Louisiana deserves a better New Orleans Bowl matchup than Marshall

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Buckley: The No. 17 Ragin' Cajuns deserve a better New Orleans Bowl matchup than 7-5 Marshall.

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Tim Buckley

[Turbine]

Buckley: The #1 reporter in the Marshall locker room.

[ZoomZoom]

Need to nickname him “Craftsman” because he’s such a tool.

[CrazyCajun]

Tim “bottom of the bird cage” Buckley...for him being “too good to be here” he sure hasn’t had any better offers in a long time

[Cajunrunner]

Worst Cajuns writer I can remember, going back to the mid/late 90s.

He flat out sucks, and to be honest, isn't even a fan of the program.

[MetryCajun]

He is not wrong.

[Turbine]

For any non UL/Marshall fan, this story is good enough.

I'm just saying Buckley is the #1 reporter in the Marshall locker room.

Locker room material for sure.

[Bandwagon King]

Need to nickname him “Craftsman” because he’s such a tool.

Locker room fodder aside, the guy is finally mostly correct. The networks have the power to change who plays whom in these match ups. BYU in the decadent den of iniquity to play the Ragin Cajuns would have been a great match up. Or UTSA, or WKU. And the fact is a new Orleans bowl between Louisiana & the University of baton rouge would have been the biggest thing since the Bourbon Bowl. And it would have been so lovely to make an example out of ubr in front of a sold out house & 20 million viewers. Of course they would have caught a relapse of Carolina Covid & chickened out. But even that would have been fun to hear their fans explain how superior they still are then see them go 4-8 next season.

[CajunVic]

Locker room fodder aside, the guy is finally mostly correct. The networks have the power to change who plays whom in these match ups. BYU in the decadent den of iniquity to play the Ragin Cajuns would have been a great match up. Or UTSA, or WKU. And the fact is a new Orleans bowl between Louisiana & the University of baton rouge would have been the biggest thing since the Bourbon Bowl. And it would have been so lovely to make an example out of ubr in front of a sold out house & 20 million viewers. Of course they would have caught a relapse of Carolina Covid & chickened out. But even that would have been fun to hear their fans explain how superior they still are then see them go 4-8 next season.

Fodder, fodder, fodder . . .

[CrazyCajun]

People forget New Orleans bowl was the SBC first and only bowl...they were taking SBC champions with losing records. They got kicked in the nuts last year with COVID and pulled their trump card to get us to make money. Do I think the system should change so a 12-1 champs gets a better opponent? Absolutely...do I blame the New Orleans bowl for picking us? Absolutely not. Do I blame the other bowls for picking UTSA and WKU over Marshall for their own interest? Nope. Nothing will be worth a damn until there is a 16 team 10 champ 6 at large playoff.

[Bandwagon King]

Fodder, fodder, fodder . . .

Good, I hope Marshall is mad as hell when they get off the bus. it will make for a better contest. But the bottom line is locker room fodder can only get you so far. Louisiana has been getting the Sunbelt's best effort this whole season. I expect they will be ready for whatever Marshall throws at them.

[Bandwagon King]

People forget New Orleans bowl was the SBC first and only bowl...they were taking SBC champions with losing records. They got kicked in the nuts last year with COVID and pulled their trump card to get us to make money. Do I think the system should change so a 12-1 champs gets a better opponent? Absolutely...do I blame the New Orleans bowl for picking us? Absolutely not. Do I blame the other bowls for picking UTSA and WKU over Marshall for their own interest? Nope. Nothing will be worth a damn until there is a 16 team 10 champ 6 at large playoff.

That will never happen. But there is an alternative. The G-5 needs to create their own playoff system & challenge P-5 to a champ Vs. champ match just like the AFL did to the NFL 55 years ago. We see what that lead to.