Bowl Logic

[LouisianaB]

It could be any one of these bowls.

Myrtle Beach Bowl (Conway, SC)
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (New Orleans)
Avocados From Mexico Cure Bowl (Orlando)
Isleta New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, NM)
Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl (Frisco, TX)
RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl (Boca Raton, Fl)
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl (Tampa, FL)
Birmingham Bowl (Birmingham, AL)
Camellia Bowl (Montgomery, AL)
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (if American goes to Hawaii Bowl) (Fort Worth, TX)
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise, ID)
68 Ventures Bowl (Mobile, Al)
EasyPost Hawai'i Bowl (if American goes to Armed Forces Bowl) (Honolulu, HI)
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl (Dallas, TX)

[Grantvb]

Which is more important? Location or opponent?

[CajunNation]

Sigh.... I can hear Beth Mowins already

That would not be a good game.

[LouisianaB]

Which is more important? Location or opponent?

Location for attendance probably. You want drivable. But opponent also matters

[jaxmc1023]

Opponent 10x more important, going into next season with a win against a P5 team would help quite a bit

[CajunRage]

Lowest travel cost. The "payout" comes from the tickets that the school sells. Not seeing any presale options or anything at this point.

[R1Letterman]

Also does every team get the same amount of extra bowl practice days or are they allowed to practice until the bowl? Ergo does later mean more practice?

[SMD7636]

Our athletic department usually taking bowl reservations by now.

[CajunFun]

My understanding is that the coaches want the latest bowl possible. It allows them to keep practicing when the NCAA doesn't permit other teams to practice, which helps for next year.

[LouisianaB]

My understanding is that the coaches want the latest bowl possible. It allows them to keep practicing when the NCAA doesn't permit other teams to practice, which helps for next year.

I’m sure most coaches in our situation would rather have a Dec 23rd bowl than a Dec 26th bowl. Three days ain’t much of a difference but it’s huge being home with family on the 24/25.