2011 New Orleans Bowl: LOUISIANA (32) SDSU (30)

[Crawfish]

Last Saturday, we made a good case for why there are not too many bowl games. Unfortunately last night's stinker (FIU-Marshall) kind of made the opposite arguement.

I think when national heads talk about too many bowls and meaningless bowl games they forget something.

When you win a bowl game, your fans are every bit as happy as the fans who leave the stadium after winning the national championship.

The stakes may not be as high, but the euphoria is.

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... in the New Orleans Bowl. Hillman came into the game averaging 138 yards per game, but could only manage 55 on 24 carries against the Ragin' Cajuns. His longest run was 13 yards. Hillman, who had nine 100-yard games this season, finished his ...

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[douglas]

its not that there are too many games its that they miss the mark on the who they invite. Although you would think fiu would have packed the house, but then again at 3-0 they managed an entire 13k for our game? So yeah...the fan base is awful
I think every bowl committee took notice on that one

[CajunDawgPound]

Get a couple of brews and some popcorn. Enjoy.

http://espn.go.com/watchespn/player/...ize/condensed/

[CajunNation]

its not that there are too many games its that they miss the mark on the who they invite. Although you would think fiu would have packed the house, but then again at 3-0 they managed an entire 13k for our game? So yeah...the fan base is awful
I think every bowl committee took notice on that one

Bingo.

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Turns out motivation was the primary reason the Ragin' Cajuns stayed in the game. The point is that it's never one thing that determines which way you should go in a game. The key is finding the right mix from the buffet of factors that wiseguys are thinking about.

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[CajunFan3406]

I agree ... all of my friends that are lsu grads (and all my friends that are lsu fans are lsu grads) are always supportive of me and UL. I suspect 99% of the crap we get/hear are from the lsu "fans" that have not been in a classroom on their campus.

Couldn't agree more. One of my best friends who graduated from Tech and is in Vet school at LSU texted me immediately after the game saying "Geaux Cajuns!!!" Also said he watched most of the game (he's not that big of a sports fan) and was so glad they won. He even came to the Troy game this year, tailgated, and cheered very loudly for the Cajuns. I think folks like him need to do some work disassociating themselves from some of the trash that call themselves LSU "fans".

[CajunConnection]

New Mexico Bowl- 25,762

Idaho POtato Bowl- 28,078

New Orleans Bowl- 42,841

Beef/Brady Bowl- 20,072

[AstroCajun]

Beef/Brady Bowl- 20,072

Looked thinner than that. No way either team made money out if that.

[El Sidonio]

Is Cox4 available on LUS fiber?

[Orestes]

Beef/Brady Bowl- 20,072

Excellent idea. Suggestion - edit this to your first post to make a single list.

[HoustonCajun]

Looked thinner than that. No way either team made money out if that.

So let's keeping adding to the list after each bowl game. I'm curious as to tonight's bowl in San Diego. I'll bet it is under 30,000. So far,

New Mexico Bowl- 25,762

Idaho POtato Bowl- 28,078

New Orleans Bowl- 42,841

Beef/Brady Bowl - 20,072