2012 NCAA/CUSA Bowl Schedule

Stallion · Post by **Stallion** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 3:16 pm

Note CUSA listed with 2 Bowls in Dallas-6 bowls total. Maybe I missed it but I thought the Ticket City Bowl in Cotton Bowl had not yet been certified due to funding issues. Has that been resolved-it appears to be because this is apparently from an official release. Wouldn't be surprised to see SMU in "Cotton Bowl" on New Years Day against a Big 10 Opponent . CUSA will do what is neccessary to protect conference affiliation with BCS conference on New Years Day(actually Jan 2 since Jan 1 is Sunday

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=6672862

ponyboy · Post by **ponyboy** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 3:27 pm

I'll take a game in the real Cotton Bowl.

goldenstang · Post by **goldenstang** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 3:34 pm

CUSA opponents in bowls.
BIG 10
BIG EAST
SEC
BYU
WAC
SBC

Good chance for CUSA to prove itself against AQ's and BYU.

PonyKai · Post by **PonyKai** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 4:18 pm

A bowl game is a bowl game is a bowl game, but I have my reservations about us playing in Dallas again.

Stallion · Post by **Stallion** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 4:20 pm

I'd bet Dallas unless we win CUSA

sacklunch · Post by **sacklunch** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 4:32 pm

Will the liberty bowl still get the first choice of C-USA or will the cotton bowl get first choice? I would love to play a big 10 team in the cotton bowl.

skyscraper · Post by **skyscraper** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 4:52 pm

sacklunch wrote:Will the liberty bowl still get the first choice of C-USA or will the cotton bowl get first choice? I would love to play a big 10 team in the cotton bowl.

Would rather play a nationally televised game on ABC (Liberty) than a game on ESPNU (TicketCity).

RE Tycoon · Post by **RE Tycoon** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 10:13 am

Might be embarrassing if we get the "Cotton Bowl". Could we even fill half the stadium? God forbid it is Northwestern v SMU. Even with the impressive showing by SMU fans at home last year against Army, I think that is the max we can pull for a bowl game.

I would suggest to the promoters that all seats be $5 to pump up interest and attendance.

goldenstang · Post by **goldenstang** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 2:16 pm

RE Tycoon wrote:Might be embarrassing if we get the "Cotton Bowl". Could we even fill half the stadium? God forbid it is Northwestern v SMU. Even with the impressive showing by SMU fans at home last year against Army, I think that is the max we can pull for a bowl game.

I would suggest to the promoters that all seats be $5 to pump up interest and attendance.

The attendance last year for Texas Tech vs Northwestern was embarrassing

KillBilly · Post by **KillBilly** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 9:28 pm

goldenstang wrote:
RE Tycoon wrote:Might be embarrassing if we get the "Cotton Bowl". Could we even fill half the stadium? God forbid it is Northwestern v SMU. Even with the impressive showing by SMU fans at home last year against Army, I think that is the max we can pull for a bowl game.

I would suggest to the promoters that all seats be $5 to pump up interest and attendance.

The attendance last year for Texas Tech vs Northwestern was embarrassing

Northwestern fans didn't fill even 1 section of the Cotton Bowl. Most bland, worthless opponent in Tech bowl history.

Stallion · Post by **Stallion** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 10:01 pm

SMU needs a Challenge to wake some alumni up. I'd like to think of it as an opportunity

ALEX LIFESON · Post by **ALEX LIFESON** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 12:02 pm

Stallion wrote:SMU needs a Challenge to wake some alumni up. I'd like to think of it as an opportunity

While agreeing with you, I just don't know what it would be. The 10,000 we had at the Ford Stadium bowl game, wouldn't fill the restrooms at the 90,000 seat Cotton Bowl.

PonyKai · Post by **PonyKai** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 1:01 pm

Well, something needs to give. Whether it's us stringing together a 10+ win season or two, or bribing Dallas residents to come, or taking out a loan to fund a marketing department, or answering a challenge like that- something has to give.

I know, I know, beating a dead horse.

Treadway21 · Post by **Treadway21** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 1:07 pm

The CUSA should lobby the NCAA and ask them to punish Ohio State by making them play in the Cotton Bowl against a CUSA team; that would help attendance and penalize OSU at the same time.

mrydel · Post by **mrydel** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 2:03 pm

Treadway21 wrote:The CUSA should lobby the NCAA and ask them to punish Ohio State by making them play in the Cotton Bowl against a CUSA team; that would help attendance and penalize OSU at the same time.

Nice thought to help the bowl in Dallas but if you want to punish OSU I would send them to the Humanitarian Bowl for 5 years. Boise in December can not be a true paradise.