Louisiana mentioned in Pat Forde preview article

[CajunRage]

But we will be invited to one of our bowls (specifically NOLA) as soon as we get win #6. We wouldn't know if this scenerio would happen untill the season is over. So unless we are undefeated at win number six we pretty much have to accept.

Win the sunbelt and you don't have to accept right away. The NOLA bowl will wait. We have to roll the dice at some point. We can't be delusional like LaTech, but if we jump to accept the NOLA bowl every year, it will be our fault for not going to a bigger bowl, not that no one offered.

[Boomer]

Win the sunbelt and you don't have to accept right away. The NOLA bowl will wait. We have to roll the dice at some point. We can't be delusional like LaTech, but if we jump to accept the NOLA bowl every year, it will be our fault for not going to a bigger bowl, not that no one offered.

-----Can anyone possibly have wanted to go to S-Port??? First they have screwed us in the past---second their venue sucks----third the fan support is so much better in N O----The # of recruits in South La and the N O area is so important and I KNOW we have turned heads and helped tremendously in getting our name in the spotlight!!! Thank God we did what we did last year!!! Now I don't think that we are aligned to the N O Bowl this year--am I correct???

[Duggie35]

Win the sunbelt and you don't have to accept right away. The NOLA bowl will wait. We have to roll the dice at some point. We can't be delusional like LaTech, but if we jump to accept the NOLA bowl every year, it will be our fault for not going to a bigger bowl, not that no one offered.

Other than the Rose, Sugar, Orange, Fiesta, Capital One, Outback and maybe one or two more that will never have an open spot, what other Bowls would realistically be bigger than the NOLA Bowl? Especially when considering location and expense involved.

[duggie85]

IMO, the NO Bowl needs us more than we need them. They would wait as long as possible before passing on us if we have options.

[CajunRage]

Other than the Rose, Sugar, Orange, Fiesta, Capital One, Outback and maybe one or two more that will never have an open spot, what other Bowls would realistically be bigger than the NOLA Bowl? Especially when considering location and expense involved.

The NOLA bowl still has the image of a "nobody bowl". There are several bowls that are better than NOLA bowl. Would it be an overwhelming Cajun crowd like in New Orleans? No, but winning the NOLA bowl 10 years in a row won't do as much good as winning a couple of the more prestigious bowls.

[Duggie35]

The NOLA bowl still has the image of a "nobody bowl"

I think the NOLA Bowls image has improved greatly over the past few years. It should continue to improve as long as quality teams (UL, etc) continue to participate.

[CajunRage]

I think the NOLA Bowls image has improved greatly over the past few years. It should continue to improve as long as quality teams (UL, etc) continue to participate.

We can agree to disagree, but until is moves to after Christmas day, it will never be a "big time bowl".

[Duggie35]

We can agree to disagree, but until is moves to after Christmas day, it will never be a "big time bowl".

I agree with you in some respects, but I really think that the few other Bowls that UL would realistically have a chance of getting into, would not be Bigger from a financial perspective (and isn't everything really about money).
But from a fans point of view, I don't have a problem with traveling to a different venue to see the Cajuns play. Even if virtually all of those other potential venues would be a downgrade from the Super Dome.

[ATXCajun]

We can agree to disagree, but until is moves to after Christmas day, it will never be a "big time bowl".

There are a number of crappy bowls after Christmas, including the GoDaddy. One thing I like about the NO Bowl is that it kicks off the bowl season. I think viewership is good because people are ready for more football after a short drought. NO Bowl teams get featured pretty well. As you get closer to the NC game, they spend the whole game and the halftime talking about the NC matchup. I guess that will be different this year. There might be so much playoff hoopla that all of these consolation bowls become a platform for talking about the playoff system and matchups.

[Bigbuf]

We can agree to disagree, but until is moves to after Christmas day, it will never be a "big time bowl".

the problem is that the chances are against us to get a "big time bowl". they are all tied to conferences. not only that but it needs to be a bowl that we would travel to...just think of the up roar if we pass up NOLA for the Pinstripe Bowl. So stay in the region. Let start with Houston. the car care bowl goes #6 Big 10 and 12. when is the last time they had less than 6 bowl eligible teams. Dallas Big 10 #7 and CUSA #4. great bowl if we were in CUSA but just like the car care bowl we have to count on a major off year of the ENTIRE NCAA FBS and a season like we have never had before to even sniff at those and many other bowls. Don't get me wrong I think it can and will be done....just not at THIS time and THIS conference.

UL's brand does not have the clout YET that is needed to be in the running with ANY of the power conferences or ANY of the perennial mid major power houses. in sort it takes more than three pretty good years to be given a seat at anything other than the kids table for the holidays.