WKU Bowl Chances

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The Red Wolves accepted an invitation to the GoDaddy.com Bowl on Dec. 19, while the Ragin' Cajuns accepted a bid to the nearby New Orleans Bowl on Dec. 21. That's a tough pill to swallow for WKU, which beat Louisiana-Lafayette by 20 points on Oct. 22 ...

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[jllanclos]

Not sure why the Georgia – LSU game matters to them.

[BabbForHeisman]

Not sure why the Georgia – LSU game matters to them.

I would assume that if Georgia wins and therefore makes the Sugar Bowl, that cascades down to become a free SEC spot near the bottom. LSU and Alabama both make a BCS bowl either way.

[jllanclos]

I thought only 2 teams per conference were allowed in the BCS....

[BabbForHeisman]

I thought only 2 teams per conference were allowed in the BCS....

I don't think that teams in the championship game count toward the limit.

[RaginScotsman]

"The Red Wolves accepted an invitation to the GoDaddy.com Bowl on Dec. 19, while the Ragin' Cajuns accepted a bid to the nearby New Orleans Bowl on Dec. 21.

That's a tough pill to swallow for WKU, which beat Louisiana-Lafayette by 20 points on Oct. 22"

Welcome to our source of grief for many years. Thankfully, this year, we have a better record and are more appealing. I hope they do get a bowl though.

[moorecajun]

"The Red Wolves accepted an invitation to the GoDaddy.com Bowl on Dec. 19, while the Ragin' Cajuns accepted a bid to the nearby New Orleans Bowl on Dec. 21.

That's a tough pill to swallow for WKU, which beat Louisiana-Lafayette by 20 points on Oct. 22"

Welcome to our source of grief for many years. Thankfully, this year, we have a better record and are more appealing. I hope they do get a bowl though.

Welcome to the world of bowl bids ... oh, and tell your fan(s) that this is an important item; the bowls need to see how many people you will bring. 12k - 15k home attendance won't cut it with these guys!

[cajunhawk]

Actually the BCS Title game does count towards the two team limit. There is a 3 team loophole....2 teams from the same conference playing in the BCS Title Game that are not conference champions, the conference champion is allowed to go to a BCS bowl. Say if Georgia squeaks by LSU...LSU-Bama play for the BCS title...Georgia goes to the Sugar Bowl. How ridiculous is that?

[Hooj_Cajun_Fan]

Actually the BCS Title game does count towards the two team limit. There is a 3 team loophole....2 teams from the same conference playing in the BCS Title Game that are not conference champions, the conference champion is allowed to go to a BCS bowl. Say if Georgia squeaks by LSU...LSU-Bama play for the BCS title...Georgia goes to the Sugar Bowl. How ridiculous is that?

I think it's stupid. Call me crazy...but I think you should have to be a conference champion to play for the National Championship. It's looking that, no matter what happens, at least one of the NC teams won't be...it's stoopid

[jllanclos]

I think it's stupid. Call me crazy...but I think you should have to be a conference champion to play for the National Championship. It's looking that, no matter what happens, at least one of the NC teams won't be...it's stoopid

I think it would be hilarious if LSU and Alabama play for the national championship, while George A1A SEC title. Demonstrates the absurdity of the current system.