Possible Bowl Games Mega Thread

[UNTexas]

26 minutes ago, Cerebus said:

SBN:

• SERVPRO (Dallas): BYU* vs. North Texas

This makes the most sense. Dallss wants bodies in the stadium and we give them that.

[Got5onIt]

22 minutes ago, UNTexas said:

This makes the most sense. Dallss wants bodies in the stadium and we give them that.

 

Didnt we all do this same song and dance last year and ended up in New Orleans because the players wanted to play there?

[RiseUNT]

10 minutes ago, Got5onIt said:

 

Didnt we all do this same song and dance last year and ended up in New Orleans because the players wanted to play there?

Im in the minority on this board. 

[UNTexas]

1 hour ago, Got5onIt said:

 

Didnt we all do this same song and dance last year and ended up in New Orleans because the players wanted to play there?

I dont think they wanted the same bowl 2 years in a row. I'm just happy to get a bowl but if it makes it easy to take a bunch of people then I'm happy. 

[RiseUNT]

11 minutes ago, UNTexas said:

I dont think they wanted the same bowl 2 years in a row. I'm just happy to get a bowl but if it makes it easy to take a bunch of people then I'm happy. 

Pretty sure cusa was swapped out of heart of dallas bowl and our choices were between new mexico or new orleans.

[vpackrats]

3 hours ago, southsideguy said:

CBS has us playing Nevada in the New Mexico Bowl.

I wouldn't put much stock in Jerry Palm's predictions at this point.   In the same article he has Top 25 Army and BYU staying home since they are Independents and there are no bowl slots left to take them.  Yeah right. 

[UNTexas]

1 minute ago, RiseUNT said:

Pretty sure cusa was swapped out of heart of dallas bowl and our choices were between new mexico or new orleans.

Gotta say NO is a better choice than NM. I love NM for vacation but that bowl is weak. 

[Wag Tag]

1 hour ago, UNTexas said:

Gotta say NO is a better choice than NM. I love NM for vacation but that bowl is weak. 

Sunbelt or MW opponent! Give me NM! Hello Sante Fe!!

[Cerebus]

2 hours ago, RiseUNT said:

Pretty sure cusa was swapped out of heart of dallas bowl and our choices were between new mexico or new orleans.

Yes, last year they had two p5 slots and were able to fill it with two P5 teams.

[MeanGreenDan]

2 hours ago, Wag Tag said:

Sunbelt or MW opponent! Give me NM! Hello Sante Fe!!

Albuquerque*

[97and03]

 

[UNTflyer]

1 hour ago, 97and03 said:

Thank the football gods... that bowl game sucks.  They claimed their attendance last year was 13k, I think it was 2000 at best.

 

 

[DeepGreen]

Bahamas Bowl.  Louisiana Tech makes perfect sense for that bowl game.

[MeanGreenDan]

20 minutes ago, DeepGreen said:

Bahamas Bowl.  Louisiana Tech makes perfect sense for that bowl game.

They just posted it was FIU.

[FirefightnRick]

2 hours ago, UNTflyer said:

 

There’s UNTflyer....the father of Apogee Stadium...’bows down in respect’.

 

Rick

[UNT 90 Grad]

11 hours ago, 97and03 said:

 

That’s interesting.  The conference champs are supposed to get first pick.   Maybe both UAB and MTSU have stated where they’d want to go and neither picked the Bahamas.  

[MeanGreenDan]

2 hours ago, UNT 90 Grad said:

That’s interesting.  The conference champs are supposed to get first pick.   Maybe both UAB and MTSU have stated where they’d want to go and neither picked the Bahamas.  

It seems like for as long as I can remember,  this bowl was announced before the championship game. Likely since it requires more travel plans than the others, they make a point to try to push this one through.

[MeanGreenTexan]

1 minute ago, MeanGreenDan said:

It seems like for as long as I can remember,  this bowl was announced before the championship game. Likely since it requires more travel plans than the others, they make a point to try to push this one through.

Yep.  UAB accepted the Bahamas Bowl invite last year before we played the CCG.

[Big Z]

I think we are going to New Mexico in my opinion, first bowl game and then the players/coaches can have Xmas with their families. 

[Cerebus]

Bahamas bowl requires passports. Have to get it lined up ASAP.

[Wag Tag]

20 hours ago, MeanGreenDan said:

Albuquerque*

Edited November 26, 2018 by Wag Tag

[southsideguy]

If we go to the New Mexico a travel advisory.  Do not leave anything of value in your car at any hotel.  It is the kiss of death.  They steal U-hauls frequently from hotel parking lots in Albuquerque.  Always seemed to be on the news about once a week. I lived there for 28 years so any questions you have I might be able to help with. If we go there, hope we don't I will be stuck staying with the in-laws.  😩

Edited November 26, 2018 by southsideguy

[southsideguy]

If we end up playing Nevada they are like us in the sense they lost to teams they should have beat but they have beat some good teams so we would have our hands full.

[Cerebus]

57 minutes ago, southsideguy said:

If we go to the New Mexico a travel advisory.  Do not leave anything of value in your car at any hotel.  It is the kiss of death.  They steal U-hauls frequently from hotel parking lots in Albuquerque.  Always seemed to be on the news about once a week. I lived there for 28 years so any questions you have I might be able to help with. If we go there, hope we don't I will be stuck staying with the in-laws.  😩

Pro Tip: Don't stay in ABQ.  Santa Fe is a much nicer area and is an hour away.  

Fly into the ABQ, take the Turquoise Trail to Santa Fe, stop at a ton of little galleries and workshops along the way.  

[MeanGreenTexan]

5 minutes ago, Cerebus said:

Pro Tip: Don't stay in ABQ.  Santa Fe is a much nicer area and is an hour away.  

Fly into the ABQ, take the Turquoise Trail to Santa Fe, stop at a ton of little galleries and workshops along the way.  

Agree.

And New Mexico has already had some good snow accumulation so far in the Ski areas.   No reason to think that wont continue & Santa Fe/Taos/Angel Fire(Bowl game is during Angel Fire opening weekend, so it may get crowded if all the runs aren't open) won't be great places to Ski at that time.