leopold wrote:God, I want nothing to do with the damned 'Belk' bowl.
They get that matchup they'll be playing in front of 30k in a city nobody cares about them in a bowl that may be the singularly WORST name in all of sports.
I want a P5 team. I could care less about the attendance.
Well, the good news is that most of the scenarios have us matched up against one.
That being said, I wouldn't mind us playing Texas in the Liberty Bowl, and I say that us ending up there, especially if we are 11-1 and not in the championship game, are likely - the SEC is not going to come anywhere close ot filling their bowl allotment and may have 2 teams in the CFP.
leopold wrote:They get that matchup they'll be playing in front of 30k in a city nobody cares about them in a bowl that may be the singularly WORST name in all of sports.
Belk has a $1.7M payout and good support locally. The only time it didn't draw 41K+ was when A&M played Wake Forest (about the size of Tulsa). If we face VT, they alone can bring 30K+ fans.
PonySnob wrote:How exciting to play a 4 or 5 loss Texas team. It would certainly be a ΓÇ£must winΓÇ¥ game for an 11-1 SMU team.
Exactly. If SMU finishes 11-1 (or even 10-2), facing a P5 team with 4-5 losses won't be THAT exciting.
leopold wrote:They get that matchup they'll be playing in front of 30k in a city nobody cares about them in a bowl that may be the singularly WORST name in all of sports.
Belk has a $1.7M payout and good support locally. The only time it didn't draw 41K+ was when A&M played Wake Forest (about the size of Tulsa). If we face VT, they alone can bring 30K+ fans.
PonySnob wrote:How exciting to play a 4 or 5 loss Texas team. It would certainly be a ΓÇ£must winΓÇ¥ game for an 11-1 SMU team.
Exactly. If SMU finishes 11-1 (or even 10-2), facing a P5 team with 4-5 losses won't be THAT exciting.
If we donΓÇÖt get a Cotton Bowl bid then a beatable 4-5 loss Texas team is EXACTLY what the doctor ordered to keep growing the interest in our program.
leopold wrote:If we donΓÇÖt get a Cotton Bowl bid then a beatable 4-5 loss Texas team is EXACTLY what the doctor ordered to keep growing the interest in our program.
Exactly and then Shane should get up and tell the Mustang fans, "Mustang Nation, we arrrreeee baaaacckkkkkk"
another good one Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl Friday, December 27 6:45 ET, ESPN NRG Stadium, Houston, TX Big 12 vs. SEC Projection: Oklahoma State vs. SMU* https://collegefootballnews.com/2019/11 ... er-week-12
I think we could beat a VA.Tech but not so sure about beating Okie or Okie lite and IMO the whorens would be a challenge but would love to kick the bevo-butt.
redpony wrote:I think we could beat a VA.Tech but not so sure about beating Okie or Okie lite and IMO the whorens would be a challenge but would love to kick the bevo-butt.
I don't think SMU has to worry about facing Oklahoma this bowl season!
Hubbard is having a great season for OSU so slowing him down would be a challenges for the DL & LB. SMU should score on their defense so I could see it become an entertaining shootout.
