be shameful of me for someone who really loves this program but I just don't know about the economics of a Houston Trip in that week.

Should be interesting and I applaud the folks that no matter where even South Africa are going to the bowl game but let's get an invite no matter where.

Rambling thoughts I hop make sense....

[jllanclos]

South Africa Bowl sounds good to me. They might not take us, however, because it might be too regional a matchup with not much national appeal.

Ah well, Shreveport it is, then!

[ULvictory]

So if we are not worried about the Red Wolves, then why not pull for them to beat Troy because would that not get us into a tie with Troy for the conference Championship and thus it would also put us in contention for the New Orleans Bowl, Texas Bowl, and Independence.

It's pretty much etched in stone that the winner of the Troy-ASU game goes to the N.O. Bowl. Period....no way around it. Plus with ASU winning, that would put them at 7-5 making it imperative that they get a bowl invite before ANY of the 6-6 teams. If they were to lose, then they would be 6-6 and then the bowl committees would choose between the two schools, rather than being obligated to pick a 7-5 ASU team to go to a bowl game with Sun Belt tie-ins. All I know is that the NO Bowl for us is out of the picture.

[CajunT]

_ So if we are not worried about the Red Wolves, then why not pull for them to beat Troy because would that not get us into a tie with Troy for the conference Championship and thus it would also put us in contention for the New Orleans Bowl, Texas Bowl, and Independence.

With that said I think New Orleans would love to have the Cajuns for Tickets Sold, Troy would be better draw at Birmingham and with the conference tie in thing that puts us at Independence if I am not mistaken. The other thing about the Houston Bowl is the day of the week it falls on could cause a problem for ticket sales.

For instance wife had to put a request in a month ago to assure the Monday after New Orleans off, Independence would cause a drive back on I49 on the Sunday night to make that bowl. A Tuesday game in Houston would mean two days off and in the last week of the month that include holidays so it would mean a loss of holiday pay also that would be too expensive of a trip. We were ther for Houston and actually until I saw the date Houston is so much better anyday of the week and twice on Sunday better that a trip to NEW Orleans, but that is the bowl we shoot for every year so I am ready to go to New Orleans.

Shreveport would be nice because of the camp at Toledo Bend and convenience of that if we end up in a bowl I hope I aint grilling steaks and watching from the house, that would be shameful of me for someone who really loves this program but I just don't know about the economics of a Houston Trip in that week.

Should be interesting and I applaud the folks that no matter where even South Africa are going to the bowl game but let's get an invite no matter where.

Rambling thoughts I hop make sense.... _

Because our chances improve for a bowl with ASU losing that game. Troy is locked in the NO Bowl as the Champion, they could not opt out of the bowl. We would still have two bowls considering the Cajuns, Papa Johns and Texas Bowl. If Troy loses to ASU, they have already accepted a bid to the Papa Johns Bowl. Then we have only one shot at that point.

I don't care about having a share of the Conference Title and no bowl game. Been there in 2005 and its no fun.

[CajunDreDog]

First, how about we all start from step 1: watching important games for us this weekend.

Troy(7-4) vs. Arkansas St.(6-5)

ASU @ Troy is going to be shown live on Coxsports Sat at 6pm!!!

GEAUX TROY!
igeaux.mobi

[keithj]

_ ASU @ Troy is going to be shown live on Coxsports Sat at 6pm!!!

GEAUX TROY!
igeaux.mobi _

06:00 pm - 09:30 pm Sun Belt Football (L) Arkansas State @ Troy

By golly, it is. Well, I know what I'm doing Saturday afternoon. Go Troy, indeed.

[Ewhite]

_I don't care about having a share of the Conference Title and no bowl game. Been there in 2005 and its no fun. _

I see says the blind man, I honestly did not look at the record for ASU and see a win put them at 7-5 honestly I guess I was seeing our record before last night and a tie for the conference with us being 6-6 ahead of 6-6 ASU. I retract my earlier statement go Troy....

I am still hoping for Shreveport. Phil Steele has us projested against Techsters, I think if money is the factor that could be a good one.

Another Dumb question when does the dust officially settle on all of this is it Sunday or Monday or what.

[ULvictory]

Another Dumb question when does the dust officially settle on all of this is it Sunday or Monday or what.

There's usually a show on Fox Sunday afternoon that announces the bowl invites.

[Bigcobra]

_ There's usually a show on Fox Sunday afternoon that announces the bowl invites. _

does the show usually cover all the bowls, or just bcs? i think there is a slight chance we could learn before. probably just wishful hoping

[HoustonCajun]

_ I see says the blind man, I honestly did not look at the record for ASU and see a win put them at 7-5 honestly I guess I was seeing our record before last night and a tie for the conference with us being 6-6 ahead of 6-6 ASU. I retract my earlier statement go Troy....

I am still hoping for Shreveport. Phil Steele has us projested against Techsters, I think if money is the factor that could be a good one.

Another Dumb question when does the dust officially settle on all of this is it Sunday or Monday or what. _

Does anyone know what the ticket guarantees are at the Texas Bowl and Indepence Bowl? I suspect it will be between 5,000 - 10,000 tickets. Will UL guarantee those tickets, even if we don't sell them for a mid-week game that will be televised? I'm pretty sure there will be some kind of ticket guarantee in place. Heck, even if we lose a few dollars on this, the national pub and recruiting benefits from our 1st real bowl game are worth any cost.

Personally, I hope we are in the Texas Bowl. I was just invited to attend the bowl game by the Dean of the Business School of UH Downtown as a newly appointed board member of their new Insurance and Risk Management Degree program. It would be great attending that game and seeing the Cajuns beat Rice.

[ULvictory]

does the show usually cover all the bowls, or just bcs? i think there is a slight chance we could learn before. probably just wishful hoping

The Fox show announces the BCS schools. Then right after on ESPN, the other bowl invites are shown. Sorry for the confusion.

I think locally, we will find out sooner. I'm guessing a bowl official will call our athletic dept and let us know sometime late Saturday or early Sunday if we make one.