Report: CUSA May Vacate Liberty Bowl for Compass Bowl

Stallion · Post by **Stallion** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 2:35 pm

in either event I would think USM would be the team affected-

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011 ... s_bbv.html

skyscraper · Post by **skyscraper** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 2:53 pm

Good find.
But reading about all that horse-trading makes my head hurt.

Kynd Tulsa Phan · Post by **Kynd Tulsa Phan** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 3:08 pm

Wow. thats just terrible.

Liberty Bowl for Legion Field.

RedBlueSMU · Post by **RedBlueSMU** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 5:22 pm

Kynd Tulsa Phan wrote:Wow. thats just terrible.

Liberty Bowl for Legion Field.

No no. Not just Legion Field. It's Historic Legion Field.

NY Pony · Post by **NY Pony** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 5:25 pm

Makes a lot of sense for Southern Miss fans. Other than Beale street Memphis and Birmingham are pretty similar towns.

smuuth · Post by **smuuth** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 5:55 pm

Do you think CUSA teams other than Houston who are "rumored" goiing to BE will get a less atractive bowl as punishment?

redpony · Post by **redpony** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 6:00 pm

I have had that same thought. Guess it will be interesting to see how it all shakes out.

GO PONIES!!!

redpony · Post by **redpony** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 6:02 pm

Ah yes, beautiful B'ham. Sounds like the perfect place for a Rice, Tulane or a Tulsa to play.

GO PONIES!!!

ponyscott · Post by **ponyscott** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 12:25 am

Sorry have to disagree...Memphis is WAY better of a fun town than Birmingham....tourism numbers will verify that. Elvis knew.......sucks to go to B'ham.

PonyFan · Post by **PonyFan** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 12:47 am

I would have to disagree. I have been to Birmingham on business several times over the last few years, and enjoyed it. Nice hotels, good music to be found in some local bars, damn good food in a few places. (Not saying it's better than Memphis, where I have never been. Just saying Birmingham should not be written off as an unattractive destination.)

I'd prefer Birmingham to Hawaii. Not as scenic, but a heck of a lot cheaper.

SMU_Alumni11 · Post by **SMU_Alumni11** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 1:12 am

PonyFan wrote:I would have to disagree. I have been to Birmingham on business several times over the last few years, and enjoyed it. Nice hotels, good music to be found in some local bars, damn good food in a few places. (Not saying it's better than Memphis, where I have never been. Just saying Birmingham should not be written off as an unattractive destination.)

I'd prefer Birmingham to Hawaii. Not as scenic, but a heck of a lot cheaper.

I take almost any bowl over hawaii bowl. Either one sounds interesting.

No Quarter · Post by **No Quarter** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 1:34 am

When all is said and done Birmingham is a mill town but without the history, sightseeing and diversity of post industrial Pittsburg. Memphis has its problems is not to be put behind Birmingham.

Dutch · Post by **Dutch** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 7:34 am

So we'll know something next week