Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2019 12:13 pmPosted: Tue Dec 03, 2019 12:47 pmTerry Webster wrote:How much politicking goes on by our AD in this process? Do we really have a say in the process?
Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2019 1:21 pmPosted: Tue Dec 03, 2019 2:05 pmsmitty329 wrote:mr. pony wrote:There are 30-something bowls.
How many 10-2 teams are there?
SMU does deserve a shot at a mid-level Big 12, SEC or Big 10 team.
Unfortunately that would require a 32 team playoff system.
Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2019 2:08 pmPosted: Tue Dec 03, 2019 2:10 pmDukie wrote:Terry Webster wrote:How much politicking goes on by our AD in this process? Do we really have a say in the process?
Relationships and reputations and storylines all matter. Aresco needs to be doing a lot, too.
Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2019 3:17 pmmr. pony wrote:How many people think this team would be fired up to play UAB in Frisco?
How many think they’d be fired up to play the game of their lives versus Texas in Houston?
Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2019 3:48 pmWordUpBU wrote:mr. pony wrote:How many people think this team would be fired up to play UAB in Frisco?
How many think they’d be fired up to play the game of their lives versus Texas in Houston?
Texas isn’t lasting until Houston. They’ll be in the Alamo or Camping World.
However Okie State, ISU, or K-State would potentially be in Houston
Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2019 4:25 pmPosted: Tue Dec 03, 2019 4:39 pmALEX LIFESON wrote:I would imagine the longhorns brass, doing everything they could to dodge a game with SMU. It would be perceived as....no upside for them.
Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2019 8:20 pmStallion wrote:ESPN owns and operates about 15 bowls including all AAC Bowls except the Military Bowl-they can broker a deal among any one of those bowls to get the best matchup for their schedule-so for example if they want to match pretty evenly matched schools they could send SMU to say Phoenix (Cheese-it Bowl which ESPN also owns) to play San Diego St (9-3) on a Friday Nite and leave the 6-6, Sunbelt and MAC schools to play on Monday through Wednesday nite. Brokered deals have happened on a regular basis. That's just an example, because it would be a decent matchup between 10-2 and 9-3 teams but they would want higher profile teams playing on certain nites. ESPN also owns the Texas Bowl which has been mentioned as a possible destination.
They are probably going to broker the Hawaii Bowl(if Hawaii loses MWC Championship) to let Hawaii in Hawaii bowl because that's technically a MWC or BYU v AAC Bowl-and BYU has technically already accepted the MWC or BYU slot. So MWC gets Hawaii Bowl in exchange for AAC sliding into the Phoenix Bowl could be a legitimate trade
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2019 1:40 ammr. pony wrote:WordUpBU wrote:mr. pony wrote:How many people think this team would be fired up to play UAB in Frisco?
How many think they’d be fired up to play the game of their lives versus Texas in Houston?
Texas isn’t lasting until Houston. They’ll be in the Alamo or Camping World.
However Okie State, ISU, or K-State would potentially be in Houston
Fine. Put SMU there.
**Texas isn’t “lasting” till Houston’s bowl? WTH does that mean? ... This shows UT - A&M possibly in that bowl. And the Aggies say NO.
https://www.kvue.com/mobile/article/spo ... 2b6186ed50
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2019 8:15 amPosted: Wed Dec 04, 2019 9:14 amPosted: Wed Dec 04, 2019 9:26 am