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New Orleans Bowl Please
Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 2:23 pm
by Johnny Utah
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has accepted a bid to the the New Orleans Bowl this year. Last year 50,000 of their fans showed up....ALL WEARING RED. Perhaps if we go to the New Orleans Bowl, the nation will be unable to see who out of the 50,000 are from Dallas and who are from Lafayette. Might confuse the nation into thinking we actually travel. Hence, New Orleans Bowl is a better decision for the program in my opinion.....
Re: New Orleans Bowl Please
Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 2:26 pm
by Stallion
Don't make your reservations. Sounds like the perfect bowl to invite Rice-short drive for their small fanbase
Re: New Orleans Bowl Please
Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 2:29 pm
by SMU_Alumni11
I'm hoping for heart of Dallas bowl, they might us since big ten I don't think will travel to it well so they might as well pick local.
Re: New Orleans Bowl Please
Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 2:31 pm
by ponyte
NOLA is a great place to visit for fans and players. I just don't know about how excited our kids will be about NOLA.
I played there several times (HS and college) and it was always a wonder land for someone seeing it for the first time. Great zoo, FrenchQuarter unbelievable food, very active night life, incredible music and just a few minutes from the River Road and antebellum plantations. Not sure any of that will interested the kids except maybe the plantation tours.
And playing a southLA school and partying with their fans would be something to look forward to.
Re: New Orleans Bowl Please
Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 2:50 pm
by ponyscott
Johnny Utah wrote:The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has accepted a bid to the the New Orleans Bowl this year. Last year 50,000 of their fans showed up....ALL WEARING RED. Perhaps if we go to the New Orleans Bowl, the nation will be unable to see who out of the 50,000 are from Dallas and who are from Lafayette. Might confuse the nation into thinking we actually travel. Hence, New Orleans Bowl is a better decision for the program in my opinion.....
That's funny on the red comparison. Would be tough to play a La school in NOLA....crowd would be tough on us to say the least.
Re: New Orleans Bowl Please
Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 3:13 pm
by OR-See-Nee
We've already played in New Orleans once this year. That's enough for me.
Re: New Orleans Bowl Please
Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 3:16 pm
by malonish
ponyte wrote:NOLA is a great place to visit for fans and players. I just don't know about how excited our kids will be about NOLA.
I played there several times (HS and college) and it was always a wonder land for someone seeing it for the first time. Great zoo, FrenchQuarter unbelievable food, very active night life, incredible music and just a few minutes from the River Road and antebellum plantations. Not sure any of that will interested the kids except maybe the plantation tours.
And playing a southLA school and partying with their fans would be something to look forward to.
Hand Grenades.
Re: New Orleans Bowl Please
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 3:22 pm
by EastStang
I looked at several prediction sites and got three different predicitons.
CBS has us going to NOLA
Phil Steele has us going to Ft. Worth
And Scout has us going to Hawaii.
I think things are bit in flux until the CUSA championship game. If Tulsa wins CUSA, then they would go to the Dallas Bowl. We'd probably end up in Ft. Worth. If UCF wins CUSA, they go to Dallas, Tulsa to Ft. Worth and we go to Hawaii. I agree that Rice probably ends up in NOLA. Is UH bowl eligible?
Re: New Orleans Bowl Please
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 3:29 pm
by ponyte
UH isn't bowl eligible this year. Currently its UCF, Tulsa, ECU, SMU and Rice from CUSA.
Re: New Orleans Bowl Please
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 3:34 pm
by CA Mustang
EastStang wrote:Is UH bowl eligible?
No, they finished 5-7.
Only bowl eligible teams in CUSA are UCF, ECU, Tulsa, SMU and Rice.
Re: New Orleans Bowl Please
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 3:35 pm
by mustangxc
EastStang wrote:I looked at several prediction sites and got three different predicitons.
CBS has us going to NOLA
Phil Steele has us going to Ft. Worth
And Scout has us going to Hawaii.
I think things are bit in flux until the CUSA championship game. If Tulsa wins CUSA, then they would go to the Dallas Bowl. We'd probably end up in Ft. Worth. If UCF wins CUSA, they go to Dallas, Tulsa to Ft. Worth and we go to Hawaii. I agree that Rice probably ends up in NOLA. Is UH bowl eligible?
CUSA Winner goes to Liberty Bowl. If it is Tulsa, then we probably head to Armed Forces Bowl. If it is UCF, Tulsa goes to Armed Forces Bowl.
Re: New Orleans Bowl Please
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 3:37 pm
by StallionsModelT
Really hope that Tulsa wins CUSA title game so that we go to Armed Forces Bowl against AFA.
Re: New Orleans Bowl Please
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 3:38 pm
by CA Mustang
StallionsModelT wrote:Really hope that Tulsa wins CUSA title game so that we go to Armed Forces Bowl against AFA.
I hope that works out better than our Armed Forces Bowl appearance versus Army.
Re: New Orleans Bowl Please
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 3:40 pm
by StallionsModelT
I just want to be able to attend the game. I can go to FW. Can't make it to Hawaii on Christmas Eve. Selfish reasons.
Re: New Orleans Bowl Please
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 3:40 pm
by mustangxc
StallionsModelT wrote:Really hope that Tulsa wins CUSA title game so that we go to Armed Forces Bowl against AFA.
I hope UCF wins CUSA title, Tulsa goes to Hawaii or Armed Forces Bowl, Rice goes to Hawaii or Armed Forces Bowl and we end up in New Orleans Bowl or arrange a trade to another bowl game such as Independence Bowl or Dallas Bowl, etc. I would rather go to a bowl we have not been to.