71 bowl eligible teams. 73 Possible.

[jllanclos]

Still waiting for an official announcement. Makes sense with the Sun Belt and Mobile being in the same region.


igeaux.mobi

That'd be cool...

igeaux.mobi

[NOCajun]

_ Still waiting for an official announcement. Makes sense with the Sun Belt and Mobile being in the same region.


igeaux.mobi _

Also makes sense with South Al's program coming into the Conference in a few years.

[Parrott]

Yes, the location of Troy and South Alabama make sense.

igeaux.mobi

[Tiredof theBS]

Do any of you actually think that we deserve to go to a bowl game? I'd love to see the Cajuns get into a game, but in reality I know that there are teams that are not bowl eligible that would beat us by 20+ points.

There are teams that are getting into bowl games that do not deserve to get in. My answer to all of this is either go to a playoff system that incorporates the bowl games thus eliminating several teams, or cut the number of bowls down to about 20. That would make it the top 40 teams in the country. Then bowls would be reserved for teams that really deserve to play in the post season.

[BeauCajun]

_ I made a mistake its only 71. For some reason Hawaii isnt bowl eligible yet even though they have 6 wins, but they play 13 games. _

With a 13 game schedule, Hawaii needs 7 wins to become bowl eligible. 6 if they had a 12 game schedule.

[jllanclos]

Do any of you actually think that we deserve to go to a bowl game? I'd love to see the Cajuns get into a game, but in reality I know that there are teams that are not bowl eligible that would beat us by 20+ points.

There are teams that are getting into bowl games that do not deserve to get in. My answer to all of this is either go to a playoff system that incorporates the bowl games thus eliminating several teams, or cut the number of bowls down to about 20. That would make it the top 40 teams in the country. Then bowls would be reserved for teams that really deserve to play in the post season.

Bowls aren't about rewarding teams. They're about money. That said, if we aren't ever in one, we should aspire to be better. My guess is that we don't. We'll see. Hope i'm wrong.

igeaux.mobi

[Boomer]

So how do the planets line up for us to get to the show-------Who has to do What???????

[Parrott]

Hawaii and Army to lose to keep it at 71 eligible teams for 68 openings.

Then for Marshall, Notre Dame and UCLA to turn down bowl invites, which probably wont but could happen with coaching changes at Marshall and ND. That would leave two openings. Or just ND and UCLA turn down bowls, leaving one spot for the Cajuns or ULM.

Or for the GMAC Bowl to simply pick the Cajuns.

A long shot, at best.


igeaux.mobi

[J-Town Cajun]

_ Hawaii and Army to lose to keep it at 71 eligible teams for 68 openings.

Then for Marshall, Notre Dame and UCLA to turn down bowl invites, which probably wont but could happen with coaching changes at Marshall and ND. That would leave two openings. Or just ND and UCLA turn down bowls, leaving one spot for the Cajuns or ULM.

Or for the GMAC Bowl to simply pick the Cajuns.

A long shot, at best.


igeaux.mobi _

Is it possible that Troy would take an invite to play in its home state of Alabama if the GMAC Bowl would invite them and open up the New Orleans Bowl. In this case I would think UL stands a good chance of an invite to New Orleans esp. after what Shreveport did to us last year.

[Rebel02]

_ Is it possible that Troy would take an invite to play in its home state of Alabama if the GMAC Bowl would invite them and open up the New Orleans Bowl. In this case I would think UL stands a good chance of an invite to New Orleans esp. after what Shreveport did to us last year. _

If you remember from last year, the New Orleans Bowl cannot let Troy opt out and then take a 6 win Sun Belt team. They would have an at-large spot then open and would have to take a 7 win at large team before taking us.

[HoustonCajun]

_ Hawaii and Army to lose to keep it at 71 eligible teams for 68 openings.

Then for Marshall, Notre Dame and UCLA to turn down bowl invites, which probably wont but could happen with coaching changes at Marshall and ND. That would leave two openings. Or just ND and UCLA turn down bowls, leaving one spot for the Cajuns or ULM.

Or for the GMAC Bowl to simply pick the Cajuns.

A long shot, at best.


igeaux.mobi _

I fear that UL playing for a 7th win and possible bowl invite, yet having only 12,000 in attendance, would not be as attractive a bowl candidate with 6 wins because of the likelihood of poor attendance, by (1) UL's poor following and (2) non-recognition by the local fans.