(12-07-2014 01:15 PM)TforTempleU Wrote:  Are the 7-8 slots already in the works?

already finalized
http://theamerican.org/sports/2014/4/21/...43412.aspx

we get the cure and get back bahamas next year

and are still back ups to 3 bowls
and also still have a chance at the access

LOW CLASS is allowing 6-6 teams to go bowling on a 12 game schedule.

Trust me, even when 6-6 benefited ECU I felt the same way.

(12-07-2014 11:50 AM)pesik Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 11:31 AM)victory engineer Wrote:  7-5 even 8-4 someone stays home... But it's fine cause it's not you.

Just confirms we are a small time league...or low class.

why are we playing the what if game, youre 6-6 ...youre 6-6, let that settle in, and accept that...also if you had more wins someone would have more loses...

if we were 6-6 and didnt make a bowl, im 100% sure our fanbase would blame it on the team for not playing better and not on the conference for not making them a bowl...hell go to our main forum right now, a small group are talking about how we dont deserve a bowl, becuase they dont think we arent good enough..if temple ended up being picked over us... 100% of our fans would blame our coach and our team for not winning more games (you keep saying its not us we don't understand, temple is by far closest to millitary and houston is next on the chopping block after temple, so their is a possibility we get left out)

again illinois might not make a bowl (neither cbssport or sbnation have them going bowling), i doubt they are trying to blame the big 10....im guessign the big 10 is small time???????????? is that your logic???

this confirms that temple is small time and its fanbase have that mindset, that they feel they are obligated to get a bowl on a 6-6 team, that 6-6 should be manditorily rewarded ...and shows your culture that you havent made a bowl in a while and are desperate for one and trying to blame everyone but itself for its misfortunes

This does make the AAC look small time. We are tring to compare the AAC to the P5, and yet, all 6-6 P5 teams are going bowling. And we sold the bowl for what? To play a team in BYU that has little interest in joining the AAC. Small time indeed

you realize 6-6 illinois (big 10) might not make a bowl?

and we traded #5 c-usa tam and #4 Mac for a team that was favored to finish 11-1 and top 15 preseason ..and averages 60k a game ...

and we only had 4 bowl teams last year (we had 5 bowl spots a shot at the access and 3 backups for this year)

(12-07-2014 08:53 AM)pesik Wrote:  what decided for you guys is only having a .500 record..

22% of Bowl eligible teams have a .500 or worse record.

(12-07-2014 02:53 PM)JHG722 Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 08:53 AM)pesik Wrote:  what decided for you guys is only having a .500 record..

22% of Bowl eligible teams have a .500 or worse record.

and if any are left out shouldn't complain about being left out and attack the conference ..that was my point

(12-07-2014 02:45 PM)pesik Wrote:  you realize 6-6 illinois (big 10) might not make a bowl?

and we traded #5 c-usa tam and #4 Mac for a team that was favored to finish 11-1 and top 15 preseason ..and averages 60k a game ...

and we only had 4 bowl teams last year (we had 5 bowl spots a shot at the access and 3 backups for this year)

Illinios is projected to be in the Quick Lane bowl by both ESPN analysts. We are trying to call ourselves the 6th conference. What will be more visible? That an AAC team is playing BYU, or that other smaller conferences are sending more teams to bowls while an AAC bowl eligible team stays home.

Honestly, I get your point about 6-6 teams going to bowls. But you can really talk about relevancy of all bowls outside of the Access bowls.

(12-07-2014 03:44 PM)suburban owl Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 02:45 PM)pesik Wrote:  you realize 6-6 illinois (big 10) might not make a bowl?

and we traded #5 c-usa tam and #4 Mac for a team that was favored to finish 11-1 and top 15 preseason ..and averages 60k a game ...

and we only had 4 bowl teams last year (we had 5 bowl spots a shot at the access and 3 backups for this year)

Illinios is projected to be in the Quick Lane bowl by both ESPN analysts. We are trying to call ourselves the 6th conference. What will be more visible? That an AAC team is playing BYU, or that other smaller conferences are sending more teams to bowls while an AAC bowl eligible team stays home.

Honestly, I get your point about 6-6 teams going to bowls. But you can really talk about relevancy of all bowls outside of the Access bowls.

and sbnations and cbssports sports projected illinois staying home (cbs updated 10 minutes ago and changed it though)

& MWC is the only one sending more..all other g5 only doing 4

My stomach hurts--is Temple out or not? By scanning twitter it looks like at least Ohio, MTSU and UAB are out, right?

(12-07-2014 09:56 AM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  I have never thought that a .500 season was deserving of any post season play. I am including the ones that my own school was a participant in. There are too many damn bowls anyway. Post season play should be a reward for having a very good season. 6-6 is not a very good season. Im not going to comment on Aresco's decision. I don't have enough information to do so.

I don't think a 6-6 team should go bowling if it has less than a .500 record in conference play.
But that is just me.
That would kill UT, South Carolina, Arkansas, Miami, Virginia Tech, NC State and a bunch of other teams.

(12-07-2014 01:15 PM)TforTempleU Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 01:07 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 01:03 PM)pesik Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 01:01 PM)TforTempleU Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 11:50 AM)pesik Wrote:  why are we playing the what if game, youre 6-6 ...youre 6-6, let that settle in, and accept that...also if you had more wins someone would have more loses...

if we were 6-6 and didnt make a bowl, im 100% sure our fanbase would blame it on the team for not playing better and not on the conference for not making them a bowl...hell go to our main forum right now, a small group are talking about how we dont deserve a bowl, becuase they dont think we arent good enough..if temple ended up being picked over us... 100% of our fans would blame our coach and our team for not winning more games (you keep saying its not us we don't understand, temple is by far closest to millitary and houston is next on the chopping block after temple, so their is a possibility we get left out)

again illinois might not make a bowl (neither cbssport or sbnation have them going bowling), i doubt they are trying to blame the big 10....im guessign the big 10 is small time???????????? is that your logic???

this confirms that temple is small time and its fanbase have that mindset, that they feel they are obligated to get a bowl on a 6-6 team, that 6-6 should be manditorily rewarded ...and shows your culture that you havent made a bowl in a while and are desperate for one and trying to blame everyone but itself for its misfortunes

Lol as if Houston is big time

first off i never said that, or even insinuated it and even clearly said in that post, that houston could eassily be the one left out...

In fact, given the geography of the conference and the east heavy distribution of the AAC bowls---I was always concerned that there was a strong chance that Houston could be left out in a similar situation when the bowl line up was announced. The teams in this league have always been at risk for this sort of thing. In the Sunbelt a 7-5 team is sitting home this year---last year an 8-4 W Kentucky sat at home. A 9-3 LaTech sat at home a few years ago. It could be much worse. Like I said, no real worries after next year as we will have 7-8 slots annually.

Are the 7-8 slots already in the works?

Already signed and delivered. It sucks this occurred this year, but it shouldn't happen again.

(12-07-2014 03:51 PM)pesik Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 03:44 PM)suburban owl Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 02:45 PM)pesik Wrote:  you realize 6-6 illinois (big 10) might not make a bowl?

and we traded #5 c-usa tam and #4 Mac for a team that was favored to finish 11-1 and top 15 preseason ..and averages 60k a game ...

and we only had 4 bowl teams last year (we had 5 bowl spots a shot at the access and 3 backups for this year)

Illinios is projected to be in the Quick Lane bowl by both ESPN analysts. We are trying to call ourselves the 6th conference. What will be more visible? That an AAC team is playing BYU, or that other smaller conferences are sending more teams to bowls while an AAC bowl eligible team stays home.

Honestly, I get your point about 6-6 teams going to bowls. But you can really talk about relevancy of all bowls outside of the Access bowls.

and sbnations and cbssports sports projected illinois staying home (cbs updated 10 minutes ago and changed it though)

& MWC is the only one sending more..all other g5 only doing 4

So this is different from what I said how?

(12-07-2014 03:44 PM)suburban owl Wrote:  What will be more visible? That an AAC team is playing BYU, or that other smaller conferences are sending more teams to bowls while an AAC bowl eligible team stays home.

Honestly, very few will notice either one.

I predict the Bahamas bowl will not exist in three- four years

(12-07-2014 03:59 PM)Cubanbull Wrote:  I predict the Bahamas bowl will not exist in three- four years

Bring back the International Bowl! Toronto, even in the dead of winter, is fun y'all.

(12-07-2014 03:57 PM)johnbragg Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 03:44 PM)suburban owl Wrote:  What will be more visible? That an AAC team is playing BYU, or that other smaller conferences are sending more teams to bowls while an AAC bowl eligible team stays home.

Honestly, very few will notice either one.

beating 6-6 pennstate or florida, will get you 10x more notice than beating a 9-3 mac team
beating byu with taysom who would have likey been top 15 if healthy (remember this was done when he was healthy)...woud have done more than any g5 even marshall

you might not remember we used to post threads hoping BYU would lose 1 game so they wouldnt get an atlarge earlirer in the season...BYU isnt texas but they have larger name recognition than any G5

(12-07-2014 03:57 PM)johnbragg Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 03:44 PM)suburban owl Wrote:  What will be more visible? That an AAC team is playing BYU, or that other smaller conferences are sending more teams to bowls while an AAC bowl eligible team stays home.

Honestly, very few will notice either one.

Depressing, but true.

(12-07-2014 04:01 PM)justinslot Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 03:59 PM)Cubanbull Wrote:  I predict the Bahamas bowl will not exist in three- four years

Bring back the International Bowl! Toronto, even in the dead of winter, is fun y'all.

Yep. I remember that one. Didn't survive and you could at least drive to it.

(12-07-2014 04:03 PM)pesik Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 03:57 PM)johnbragg Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 03:44 PM)suburban owl Wrote:  What will be more visible? That an AAC team is playing BYU, or that other smaller conferences are sending more teams to bowls while an AAC bowl eligible team stays home.

Honestly, very few will notice either one.

beating 6-6 pennstate or florida, will get you 10x more notice than beating a 9-3 mac team
beating byu with taysom who would have likey been top 15 if healthy (remember this was done when he was healthy)...woud have done more than any g5 even marshall

you might not remember we used to post threads hoping BYU would lose 1 game so they wouldnt get an atlarge earlirer in the season...BYU isnt texas but they have larger name recognition than any G5

20 years from now, no one will remember that BYU's qb was out if they lose to a AAC team in a bowl game.
How many people remember that when Tennessee played Florida State for a BCS championship, that Florida State was playing behind its 3rd string qb in that game?

(12-07-2014 03:57 PM)suburban owl Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 03:51 PM)pesik Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 03:44 PM)suburban owl Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 02:45 PM)pesik Wrote:  you realize 6-6 illinois (big 10) might not make a bowl?

and we traded #5 c-usa tam and #4 Mac for a team that was favored to finish 11-1 and top 15 preseason ..and averages 60k a game ...

and we only had 4 bowl teams last year (we had 5 bowl spots a shot at the access and 3 backups for this year)

Illinios is projected to be in the Quick Lane bowl by both ESPN analysts. We are trying to call ourselves the 6th conference. What will be more visible? That an AAC team is playing BYU, or that other smaller conferences are sending more teams to bowls while an AAC bowl eligible team stays home.

Honestly, I get your point about 6-6 teams going to bowls. But you can really talk about relevancy of all bowls outside of the Access bowls.

and sbnations and cbssports sports projected illinois staying home (cbs updated 10 minutes ago and changed it though)

& MWC is the only one sending more..all other g5 only doing 4

So this is different from what I said how?

mwc got the access beyond that its the same, a potenial p5 team might stay home...thats pretty different than what you said...and you realize that we have 7 bowl spots next year (not inlcuding backups or access) and 8 starting in 2016 (not inlcuding backups or access)