New Orleans Bowl good deal for Cajuns

[wcd35]

I am one of those doubters and I will tell you why. I have seen, too many times over the years, where our athletic teams have been slighted in one form or another. I am of the belief, whether real or perceived, that Wright Waters has something against this university and looks for ways to shaft us and prevent us from succeeding. That may be due to his weakness as a negotiator or because he really doesn't like us, I don't know. I just feel that if he is given any ammunition to argue against us, he will use it.
Additionally, I have not seen anything, either from the Sun Belt by-laws or the New Orleans Bowl guidelines, that gives any certainty that they have to take us under any set of circumstances. I'm not even seeing that they have to take us even if we are the outright conference champion, other than the statement that they have to take the conference champion 2 out of every 4 years. I realize and accept that the New Orleans Bowl wants us. I agree it makes total sense for them to take us. I can see everything working in our favor to go. But until such time as an official announcement is made, I refuse to get my hopes up.

Again just completely incorrect

By all means, give me any example of the NO Bowl passing us up. Ever.

Independence Bowl, yep, but we know the circumstances of that were different.

If the NO Bowl wants to make money, at all, then we will be chosen. The bowl officials have told many people, not just in this administration, just how much they want us. It.is. Done.

In all of your comments, you have yet to bring up a logical or valid point. You resort to, what boils down to, wild conspiracy and inaccurate recollections of the past.

What more needs to be explained to get it through. I'd understand these concerns if we're at 6 wins and the NO Bowl had passed us up ever. This is our bowl. Not WKU, not ASU, not FIU. Give any valid reason why those teams would get picked to go to a bowl less than 200 miles from the highest attendance team, by a good bit, in the conference.

[CAJUN_LXA685]

I have my reservations made so whether it is the NO Bowl or the Sugar Bowl I'll be there!!

[ATXCajun]

I think the part that people miss when they refer to our history (6-6,6-5, no bid from NO Bowl or anyone else) is that the tie-ins and circumstances have changed. In past scenarios, the NO Bowl had to accomodate the champ, because other tie ins were weak. Now we have a solid tie in with Go Daddy.

[lcitsh]

Again just completely incorrect

By all means, give me any example of the NO Bowl passing us up. Ever.

Independence Bowl, yep, but we know the circumstances of that were different.

If the NO Bowl wants to make money, at all, then we will be chosen. The bowl officials have told many people, not just in this administration, just how much they want us. It.is. Done.

In all of your comments, you have yet to bring up a logical or valid point. You resort to, what boils down to, wild conspiracy and inaccurate recollections of the past.

What more needs to be explained to get it through. I'd understand these concerns if we're at 6 wins and the NO Bowl had passed us up ever. This is our bowl. Not WKU, not ASU, not FIU. Give any valid reason why those teams would get picked to go to a bowl less than 200 miles from the highest attendance team, by a good bit, in the conference.

Reread my post. I'm not trying to get you to think what I do. You can believe whatever you want. I will believe when the invitation is made official, not before.

[cajunhawk]

Reread my post. I'm not trying to get you to think what I do. You can believe whatever you want. I will believe when the invitation is made official, not before.

Lucy moved to Monroe...she likes it there.

[lcitsh]

Lucy moved to Monroe...she likes it there.

I have no idea what that is supposed to mean. If you have a point to make to me, please be clearer.

[Boomer]

Lucy moved to Monroe...she likes it there.

----RE LUCY----In my lifetime there was Ikie and Tina turner(Lucy you startin' to get next to me)----I love Lucy-----Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds----and Lucy that I dated in college that had the teen column for years in the BRMA---Who is this Lucy???

[I_Bleed_RED]

I think you have the letters in the wrong configuration, it should be s m u and not u s m.

I'm pretty sure Southern Miss is USM. SMU is Southern Methodist University

[RaginFan2]

----RE LUCY----In my lifetime there was Ikie and Tina turner(Lucy you startin' to get next to me)----I love Lucy-----Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds----and Lucy that I dated in college that had the teen column for years in the BRMA---Who is this Lucy???

Referring to Lucy on the Peanuts cartoon. Remember that Lucy would hold the football for Charlie Brown to kick, then at the last minute she'd pull it away and poor Charlie Brown would go sprawling on his backside. Then Lucy would promise not to do that again, but she'd pull that ball away again everytime. He'd fall for it each time. Kinda like when UL looked promising ("go ahead and kick it, I'll hold it this time for sure") - like after that win at Houston. Then when our expectations go up, Wham!, on our backsides we'd go. Very disappointed --- AGAIN!!! Well, this year with Hud, Lucy has left the building! Hooray!!!

[TravlnCajun]

Also BOP wrote a whole story how "Lucy" kept yanking the football from UL over the last couple decades. I can't post link from my phone, maybe someone will.

[Hammer58]

Lucy moved to Monroe...she likes it there.

Lucy is bent over a training table in the UL locker room.

[Zeebart21]

Ok Hammer, Im getting a visual........

Z