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[Rebel02]

If you ask all of my west coast friends
The Indy Bowl is the MOST prestigious for which we are being considered
Doesn't it pay more than NOLA ( excluding the fans that we would bring)?
I thought the NOLA Bowl was $500k + % of ticket sales
And I think the Indy Bowl is $1m + % of tickets
IF THIS IS ACCURATE; does this make them close to equal (ESPECIALLY SINCE we will most certainly NOT have 40k fans at Nola based on it being a morning game and fan fatigue given our 4th appearance)?

Indy Bowl will not be open.

Indy Bowl payout is only good for ACC and SEC schools. A school from any other conference will see a significant decrease in their guarantee.

[duggie85]

Another "better bowl" discussion.

Some of you liked to be repeatedly kicked in the sack, huh?

[Crowley Cajun]

Well, it could happen if the committee puts 3 SEC teams in the playoff.

I could be wrong on this, but isn't there a rule that no more than 2 teams from the same conference can be in a BCS bowl game? I think that they carried this rule over into the playoff system.

[CrazyCajun]

I could be wrong on this, but isn't there a rule that no more than 2 teams from the same conference can be in a BCS bowl game? I think that they carried this rule over into the playoff system.

I was being facetious when I said that but I'm not sure if the rule carried over to the playoff.

[RedBug58]

Jerry Palm has us playing N. Illinois in the GoDaddyBowl in Mobile on January 4th. Also has stAte playing San Diego State in the NOLA Bowl, South Alabama playing North Carolina in the Indy Bowl, and Texas State playing Toledo in the Camellia Bowl

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoot...ls/predictions

edit: when does Georgia Southern become bowl eligible, just out of curiosity?

They predict Arkansas State & San Diego State in the New Orleans Bowl.........They can look for attendance to drop under 20,000 again.

[Boomer]

Indy Bowl will not be open.

Indy Bowl payout is only good for ACC and SEC schools. A school from any other conference will see a significant decrease in their guarantee.

----Not for sure if they know that we would bring a significant more number of fans and more ticket sales----But you are right and that was the deal last year as they were hoping for P-5s and we would have been foolish to wait and they understood!!!

[Turbine]

The bowl will sell their allotment to us regardless...it would be up to us to recoup the money which I think we would just about anywhere. Even a far distance bowl, I would buy at least 2 tickets and donate to charity in whatever city we we were sent and I'm sure I wouldn't be the only one willing to do that.

I think they GIVE the first bulk package of tickets worth the advertised payout to the bowl participants.

It is then up to the respective athletic departments to turn this asset into cash.

I think.

[Zeebart21]

Geeze the discussion should about making sure you drag everyone possible to whatever bowl game we go to, instead of "I ain't going here" or "I ain't going there."

that's not how the big timers do it.

z

[BeauCajun]

Geeze the discussion should about making sure you drag everyone possible to whatever bowl game we go to, instead of "I ain't going here" or "I ain't going there."

that's not how the big timers do it.

z

Amen my brother. I'm going wherever and whomever we play. Just to be safe, I've had NOLA hotel reservations for weeks. We need to act big time and cut with the excuses.

[alum81]

Geeze the discussion should be about making sure you drag everyone possible to whatever bowl game we go to, instead of "I ain't going here" or "I ain't going there."

that's not how the big timers do it.

z

But there are also many factors like work, expense, and weather that preclude many fans from being able to attend certain Bowls. These things should be considered if there is a choice to be made. I'm happy that we will play in any bowl and even happier if it is one that I can attend.

[tdncz]

I have reservations in Shreveport and NOLA.
None in Mobile....only two hours from my house on Northshore...

[CrazyCajun]

I have reservations in Shreveport and NOLA.
None in Mobile....only two hours from my house on Northshore...

I got them in Nola, tried to in mobile but none of the hotels downtown would take my reservation with allowing me to cancel at a later date. That is the downfall of going to mobile, there are only a handful of hotels downtown.