Bowls To the Gator Bowl!!!!

[Bull Martin]

Damnit stop talking about BHam until it's announced.  Don't start booking flights, if you do we'll end up somewhere else.

Sorry guys. It just bothers me knowing there are other options out and everyones so set on going to BHam and it's not even the best bowl we can go to.

[Guest]

There are no options out there.

It's Birmingham.

Sorry.

[Matt]

yea..there is no chance we go to gator bowl.

birmingham is where we are going to be.

[Economics_Nerd82]

Bowls To the Gator Bowl!!!!

That is VERRRRRY misleading.

[Joe]

Very slight chance at Texas, and if you can try and wait, because things can change. However, realistic talk should center around the game in Birmingham.

[WoolyBully]

It just bothers me knowing there are other options out and everyones so set on going to BHam and it's not even the best bowl we can go to.

1. Options are virtually non-existant outside B'ham...

2. don't quite follow the 'not even the best bowl we can go to'

   line of thinking, given how everything is shaping up.

[Economics_Nerd82]

What is exactly holding us back from going to the Gator Bowl? Is it just the fact we don't "travel well?" I mean, clearly Rutgers has a chance against West Virginia. So, we could finish third in the BE. So, is it just the travel problem?

[Matt]

outside of who wins the big east the other standings really dont mean much because to bowls have an order they select in and can take who they want i believe.  jim seems to be the one who has done all the bowl research so he can probably confirm this

[Bull Martin]

What is exactly holding us back from going to the Gator Bowl? Is it just the fact we don't "travel well?" I mean, clearly Rutgers has a chance against West Virginia. So, we could finish third in the BE. So, is it just the travel problem?

This is my point exactly.  Wooly, the Gator bowl would be a far better option for USF. First of all it's closer so more people will go, and second we'll play a good football team.

If RU beats WVU we are in line for the Gator bowl, but may not be picked.  Even probibly not picked, but theres an outside shot.

[Guest]

outside of who wins the big east the other standings really dont mean much because to bowls have an order they select in and can take who they want i believe.  jim seems to be the one who has done all the bowl research so he can probably confirm this

Correct Rezz.

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Econ... let's pretend you're sitting in Jacksonville and have the chance to invite West Virginia - probably a Top 15 program that averages 59,000 fans at home - with a chance to play Virginia Tech (a game that should be played every year, by the way).

Or you could invite USF, a team that can't get 35,000 to attend a game in its home stadium.

Which one do you think has the chance to sell more tickets and attract more viewers??

Think objectively now.

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That line of thinking the reason there are no options but Birmingham.