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ponyscott wrote:I'm for the New Orleans Bowl although I hear that's is least desirable and are not as 'hospitable' as other Bowl Committees, etc. We don't want to play in the Ticket City Bowl yet as playing a Big 10 team will not be what we want to see....SMU isn't ready to play those big [deleted] and deep teams. Michigan, Purdue?..forgetaboutit----Playing a MAC team may give us a win and having a 2-1 record in bowl games for the last 3 years is good stuff. At the end of the day just saying SMU went to 3 consecutive bowls and won 2 will work it for me. No one watches most of the second rate bowl games anyway.

redpony wrote:Until I see the fire and enthusiasm that this team really wants to win I am for either the AFB or Ticket city bowl. At this point these players have not earned the right to a 'nice vacation' in Fla., NO or Hawaii. IMO many of the seniors have quit on the fans and therefore let them stay home.
Sorry for the rant but I am p!&&ed at the attitude displayed these last few games.

GO PONIES!!!

Insane_Pony_Posse wrote:
Wouldn't the Armed Forces Bowl allow the SMU athletic department to "net" more money
due to greatly reduced travel costs? I've heard some teams barely break even when they
add in travel costs of flying/hotels for teams, bands, cheerleaders, staff, ect...to bowl games.
If we are going to be in some 2nd or 3rd tier bowl I say why not just have another home game?
Yep....my vote is for Ford Stadium as the lesser of 2-3 evils.

mrydel wrote:

Insane_Pony_Posse wrote:
Wouldn't the Armed Forces Bowl allow the SMU athletic department to "net" more money
due to greatly reduced travel costs? I've heard some teams barely break even when they
add in travel costs of flying/hotels for teams, bands, cheerleaders, staff, ect...to bowl games.
If we are going to be in some 2nd or 3rd tier bowl I say why not just have another home game?
Yep....my vote is for Ford Stadium as the lesser of 2-3 evils.

I could be wrong but it is my understanding that CUSA pays expenses, and the bowl money from all CUSA bowl games is split evenly. So it does not matter which bowl any school participates in, the "take" for each school will be the same.

mrydel wrote:I could be wrong but it is my understanding that CUSA pays expenses, and the bowl money from all CUSA bowl games is split evenly. So it does not matter which bowl any school participates in, the "take" for each school will be the same.

Insane_Pony_Posse wrote:

mrydel wrote:I could be wrong but it is my understanding that CUSA pays expenses, and the bowl money from all CUSA bowl games is split evenly. So it does not matter which bowl any school participates in, the "take" for each school will be the same.

I cant imagine it not making any difference whatsoever to the bottom line traveling/housing
all those people but if that's true I still prefer another home game unless it's a bowl that matters.
Why have a few hundred SMU fans in New Orleans when we can have thousands at Ford and
another Blvd?

ponyscott wrote:Nobody cares what friggin silly bowl game you play in anyway...Weedeater Bowl, Beef O'Brady Bowl?...C'mon HS recruits don't know or care unless its a big game. Its all window dressing. Just win the game and then we don't have tell recruits we went to a Bowl game, but we didn't win. To hell with it, make it a fun trip for fans and players and have fun. We will NOT be competitive with even a lower Big 10 team I can assure you....all you guys on here crack me up complaining we can't even win a CUSA schedule and fire Jone Jones and you think its a good idea to play a game we won't match up well in?......give us a another year with depth and size....

ponyscott wrote:all you guys on here crack me up complaining we can't even win a CUSA schedule and fire Jone Jones and you think its a good idea to play a game we won't match up well in?