Troy deserved a Bowl Bid

[slulionsfan]

That's why Sun Belt teams need to be playing I-AA. There's very little respect for the league around the country and nobody wants any of your schools in their bowl games. If Troy can't get a bid after going 8-4 with a big win over Okie State and reasonably close games with Florida and Georgia, your league is doomed. And I'm not trying to flame, just calling it like I see it.

[Hardcore]

The league is far from being doomed....it has taken great strides in the last couple of years and continues to improve! Stop the crap about going to your league because it ain't gonna happen!

[DestinCajun]

I'm upset.

Troy's only losses were to bowl bound teams, with 2 losses being the first 2 games out the gate. Which means Troy is 8-2 since the start of the season.

Just to add a little Insight into this travesty, a team Troy defeated Oklahoma State is in the Insight Bowl. _

What might have been a great bowl match up - Alabama@Tuscaloosa vs Troy at the PappaJohnspizza Bowl in Birmingham.

[Zeebart21]

That's why Sun Belt teams need to be playing I-AA. There's very little respect for the league around the country and nobody wants any of your schools in their bowl games. If Troy can't get a bid after going 8-4 with a big win over Okie State and reasonably close games with Florida and Georgia, your league is doomed. And I'm not trying to flame, just calling it like I see it.

You better get some new glasses. Turbine, another 1AA fan has found his way to the board, break out the punch and cookies.

Z

[gorcajun]

Doing some research, of the teams in the BCS conferences (ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, PAC 10, SEC), 49 teams had records of .500 or better, making them bowl eligible.

Of the other D-1A conferences (WAC, CUSA, MAC, MWAC, Sun Belt) 22 football programs were bowl eligible. Navy received a bid as an independent.

With 32 bowl games, somebody gets left out. Unfortunately, it happens to be a team like Troy.

"Just the facts." Sgt. Joe Friday

[Just1More]

_ That's why Sun Belt teams need to be playing I-AA. There's very little respect for the league around the country and nobody wants any of your schools in their bowl games. If Troy can't get a bid after going 8-4 with a big win over Okie State and reasonably close games with Florida and Georgia, your league is doomed. And I'm not trying to flame, just calling it like I see it. _

I'm not flaming either, but why does SLU even have football? They aren't respected around the country in D1AA. But, I haven't visited your fan forum to make that point. I think SLU is attempting to get back on track and get some respect... correct?

SBC football is building. And for some of the teams "around the country" that keep calling SBC teams rent-a-wins... they sure are going to take it extremely hard when they fall. You would have thought ULM beating Alabama was the end of Alabama football. There will be more to follow.

[Zeebart21]

I'm not flaming either, but why does SLU even have football? They aren't respected around the country in D1AA. But, I haven't visited your fan forum to make that point. I think SLU is attempting to get back on track and get some respect... correct?

SBC football is building. And for some of the teams "around the country" that keep calling SBC teams rent-a-wins... they sure are going to take it extremely hard when they fall. You would have thought ULM beating Alabama was the end of Alabama football. There will be more to follow.

May not even be an SLU fan. Someone might have gotten over on us for a few hours this morning???



Z

[California Cajun]

The Sun Belt has to be contracturally tied to a second bowl to assure themselves of an at-large bid.

It seemed to me like everybody wanted FAU to upset Troy to get two teams in bowls. With the SBC's current station in life, I'd rather have the best team win to make sure it goes bowling and can put the league's best foot forward.

[DestinCajun]

_ The Sun Belt has to be contracturally tied to a second bowl to assure themselves of an at-large bid.

It seemed to me like everybody wanted FAU to upset Troy to get two teams in bowls. With the SBC's current station in life, I'd rather have the best team win to make sure it goes bowling and can put the league's best foot forward. _

If there is a contract in place then I don't think it is an "at large bid".

I, for one, wasn't pulling for an upset but since it occurred I hoped for the best, i.e. Troy' s selection to another bowl with the end result being two wins for the SBC.

Like in many previous cases, a worthy team didn't get a post season invite.

[Turbine]

_ Doing some research, of the teams in the BCS conferences (ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, PAC 10, SEC), 49 teams had records of .500 or better, making them bowl eligible.

Of the other D-1A conferences (WAC, CUSA, MAC, MWAC, Sun Belt) 22 football programs were bowl eligible. Navy received a bid as an independent.

With 32 bowl games, somebody gets left out. Unfortunately, it happens to be a team like Troy.

"Just the facts." Sgt. Joe Friday _

71 teams to fill 64 slots?

If I recall, last year it was 66 to fill 64 with 2 teams sitting out for fighting or something.

The fact that over half (15 over) of the BCS teams are over .500 tells me they get there on the backs of non BCS teams. This in turn tells me the only thing holding non BCS teams back is their willingness to play money games. This in turn will produce a poorer record and thus diminish fan interest and fan generated dollars.

jmo