Report: Orange Bowl nearing deal with Notre Dame, Big Ten, SEC

[Reliable Source]

Outback would never go away from their current match up, it is too good, even if the BE champ was available. Would yyou take Louisville or Cincinnati over Florida, South Carolina, Iowa, Michigan state... no way

Why assume they would only put on only one Bowl game at any given venue?

[NewEnglandBull]

Outback would never go away from their current match up, it is too good, even if the BE champ was available. Would yyou take Louisville or Cincinnati over Florida, South Carolina, Iowa, Michigan state... no way

Why assume they would only put on only one Bowl game at any given venue?

Good point if we want the game after News Years day.

[Reliable Source]

Outback would never go away from their current match up, it is too good, even if the BE champ was available. Would yyou take Louisville or Cincinnati over Florida, South Carolina, Iowa, Michigan state... no way

Why assume they would only put on only one Bowl game at any given venue?

Good point if we want the game after News Years day.

This year sat. Jan 5th would totally screw with the ordained and chosen ones. Plenty of time to turn a venue around. Anytime the week between Xmas and NYD would work too, everybody off work.

[mikebeau]

just looked up to see that Bullwinkle is Bill Reef. now this makes sense.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHHA

ok carry on

[Reliable Source]

just looked up to see that Bullwinkle is Bill Reef. now this makes sense.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHHA

ok carry on

Well, I guess when one can't think of anything intelligent to say. This is the outcome.

[Triple B]

just looked up to see that Bullwinkle is Bill Reef. now this makes sense.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHHA

ok carry on

Did you hear we made the Big Dance and actually won a couple of games ....?

[Joe]

Outback would never go away from their current match up, it is too good, even if the BE champ was available. Would yyou take Louisville or Cincinnati over Florida, South Carolina, Iowa, Michigan state... no way

Why assume they would only put on only one Bowl game at any given venue?

Good point if we want the game after News Years day.

This year sat. Jan 5th would totally screw with the ordained and chosen ones. Plenty of time to turn a venue around. Anytime the week between Xmas and NYD would work too, everybody off work.

The problem isnt going to be finding a date or venue. It's going to be finding a quality opponent and sponsors willing to pony up cash to fill that BCS bowl money void.

The new commish has his work ahead of him.

[mikebeau]

just looked up to see that Bullwinkle is Bill Reef. now this makes sense.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHHA

ok carry on

Well, I guess when one can't think of anything intelligent to say. This is the outcome.

when are we getting that guaranteed ACC invite?

[smazza]

things look bleak for big east and usf unless usf doesnt get invited to join the acc

sec needs to raid acc

[Bulls1181]

"With provisions" better than nothing.

http://ajerseyguy.com/

College Football

OBowl wants to expand its selection pool

September 20, 2012 – 11:35 am

They held a BCS meeting in Chicago to discuss preliminary plans about how the new 4-team, multi-bowl mini-college football playoff is going to work when it begins in three years.

It’s early yet, so there is a lot of tweaking to be done. But one area that will move quicker than the others is the Orange Bowl match-up.

The OBowl–which already has a spot in the BCS semifinal Football Final Four rotation–is trying to finalize its business in the years that it is not in the Final Four mix.

The ACC champion is locked into one slot and there is wide spread speculation that either Notre Dame or a representative from the SEC or Big Ten will lock in the the other spot.

According to sources familiar with the process that may indeed be the case, but the Orange Bowl is arguing to expand the pool of opponents for the ACC champion to include the highest ranked available team from any conference, which would also include the Big East champion–with provisions.

“The Orange Bowl doesn’t have the final call on this,†said the source. “That will be the ACC’s decision, but the Orange Bowl has always taken the attitude of getting the highest ranked team available and it would like to continue to at least have that option.â€

The Big East champion has basically lost its seat at the BCS table, unless the champion can also post credentials which meet minimum BCS standards, which means a ranking in the Top 12 of the final polls and even that may be shaky.

And the Orange Bowl, which has been force fed Big East champions without qualifying BCS rankings, is delighted to have the security of teams from power conferences such as the Big Ten and SEC and a BCS qualifying ND team in the group.

But it also wants some wiggle room- let’s say that in a Cinderella type season a Louisville or Central Florida has a 12-0 record and is ranked No. 5–outside of the Final Four mix–and the best record from the Big Ten and SEC representative and Notre Dame is a 3 loss team.

The Orange Bowl, which has been having ticket selling issues in recent years, wants to maximize its selling potential and at least have to option to choose from a larger pool.

With that in mind, before the deal is officially signed–which will include minimum number of appearances for SEC, Big Ten and Notre Dame over the length of the contract, the Orange Bowl wants to put in a line in the contract that if a team has a certain BCS ranking–say Top 6–and is available, the OB wants the OPPORTUNITY to select it.

“The Orange Bowl is very happy with the deal that is being proposed,†said one source. “It just wants a little bigger pool to choose from. That’s the only thing that is preventing this deal from being signed.â€

Whether it gets any concessions from the conferences remains to be seen.