Official Ragin Pagin 2018-19 Football Bowl Match-Up & Discussion Thread

[fanof71]

If it does end up being the Cure Bowl (which it wont, we're winning Satuday), it's really a good opportunity of our football team. Take away the proximity of Mobile, and literally everything else about the situation is better in Orlando. Better experience for the players, more to do for families that can make the trip, most certainly play a better team (AAC opponent, a conference we desperately want to be a part of, on national TV) and it might rejuvenate the portion of the fanbase that were "tired of the NOLA Bowl".

Don't forget, Orlando is a huge media market, lots of exposure to be gained, and in a rich recruiting area...

[ManAboutTown]

I am not going to discuss the runner up bowl. We have one goal in mind right now...whoopin' some Mountaineer ___.

[Big Buds]

Being that the two bowls we are paired up with are on Dec. 15th, does that mean we have less postseason practice time than other teams with later bowl dates? Or is every team allotted 14 extra practice days?

[CajunEXPRESS]

Quit worrying about practice. Ya can only do so much in two weeks and travel dates. They’re certainly not going to give us post bowl catch up practice days.

[Cajunfanatico]

Don't forget, Orlando is a huge media market, lots of exposure to be gained, and in a rich recruiting area...

So what you're saying is that Appy should be happy there?

[Tripple Threat]

Don't forget you can fly Frontier from Lafayette to Orlando for about $90 (but we're going to New Orleans, so it doesn't matter).

[Big Buds]

Quit worrying about practice. Ya can only do so much in two weeks and travel dates. They’re certainly not going to give us post bowl catch up practice days.

I'm not worried about practice to prepare for a game. I'm worried about losing reps as a team with our staff during the "offseason". These extra practices pay bigger dividends than you think for the upcoming Spring/Fall.

[Cajunfanatico]

Arkansas State Accepts Invitation to 2018 NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl

Arkansas State has accepted an invitation to play in the 2018 NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 29, at 12:15 p.m. CT on CBS Sports Network.

The Red Wolves (8-4, 5-3 Sun Belt), in their first NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl appearance, are slated to take on a team from the Mountain West Conference in the fourth edition of the bowl game held at the University of Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Ariz.

“The NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl is an excellent postseason destination for Arkansas State,” said Sun Belt Commissioner Karl Benson. “In just three years, the bowl game has taken off and been warmly embraced by the city of Tucson. The Red Wolves are guaranteed a tremendous time and we are happy to make this announcement today to give extra planning time to the fans, student-athletes and athletic department.”

Arkansas State is making its eighth consecutive and ninth overall bowl appearance as a NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision program. The Red Wolves hold three bowl wins all-time with their last win coming in a 31-13 victory over UCF in the 2016 AutoNation Cure Bowl.

“We are thrilled to welcome Arkansas State and the Red Wolves family to Tucson to compete in the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl,” said bowl Executive Director Kym Adair. “Arkansas State’s rich tradition of playing football at the highest levels as shown by their eight consecutive bowl game appearances. We look forward to sharing our Tucson hospitality and beautiful warm, winter weather with the teams and fans of Arkansas State on December 29th.”

This season, Arkansas State closed the regular season with four-straight Sun Belt Conference wins and boasted non-conference triumphs over Tulsa and UNLV.

https://sunbeltsports.org/news/2018/...zona-bowl.aspx

[Cajunfanatico]

Guessing at this point that Troy will be in Mobile and the Ga Southern Egos in Montgomery. It appears that Ulmost might just hang up their jocks for the year.

[Jacob81]

Guessing at this point that Troy will be in Mobile and the Ga Southern Egos in Montgomery. It appears that Ulmost might just hang up their jocks for the year.

ULMOST needs to be on the phone with Indy