5 Conferences Aligned For Bowl Game In Bahamas

[MeanGreen61]

Commissioners from five conferences will be part of a news conference in the Bahamas on Oct. 14 announcing "an exciting announcement about postseason college football," according to Lea Miller of Complete Sports Management.

Mountain West commissioner Craig Thompson confirmed the announcement is for a six-year bowl-game agreement with the Mountain West as a backup player, participating "maybe once in six years." Conference USA and the MAC are believed to be spearheading the game and will be primary participants.

Thompson, MAC commissioner Jon Steinbrecher, C-USA commissioner Britton Banowsky, Sun Belt commissioner Karl Benson and American Athletic Conference senior associate commissioner Nick Carparelli will attend the press conference at the 15,000-seat Thomas Robinson Stadium in Nassau.

The Bahamas announcement could spark a bowl rotation among the five conferences across several sites. These conferences are starting their own bowls to avoid the clumsy at-large selection process if so-called power conferences can't fill all their spots.

Two sources involved in the process have said the Bahamas is probably the only feasible working overseas bowl concept because of its proximity (a half-hour flight from Miami, basically).

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/writer/jeremy-fowler/24001062/five-conferences-involved-in-bahamas-bowl

[PlummMeanGreen]

15,000 seats?

If no significant sponsor, gate receipts wouldn't pay for even 1 of the teams air fare.

Must be something else not being mentioned yet.

[oldguystudent]

15,000 seats?

If no significant sponsor, gate receipts wouldn't pay for even 1 of the teams air fare.

Must be something else not being mentioned yet.

I believe current fire code in the Bahamas equates 15,000 seats with 45,000 spectators, so we're good.

[UNTflyer]

I'll go