Bowling opponents

[CAJUNSby90]

That’s where I’m at. I’ll take a Toledo or Bowling Green over Sam Houston or Jax State. CUsA will only have 4 bowl qualifiers out of 10 teams. Hopefully we avoid them because there are not a whole lot.

Id prefer to play a team that has been at FBS level more than 2-3 years

[USL]

I saw one projection this week that had us facing Oklahoma in the Cure Bowl. That would be a Dream Bowl for us. The hard reality is that we probably face either Jacksonville State or Sam Houston State regardless of our record. Sad but harsh reality of the current system.

[covcaj]

I saw one projection this week that had us facing Oklahoma in the Cure Bowl. That would be a Dream Bowl for us. The hard reality is that we probably face either Jacksonville State or Sam Houston State regardless of our record. Sad but harsh reality of the current system.

I don't know when the current bowl contracts end, but the Sunbelt should have at least a couple of better bowls. When the contracts were last negotiated, the Sunbelt was the weakest conference in the country. That has now changed. It is certainly more highly regarded than CUSA or MAC. With the teams leaving the MW after this year should be more highly regarded than that conference and, at least on occasion the equal of the AAC, though not as prestigious.

[R1Letterman]

If the contracts for each bowl are individual do they all come due at same time? If not, for example, sunbelt bowls are to renew or renegotiate but if no other bowls are on same cycle the sbc bowls wouldnt have all available options to chnage much

[Big Buds]

I don't know when the current bowl contracts end, but the Sunbelt should have at least a couple of better bowls. When the contracts were last negotiated, the Sunbelt was the weakest conference in the country. That has now changed. It is certainly more highly regarded than CUSA or MAC. With the teams leaving the MW after this year should be more highly regarded than that conference and, at least on occasion the equal of the AAC, though not as prestigious.

Here are FBS conferences, ranked by average SP+:
1. SEC: 14.8 average adjusted points per game (33.0 offense, 19.2 defense)
2. Big Ten: 6.6 average (26.9 offense, 20.5 defense)
3. ACC: 5.2 average (30.2 offense, 25.1 average)
4. Big 12: 4.5 average (29.7 offense, 25.4 defense)
5. Sun Belt: -6.4 average (25.3 offense, 31.7 defense)
6. AAC: -7.3 average (25.6 offense, 33.0 defense)
7. Mountain West: -8.2 average (24.3 offense, 31.6 defense)
8. MAC: -12.6 average (18.7 offense, 32.1 defense)
9. Conference USA: -13.8 average (18.7 offense, 32.1 defense)

The SBC has been the top G5 for the last 3 years or so.

[Turbine]

I don't know when the current bowl contracts end, but the Sunbelt should have at least a couple of better bowls. When the contracts were last negotiated, the Sunbelt was the weakest conference in the country. That has now changed. It is certainly more highly regarded than CUSA or MAC. With the teams leaving the MW after this year should be more highly regarded than that conference and, at least on occasion the equal of the AAC, though not as prestigious.

Better bowls will be a perception changer.

The question is, will perception have changed when they hand out better bowls.

[USL]

I don't know when the current bowl contracts end, but the Sunbelt should have at least a couple of better bowls. When the contracts were last negotiated, the Sunbelt was the weakest conference in the country. That has now changed. It is certainly more highly regarded than CUSA or MAC. With the teams leaving the MW after this year should be more highly regarded than that conference and, at least on occasion the equal of the AAC, though not as prestigious.

Agree

[R1Letterman]

So why doesnt the conference ranking lock in the spot, rather than the team.... it seems like a natural progression that if a conference is better overall the champ may not be as highly ranked as one from an easier conference who was never challenged

[ZoomZoom]

So why doesnt the conference ranking lock in the spot, rather than the team.... it seems like a natural progression that if a conference is better overall the champ may not be as highly ranked as one from an easier conference who was never challenged

Follow the money. The G5 teams need to attempt to stay close to home to draw a crowd. Plain and simple. Even with the A4, if it’s not one of the major bowls, it’s a tough draw cross country.

[covcaj]

Follow the money. The G5 teams need to attempt to stay close to home to draw a crowd. Plain and simple. Even with the A4, if it’s not one of the major bowls, it’s a tough draw cross country.

Yes. As I understand it, with all except the biggest bowls, the school's payout is the tickets sold by that school. There is no guarantee. If the school doesn't sell enough tickets, it could actually lose money