New Bowl Games official

MeanGreenTexan · May 6, 2015

http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/2015/05/reports-ncaa-approves-three-new-bowl-games-including-one-in-austin.html/

Looks like the AAC is climbing in bed with the SBC with the Austin & Orlando bowls. Spite much? Enjoy the casual football fan's equation of AAC & SBC.

Meanwhile, C-USA adds the Tucson bowl with the MWC. Obviously, there was talk several years ago about a C-USA/MWC merger, so it only makes sense that we strengthen the bond with the MWC anyway.

Arkstfan · May 6, 2015

Austin was announced as CUSA vs. AAC, CUSA backed out. Can't blame that on AAC.

Withers940 · May 6, 2015

Way too many Bowl games

MeanGreenTexan · May 6, 2015

Austin was announced as CUSA vs. AAC, CUSA backed out. Can't blame that on AAC.

announced? or speculated?

Arkstfan · May 6, 2015

Way too many Bowl games

Might want to get a second opinion from MTSU.

Arkstfan · May 6, 2015

announced? or speculated?

That's who the organizer said

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/12600613/austin-tucson-little-rock-orlando-apply-host-ncaa-bowl-games

MeanGreenTexan · May 6, 2015

That's who the organizer said

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/12600613/austin-tucson-little-rock-orlando-apply-host-ncaa-bowl-games

the telling statement in that artlcle: "sources told ESPN.com." What happened to the Little Rock one?

Cooley · May 6, 2015

So, what will a successful season look like for North Texas going forward? (84 out of 127 FBS schools going to bowls - 66%). To get enough teams eligible they will have to lower the number of wins to 5. (5-7 season gets you in) This has become a much easier job and paycheck for Dan McCarney. He's probably on the couch now calling up former teammates for his next QB.

Eagle1855 · May 6, 2015

Good news for River U - San Marcos. Now all the kids that wanted to go to UT will at least get a chance to root for their team inside the stadium.

Edited May 6, 2015 by Eagle1855

Arkstfan · May 6, 2015

the telling statement in that artlcle: "sources told ESPN.com." What happened to the Little Rock one?

Didn't have their finances all together. Soon as LR announced they were out, Austin called the Sun Belt and got a contract signed. CUSA had agreed but never signed the contract.

DallasGreen · May 6, 2015

Way too many Bowl games

Why are there deserving teams left out each and every year then? To say there are too many games is to say you support the four team made for TV farce that is the pseudo " National Championship". The bowls are all that are left for the G5 and even then fourth and lower place finishers from the P5 are taken first. If you want a fair system no one who finishes worse than fourth place in their conference should ever be invited no matter if they have six wins. But TV would never stand for that!

Harry · May 6, 2015

Never been to Tuscon. Can anyone who has share if that is a potentially fun trip?

Withers940 · May 6, 2015

Why are there deserving teams left out each and every year then? To say there are too many games is to say you support the four team made for TV farce that is the pseudo " National Championship". The bowls are all that are left for the G5 and even then fourth and lower place finishers from the P5 are taken first. If you want a fair system no one who finishes worse than fourth place in their conference should ever be invited no matter if they have six wins. But TV would never stand for that!

Lifes a bitch sometimes and you get left out, thats how life is. Just like Cooley said above, that 66% of the teams in the FBS go to bowl games and that they will have to start taking 5 win teams to fill all the bowl games. How many wins do these "deserving teams" that are left out have? If they didnt win enough games, then thats their own fault and maybe they should try a little harder next year.

I am not looking for a fair system, I am looking for competitive bowl game and not two teams that are playing each other with 5 or 6 wins. If UNT has 6 wins next year and they get left out of the bowl games, will I be pissed, you bet your ass I will be but maybe they need to win 7 or 8 next year. Life is not about handing a trophy to everyone that has participated but to the ones that worked hard and earned it.

golfingomez · May 6, 2015

Why are there deserving teams left out each and every year then? To say there are too many games is to say you support the four team made for TV farce that is the pseudo " National Championship". The bowls are all that are left for the G5 and even then fourth and lower place finishers from the P5 are taken first. If you want a fair system no one who finishes worse than fourth place in their conference should ever be invited no matter if they have six wins. But TV would never stand for that!

subjective

UNTLifer · May 6, 2015

More of the "everyone gets a participation medal" attitude.

FirefightnRick · May 6, 2015

Bitching about there being too many bowl games....ie..football games,...is like complaining about getting too much of the ol' In & Out.

Rick

greenminer · May 7, 2015

Bitching about there being too many bowl games....ie..football games,...is like complaining about getting too much of the ol' In & Out.
Rick

There are definitely too many bowl games, no matter how much I love football.

CMJ · May 7, 2015

There are definitely too many bowl games, no matter how much I love football.

Exactly. People make fun of the CBI and CIT (and even NIT) in college basketball, but even including those there around 130 schools out of roughly 350 that play in the post season. In other words, you have to be pretty dang good.

In football 67% of the schools that play end up in a bowl. It's not even a reward at that point.

greenit · May 7, 2015

The P5 have been enjoying the extra exposure for years. As long as a network is willing to fund a new bowl, I don't see the harm.

untjim1995 · May 7, 2015

BOwls make money--either by network space for advertising or from attendance or both. Until they dont, expect more cities to clamor for a bowl. The CVB of each city that hosts a bowl game love it--you are getting peiople to come to your town during a very sparce time for tourism--generally. Does Austin need a bowl game? No, but it makes money.

LongJim · May 7, 2015

Never been to Tuscon. Can anyone who has share if that is a potentially fun trip?

Sonoran desert is beautiful, and Tucson is fairly scenic. Lots of golf, and casinos close by. Good amount of shopping, particularly for Native American stuff, and lots of watering holes. Some local attractions there as well. It's a fine destination for a bowl. Should be a fun trip.

Ben Gooding · May 7, 2015

Exactly. People make fun of the CBI and CIT (and even NIT) in college basketball, but even including those there around 130 schools out of roughly 350 that play in the post season. In other words, you have to be pretty dang good.

In football 67% of the schools that play end up in a bowl. It's not even a reward at that point.

Going to a bowl should still be an award. Just imagine when we still fall into that 33%.

MeanGreenTexan · May 7, 2015

Sonoran desert is beautiful, and Tucson is fairly scenic. Lots of golf, and casinos close by. Good amount of shopping, particularly for Native American stuff, and lots of watering holes. Some local attractions there as well. It's a fine destination for a bowl. Should be a fun trip.

The Sonoran desert is ~3 hours away.

That's like telling someone who's coming to the Ft. Worth Bowl game that the TX Hill Country is beautiful.

But I'm going to the game for sure if the Mean Green are in!

Ain't nothing going on in Tucson.

Edited May 7, 2015 by MeanGreenTexan

VideoEagle · May 7, 2015

The college Presidents are the one who get to vote on bowl standards. For over a decade they have been clear as a group that any team with a .500 record should get a bowl game as a reward. If there is a reduction in bowl games, it will be a reduction in the games for G5 schools, not for P5 schools! 7 win WSU will be invited over 8 win Colorado Stat or North Texas. Wishing for fewer bowls means NT doesn't go. Period.