http://blogs.idahostatesman.com/espn-buy...tato-bowl/

So now ESPN has 8 bowls. The Bowl Director will no be an employee of ESPN. States it was provide financial stability and some greater flexibility in team selection.

I wonder now that ESPN has bought this bowl that they will move to another location in a few years. Perhaps this become the LA bowl or some other location other than Boise?

kind of doubt it. With the Blue turf and all- one of the more memorable locations. Think if a bowl would be moved to LA it'd be something more along the lines of the Birmingham Bowl.

Its a great location for the MWC schools, IMO.

(08-14-2013 10:42 AM)MWC Tex Wrote:  http://blogs.idahostatesman.com/espn-buy...tato-bowl/

So now ESPN has 8 bowls. The Bowl Director will no be an employee of ESPN. States it was provide financial stability and some greater flexibility in team selection.
I wonder now that ESPN has bought this bowl that they will move to another location in a few years. Perhaps this become the LA bowl or some other location other than Boise?

If E$PN said it, it almost guarantees it was for a different reason than that mentioned. They'll probably try to dump the MAC and find someone else to play the MWC.

For what it is worth... I keep hearing that at lot of the G5 contracts are not going to be set in stone for the 2014-19 cycle because a number of these contracts are being written so that Conference X is tied to Bowl Y for the cycle but in two of the years the Bowl will have the right to trade Conference X out to another bowl. X still gets a game but it may not be the one they expect.

An example given to me was New Orleans trades Idaho to Boise, Boise sends Buffalo to DC, DC sends Southern Miss to New Orleans.

(08-14-2013 01:21 PM)arkstfan Wrote:  For what it is worth... I keep hearing that at lot of the G5 contracts are not going to be set in stone for the 2014-19 cycle because a number of these contracts are being written so that Conference X is tied to Bowl Y for the cycle but in two of the years the Bowl will have the right to trade Conference X out to another bowl. X still gets a game but it may not be the one they expect.

An example given to me was New Orleans trades Idaho to Boise, Boise sends Buffalo to DC, DC sends Southern Miss to New Orleans.

Makes sense. Boise would rather have Idaho or NMSU (I think?) than a MAC team anyway, and I think the MAC team would rather have a southern bowl.

And the Potato Bowl has officially signed the MAC. http://espn.go.com/college-football/stor...ources-say

(08-14-2013 01:21 PM)arkstfan Wrote:  For what it is worth... I keep hearing that at lot of the G5 contracts are not going to be set in stone for the 2014-19 cycle because a number of these contracts are being written so that Conference X is tied to Bowl Y for the cycle but in two of the years the Bowl will have the right to trade Conference X out to another bowl. X still gets a game but it may not be the one they expect.

An example given to me was New Orleans trades Idaho to Boise, Boise sends Buffalo to DC, DC sends Southern Miss to New Orleans.

Seems plausible that ESPN could be planning to use the bowls they own to form a pool so they can swap teams at their discretion. Basically creating the best matchup possible in hopes of elevating ratings for their games. They now own 8 games and many of them feature G5 teams. Wouldn't surprise me at all.

Not just ratings... ticket sales as well.

(08-14-2013 01:38 PM)HuskieTap22 Wrote:  

(08-14-2013 01:21 PM)arkstfan Wrote:  For what it is worth... I keep hearing that at lot of the G5 contracts are not going to be set in stone for the 2014-19 cycle because a number of these contracts are being written so that Conference X is tied to Bowl Y for the cycle but in two of the years the Bowl will have the right to trade Conference X out to another bowl. X still gets a game but it may not be the one they expect.

An example given to me was New Orleans trades Idaho to Boise, Boise sends Buffalo to DC, DC sends Southern Miss to New Orleans.

Seems plausible that ESPN could be planning to use the bowls they own to form a pool so they can swap teams at their discretion. Basically creating the best matchup possible in hopes of elevating ratings for their games. They now own 8 games and many of them feature G5 teams. Wouldn't surprise me at all.

I agree, it makes sense if that's what they're doing.

(08-14-2013 01:21 PM)arkstfan Wrote:  For what it is worth... I keep hearing that at lot of the G5 contracts are not going to be set in stone for the 2014-19 cycle because a number of these contracts are being written so that Conference X is tied to Bowl Y for the cycle but in two of the years the Bowl will have the right to trade Conference X out to another bowl. X still gets a game but it may not be the one they expect.

An example given to me was New Orleans trades Idaho to Boise, Boise sends Buffalo to DC, DC sends Southern Miss to New Orleans.

Sounds like your correct. Except it might just be one year where you can be traded elsewhere.


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