2008 Bowl Season Louisiana Snubbed by Indi Bowl

[Just1More]

_ Yeah. 20 plus years working for ESPN and CBS-what would Tim know about the influence of the Networks and TV contracts on Bowl selections? _

Did you not find a little journalistic hometown liberty in his explanation. May I first say that the volunteers and the wonderment of the Indy in all of its spendor and gradeur are not the least lost on this little boy reared in the back alleys of Shreveport... now, on to the mighty ESPN and their deciding who goes to what bowl. Has every other "committee" yielded to this argument? Do they all now simply ask ESPN who to pick? Is that how it works?

BRING ON A PLAYOFF SYSTEM... THE CESSPOOL IS OVERFLOWING!!!

[TuffGuy84]

_ I guess Waters isn't going to pay a price for this debacle. You would think that ASU and UL would put some serious firepower on Wrong Waters. How do you get rid of the commissioner? _

Why would we put pressure on the commissioner when we don't put pressure on our own coaching staffs. The truth hurts.

[Turbine]

In this instance close regional would draw more national interest.

Nationwide any bowl game that is billed as an old rivalry will draw 10 to 1 interest over a cross country who's in it game.

jmo

[DestinCajun]

" With apologies to south Louisiana legislators, this was a television decision. Had UL been 7-5 and not 6-6, the Ragin Cajuns may have had a legitimate argument. They didn't and they don't. "

9.5 million in the chicago metro area .. 4.5 million in the state of louisiana

This is the biggest part of this whole farce - that a large number of people in Chicago will spend Sunday evening watching NIU in the I Bowl. I hope someone can come back after the game and cite TV ratings in Chicago.

[Turbine]

NIU is 67 miles from the heart of Chicago.

[Hammer58]

_ " With apologies to south Louisiana legislators, this was a television decision. Had UL been 7-5 and not 6-6, the Ragin Cajuns may have had a legitimate argument. They didn't and they don't. "

9.5 million in the chicago metro area .. 4.5 million in the state of louisiana

ps. anyone else hear the rumor that howard told the motor city they didn't have to give FAU the payout monies? _

Brando must be dizzy from all that spinning. He's touting NIU being a draw because they turned it around from 2 wins to 6? Hell, Bustle did just about the same from last year to this and at least all of UL's wins were over D1A teams; NIU can't even make that claim.

I don't discount that ESPN, among other things, had some influence in the pick. But all this north Louisiana spin to discredit the notion that there was no attempt at all on the part of Tech and the Indy Bowl committee to keep UL out is laughable. And their attempt to justify the appeal of NIU is akin to putting lipstick on a pig.

[Turbine]

I think it was all TV but I dont' agree with ESPN on how a school that draws interest from .002 percent of its market can suddenly pull in TV viewers.

Old rivals LA vs LA would have had a much higher national interest.

[Just1More]

_ This is the biggest part of this whole farce - that a large number of people in Chicago will spend Sunday evening watching NIU in the I Bowl. I hope someone can come back after the game and cite TV ratings in Chicago. _

A myth of Brando-size proportions. Just in... VP of ESPN ("World-wide" leader in sports)... "we picked NIU in the Indy Bowl... says who... we told the Indy that we didn't care who else was in it... send John, one microphone, one camera and that old ESPN sign Fred's daughter made... oh, and bring some tarps... oh, and make up some TV ratings... oh, and call Don... Dan... Dooley back and tell him... yes, we know you are Vince's son."

[DestinCajun]

Tech guy: Sweedhard, way gotta make sher an goedatha Andy Bowel and sport er time. Ya no them thar sally Cajuns era claimin thut this her bowel issa goin to bea joke. Wa neeed ta provem wrung.

His wife: Izit fry?

Tech guy: Hake No. Way need ta shale out fir hunerd dawlers to hep Dooley luk like he cutta gud dial.

His wife: Wut!? Fir hunerd... yewz nutz!

Tech guy: Bibee... tisis gonna makus luk stuperd if way don't hep at er daawgs.

His wife: Who cars? Who'r tha playan annie war?

Tech guy: Sum huskers from nothern injunanna... or ellanose. Tha Andy Bowel ul be pladen Shrevesport dazember twowny suvth.

His wife: Wut!? Shrevesport! Ifan yer a thankin eyma goin ta sat my butt an Shrevesport fir Christmas vication... yer nutz! Fir hunerd dollars!?! Yer nutz! I ainta gunna watch a buncha daawgs ruin round a smellin onna buncha huskers butts intha freezin code justa hep at Dark Doolay. Hez justa shyster loryer pratty boy!!!

Tech guy: Ite... meez an Bubba zer goin buyer sefs. Wardeye put tham balue tarps an ma blode up dawl?

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LOL! You've been watching too many Hee Haw reruns. I am getting images of Junior Samples and LuLu Roman in my head.

[rcarte3]

_ Did you not find a little journalistic hometown liberty in his explanation. May I first say that the volunteers and the wonderment of the Indy in all of its spendor and gradeur are not the least lost on this little boy reared in the back alleys of Shreveport... now, on to the mighty ESPN and their deciding who goes to what bowl. Has every other "committee" yielded to this argument? Do they all now simply ask ESPN who to pick? Is that how it works?

BRING ON A PLAYOFF SYSTEM... THE CESSPOOL IS OVERFLOWING!!! _

Why do you want a playoff system you still wouldn't get in. Any playoff system is probably not going to include the SBC. The WAC and C-USA might even be left out of a playoff system. UL-Laf wouldn't have even qualified for the I-AA playoffs with a 6-6 record.