UL bowl opponent likely will be Mountain West

[cb089]

The NO Bowl has been good to us and I know the Belt tie ins suck. But I do wish we could branch out and our guys and fans could get the bowl experience at different places. In general, college football is cyclical. Especially for the smaller conference schools. Its likely that we may experience a dry spell for bowl games. I'd like to see the Cajuns take the show to different places before that happens.

[CajunNation]

I really, really, really, really, really, really....really don't want to play anybody from the MAC or any former SBC school in CUSA in the NOLA Bowl.

That would suck, so much.

[epiccajun]

Come on Jay, give us your prognostication for the matchup!

[cajunhawk]

You would think a P5 school would welcome a trip to NOLA.

[scotto_25]

I still think it'll be Rice (CUSA) or Memphis (AAC). Both make the game extremely competitive and marketable. Don't think it'll be a MWC team.

[CajunNation]

You would think a P5 school would welcome a trip to NOLA.

Yeah, I think some of them would. It would have to be a school that would not think the game was beneath them with a fanbase who knows how fun NOLA could be.

[CajunT]

Brian, any possibility of Cal-berserkly?

If the Cajuns have absolutely zero shot at any other bowl, which I'm not buying it yet unless of course you mean because our administration will not delay any decision for one week. But there is no need to have that discussion until if or when the Cajuns finish the season 9-3.

Giving what we know now, the best matchup for the Cajuns would be N. Illinois in the Go-Daddy Bowl. That matches UL up against the MAC Champion (if that is the case) and a team that has been ranked in recent seasons and played in a BCS Bowl. But most Cajun fans don't want to travel to Mobile that late in the bowl season.

I don't see the NO Bowl and Go Daddy working together to flip a MAC team for a MWC team. And the NO Bowl has no interest in allowing 7-5 SBC bowl teams like Texas State or Arkansas State play in the Dome over the Ragin' Cajuns.

[Cajunjeb]

I just love the fact this program has come so far over the past four years that it's not a question of if the Cajuns get into a bowl, but where and against who. What a great feeling!

[cajunhawk]

If the Cajuns have absolutely zero shot at any other bowl, which I'm not buying it yet unless of course you mean because our administration will not delay any decision for one week. But there is no need to have that discussion until if or when the Cajuns finish the season 9-3.

Giving what we know now, the best matchup for the Cajuns would be N. Illinois in the Go-Daddy Bowl. That matches UL up against the MAC Champion (if that is the case) and a team that has been ranked in recent seasons and played in a BCS Bowl. But most Cajun fans don't want to travel to Mobile that late in the bowl season.

I don't see the NO Bowl and Go Daddy working together to flip a MAC team for a MWC team. And the NO Bowl has no interest in allowing 7-5 SBC bowl teams like Texas State or Arkansas State play in the Dome over the Ragin' Cajuns.

You have to remember the P5 will have a bunch of bowl teams this year...hell the entire SEC West could be bowl eligible if Arkansas wins one more game. If we get NOLA early...we should definitely take it. Even with added bowls...G5 teams will be left out in the cold.

[CajunT]

You have to remember the P5 will have a bunch of bowl teams this year...hell the entire SEC West could be bowl eligible if Arkansas wins one more game. If we get NOLA early...we should definitely take it. Even with added bowls...G5 teams will be left out in the cold.

Look, I fully expect that to happen tomorrow night should the Cajuns win with NO Bowl Reps at the game. In fact, there could be a announcement Monday from what we've been told. But, should the Cajuns go 9-3 there is an outside shot at another bowl, providing UL would be willing to play its hand with the NO Bowl. But that would require UL to delay any decision on the NO Bowl and that is not going to happen.