Coastal in a Bowl?

[Rainman66]

Sugar Bowl used to invite 2 SEC teams often and LSU played Tennessee in the Bluebonnet bowl in the 70s.

ESPN controls the bowls. They can make it happen if they want to. It would make for an outstanding closing game for the opening weekend of bowl season. This year the NOLA bowl is at 8 CT

So 35+ years ago is your most recent example, when Nixon, Ford or Carter was president. Yea, let's not go back to those times, please.

[RaginScotsman]

ESPN / bowls their chance last year. It would have been perfect because the bowl season was so crazy with cancellations and back filling teams that either dropped or refused invites. If it didn’t happen then, I can’t imaging it’ll ever happen.

[Esqueleto]

So 35+ years ago is your most recent example, when Nixon, Ford or Carter was president. Yea, let's not go back to those times, please.

Well, you said ever

[Esqueleto]

There is no benefit to Louisiana, Coastal Carolina or the Sun Belt Conference to do this. Why would you not want to play one of the Conference USA teams that is getting ready to move to the American Athletic Conference?

I disagree. It would be a great opportunity to showcase the conference. JMO

[LouisianaB]

It would be a great opportunity. Would help attendance too.

[cjr3888]

Not a great opportunity. Will never happen. We will probably be paired with a conference champ or runner up from CUSA, MAC, or AAC.

[Rainman66]

Well, you said ever

I did, and you correctly pointed it out.

[Cajunrunner]

I'd rather play an undefeated UTSA.

[HOUCajun]

I'd rather play an undefeated UTSA.

That would be awesome. Has the SBC champ ever played the Cusa champ in a bowl?

[Esqueleto]

That would be awesome. Has the SBC champ ever played the Cusa champ in a bowl?

It would have to take some cooperation between the leagues. I would love it, but wouldn't expect it.

ETA: they do have a tie-in this year with the NOLA bowl, so it's definitely possible.