10/21/24 - Bowl Projects

[Grantvb]

I’ve already solved this issue: One team is a conference tie-in; the other is an at large that makes for a good regional matchup and TV pairing.

[R1Letterman]

Why not go to a lotto ball type draw system for the bowl slots, ala nva draft lottery or fifa world cup

[Jacob81]

Why not go to a lotto ball type draw system for the bowl slots, ala nva draft lottery or fifa world cup

Cool idea. Higher rated teams get more balls in the basket. Higher rated bowls get first draw. It would definitely make for some interesting match ups

[cajungrad2001]

Yup…and we need to change that perception and get them back. Going to NOLA every other year ain’t gonna work. The SBC desperately needs to improve our Bowl tie-ins.

When will espn redo the Bowl tie in games obviously CUSA is no where as good as SBC now

[CharlieK]

My number 1 would be to see us against Army somewhere. My youngest is in the early enlistment program and would love to go to that bowl.

[tdncz]

You know its kinda weird. There was this other conference with similar or maybe even the same initials that everyone screamed bloody murder about us trying to get into. I wonder what ever happened to them?

CUSA of the Past (with teams like TCU, SMU, UCF, Cincy(I think), Memphis, Tulane, etc) is NOT today's CUSA!

[Turbine]

Stayed put or leave for CUSA...

Wherever Louisiana had gone or stayed would ULtimatly have been the better conference.

I don't think SBC would have had the pull it did without Louisiana.

[CajunNation]

My number 1 would be to see us against Army somewhere. My youngest is in the early enlistment program and would love to go to that bowl.

Awesome.

[CajunT]

You know its kinda weird. There was this other conference with similar or maybe even the same initials that everyone screamed bloody murder about us trying to get into. I wonder what ever happened to them?

In context, at the time CUSA was the better conference. The reluctance to move had nothing to do with it being a possible bad conference in the future, but the lack of vision of the SBC Commissioner at the time, playing golf mostly and the UL AD that supposedly had a future vision plan tucked away on a shelf in his office collecting dust that no one else on his staff has ever seen. Context matters.