Bowl Bound? Bowl Bound !!!

[MarlinMan3]

Notre Dame opts out of a bowl. That makes 3 teams. Like player opt outs, this may become the norm.

Well notre dame has the history and integrity on their side to deserve right to do that

[MarlinMan3]

Every program that declines a bowl suffers a bit of a decline.

USC, LSU when Stovall declined and a couple others I can't think of.

Some like,LSU eventually bounced back.

Not sure it was a bounce back as much as a bought and paid for with stolen cash complete rebuild

[beaux66]

I was hoping for the Indy bowl against the Necksters.

So instead of giving us a matchup we would have been reved up and talking about all month they give us both matchups that niether cares one bit about.

[HoustonCajun]

So instead of giving us a matchup we would have been reved up and talking about all month they give us both matchups that niether cares one bit about.

Agreed. Great to be bowling, but Delaware and Coastal?

[UL_Cajuns]

So instead of giving us a matchup we would have been reved up and talking about all month they give us both matchups that niether cares one bit about.

It is very odd that this occurred. Why not just put Cajuns vs. Bulldogs in the Indy bowl?
Would have been many many tickets sold and both teams probably could just drive in and out. College football just is very questionable sometimes.

[CajunFun]

They have same helmets as michigan...

Actually, if my memory serves me, it's vice versa. This was one way that leather helmets were stitched together in the early days. I think I read somewhere that Delaware started painting the helmets, and Michigan copied them.

Someone should double check, I could be wrong.

[MarlinMan3]

At one point didnt they think there might be 20 extra bowl eligible teams, boy that shrunk fast

[ZoomZoom]

At one point didnt they think there might be 20 extra bowl eligible teams, boy that shrunk fast

When P2 programs that get a boat load of TV money, they have money to burn. Half a mill fine is chump change they figure well spent to avoid losing to a G7. Beginning of the end of the bowl era.

G7 will be forced into the new BCS lite. But just like FCS, playoff or bowls, will be on ESPN+ and the average fan of college football won’t know who is playing nor have an interest to find out.

The only thing that might help is ND being forced to join a conference. They’re the crazy uncle of college football. Their whining when their only 1 or 2 hard game schedule comes back to bite them.

[MarlinMan3]

Actually, if my memory serves me, it's vice versa. This was one way that leather helmets were stitched together in the early days. I think I read somewhere that Delaware started painting the helmets, and Michigan copied them.

Someone should double check, I could be wrong.

Wow, bigtime!!

[HoustonCajun]

It is very odd that this occurred. Why not just put Cajuns vs. Bulldogs in the Indy bowl?
Would have been many many tickets sold and both teams probably could just drive in and out. College football just is very questionable sometimes.

Would sell game tickets but empty hotels and needed tourism for Shreveport would suffer. Would be a great matchup but I fear local interests prevailed.