Bowl Logic

[ZoomZoom]

Sigh.... I can hear Beth Mowins already

Hey now, she’s a Lafayette Leopard!!!

[UL_Cajuns]

Are we pretty sure it’s going to be the first Responders bowl in Dallas?

[LouisianaB]

I believe that, back in the day, there was a set order that individual bowls selected. So NOLA had first choice followed by Mobile and some others. I don’t remember the actual order or the bowls.

A lot has changed. Now I believe it’s the following:
0. NY6 if conference champion is highest rated G5 champion
1. ESPN owned bowl
2. New Orleans Bowl
3. ESPN owned bowl
4. ESPN owned bowl
5. Mobile
6-12: whatever slots are open

The ESPN bowls we are guaranteed at least 3 spots in:

- Camellia Bowl vs C-USA or MAC
- Cure Bowl vs Group of Five
- Frisco Bowl vs Group of Five
- RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl vs Group of Five
- Myrtle Beach Bowl vs American Athletic or MAC

The Sun Belt is also a back-up in the following bowls:
- Famous Idaho Potato Bowl vs MAC or Mountain West
- New Mexico Bowl vs C-USA or Mountain West

[LouisianaB]

Are we pretty sure it’s going to be the first Responders bowl in Dallas?

No. There’s no pretty sure of anything. Could be one of many

[JMV JustMyView]

Are we pretty sure it’s going to be the first Responders bowl in Dallas?

Nothing is finalized as of now. Just a waiting game.

[Cajunrunner]

2019 - 10-3 Record - Play a 5-loss MAC team

2020 - 9-1 Record - Play a 4-loss CUSA team

2021 - 12-1 Record - Play a 5-loss CUSA team

2022 - 6-6 Record - Play a 5-loss AAC team

2023 - 6-6 Record

CBS: Iowa State
Fox Sports: Syracuse
Athlon: Wyoming
247sports: California
On3: Air Force

Two consecutive 6-6 seasons and we end up with probably our two best bowl match-ups (by name recognition) to date

Maybe Martin Hall had it right all along

Kind of interesting, that 2020 bowl game, many Louisiana football fans were asking “who is UTSA?”

Then fast forward to 2021 and 2022, oh…they’re being ranked in the Top 25.

That program was definitely on an upward trajectory when we played them, they were just starting to hit their potential.

[UL_Cajuns]

Kind of interesting, that 2020 bowl game, many Louisiana football fans were asking “who is UTSA?”

Then fast forward to 2021 and 2022, oh…they’re being ranked in the Top 25.

That program was definitely on an upward trajectory when we played them, they were just starting to hit their potential.

Liberty is another solid football program we beat in 2019 and 2021 in Football. Most people didn't realize those were solid wins as well.
I will also of course go back to the 2020 Iowa State win when non other than Brock Purdy was the QB.
Baw I miss those solid UL football days!

[CajunRebel]

When projections first came out some years back, I feel like some of them were very good, and based on actual data, but espn didn't want those other projections to be right so turned all the picks upside down once they started controlling more and more bowls

Back then it was much clearer who would go where. Most of the bowls were obligated to take a team based on where they finished in the conference standings.

[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

A less thought of question is timing. You would like to have a bowl before Christmas. The only one on my list that is after is First Responder which is on 26th. Being home for Christmas is a big deal, so I’d rather not go to that one.