New Mexico Bowl moved...

[Marty]

..to Frisco Dec.24 due to NM COVID travel restrictions.

 

Edited November 24, 2020 by Marty

[southsideguy]

So is it called The New Mexico Bowl at Frisco, TX?    The UNM team has been living at the Hilton at Lake Las Vegas this season and using UNLV facilities.

[Travis]

sweet

[UNTexas]

So, lets try and get the NM Bowl or Frisco bowl so I can drink my weight in beer 2 minutes from home while watching my MG win a bowl game.

Edited November 24, 2020 by UNTexas

[greenjoe]

So there will be 2 bowl games played in Frisco this year ?

[UNT 90 Grad]

[UNTexas]

1 hour ago, greenjoe said:

So there will be 2 bowl games played in Frisco this year ?

Two bowl games and a National Championship. 

[NorthTexasSportsNetwork]

The New Mexico governor is a witch. She made both UNM and NMSU play in OTHER STATES... ridiculous 

Also, why have it at Toyota Stadium when they could have it at the Star!! 

[MCMLXXX]

Unless they serve traditional dishes from New Mexico, like Green Enchiladas, at the concession stands then it is a complete fraud!

[UNT 90 Grad]

34 minutes ago, NorthTexasSportsNetwork said:

Also, why have it at Toyota Stadium when they could have it at the Star!! 

Because capacity at the Star is only 12K compared to 20.5K at Toyota Stadium. 

[Rudy]

Is there any particular reason that Apogee couldn't host the game?  Seems like a missed opportunity. 

[trud1966]

13 minutes ago, UNT 90 Grad said:

Because capacity at the Star is only 12K compared to 20.5K at Toyota Stadium. 

and I'd assume outdoor (safer) vs indoor.   Although, I'm wondering if they'll even allow fans?

[emmitt01]

1 hour ago, NorthTexasSportsNetwork said:

The New Mexico governor is a witch. She made both UNM and NMSU play in OTHER STATES... ridiculous 

Also, why have it at Toyota Stadium when they could have it at the Star!! 

Did she turn you into a newt? 

[SilverEagle]

8 minutes ago, emmitt01 said:

Did she turn you into a newt? 

I'd pay to see that.

[UNTexas]

37 minutes ago, Rudy said:

Is there any particular reason that Apogee couldn't host the game?  Seems like a missed opportunity. 

My guess is Frisco is 10 times more proactive than Denton or UNT and is far more equipped to take on a short notice event than many cities. They could have looked at Lubbock because its close or anywhere else in Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, or Arizona.

There's a reason the Cowboys are in Frisco, the PGA is moving to Frisco, the Stars are in Frisco, FC Dallas is in Frisco, the FBS National Championship is in Frisco, Frisco has a Bowl game, Conference BB Tournaments, and even we are opening a real campus in Frisco. It was probably a pretty easy choice for them. 

I just hope we make a bowl and don't have another NM Bowl disaster like the last one.

[UNTexas]

55 minutes ago, trud1966 said:

and I'd assume outdoor (safer) vs indoor.   Although, I'm wondering if they'll even allow fans?

They currently have fans in there for HS Football and FCD so I assume there will be folks in the stands unless the NCAA has some gripe.

[UNTLifer]

5 hours ago, emmitt01 said:

Did she turn you into a newt? 

[97and03]

19 hours ago, UNTexas said:

My guess is Frisco is 10 times more proactive than Denton or UNT and is far more equipped to take on a short notice event than many cities. They could have looked at Lubbock because its close or anywhere else in Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, or Arizona.

There's a reason the Cowboys are in Frisco, the PGA is moving to Frisco, the Stars are in Frisco, FC Dallas is in Frisco, the FBS National Championship is in Frisco, Frisco has a Bowl game, Conference BB Tournaments, and even we are opening a real campus in Frisco. It was probably a pretty easy choice for them. 

I just hope we make a bowl and don't have another NM Bowl disaster like the last one.

My first thought was also why not Apogee? 
Maybe lack of hotels and little outreach as you mentioned also. 

[greenjoe]

The New MexApogeeico Bowl

[VideoEagle]

Not sure why, but both bowls are owned by ESPN Events and they already have a relationship with Toyota Stadium. They also already run the Military Bowl and the HOD bowl in the area so adding another won't require anymore staff. 

 

[UNT 90 Grad]

Seeing as they are moving to Texas, they missed the opportunity for the New Mexia Bowl.

#flashbacktothetrack

Edited November 26, 2020 by UNT 90 Grad

[UNTexas]

On 11/26/2020 at 12:36 PM, UNT 90 Grad said:

Seeing as they are moving to Texas, they missed the opportunity for the New Mexia Bowl.

#flashbacktothetrack

The evil Fouts track flashback. It leaves you so far from the field.