Not an exciting opponent or destination, but it's 5 hours from Dallas and I'll go if UConn or SMU is playing.

Western Arkansas is really nice ... it looks exactly like Connecticut with the hills & trees. We go there every summer for family vacations. But as a bowl destination? I don't know. It might be ok.

Maybe we can get the New Orleans Bowl when its current contract expires.

(03-11-2015 03:31 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(03-11-2015 03:17 PM)Ramen_Tiger Wrote:  

(03-11-2015 03:07 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(03-11-2015 02:57 PM)BigHouston Wrote:  

(03-11-2015 10:39 AM)chiefsfan Wrote:  Well think about it, you are the PAC 12...would you honestly want to send a 6-6 or 7-5 team across the country to play a G5 team that's probably going to have 8 or 9 wins? Especially when you've got bowls nearby who would give their front teeth to be associated with you?

Huge difference between the AAC and the G4's

This thinking is the reason you guys are looking at getting a bowl in Little Rock. Just saying

Say Wat?????

I consider the MWC to be a lot closer to you guys than you are to the P5. Hence your problem. You backed out of Nola because you wanted a game with a P5 school...only to find no P5's wanting to play you guys because of the same gap that you see between you and the G5.

You guys didnt get access last year...a 2 loss MWC school did. That should give you an idea about where everyone else sees you.

I'm pretty sure we already established that the American picked up two 'new' ACC ties, has a few others as well. Someone earlier in the thread listed them, we're playing around 4 P schools every bowl season.

I don't think we expect to win the Access slot every season... in fact, it's already been well discussed how crafty Boise was in sliding back to a very weakened MWC. They have an excellent shot to take that game every year, if a quality AAC is beating up on itself. But we shall see how that works out.

Now what we DO have is posters from some SBC teams living on our board today. THAT surely speaks to our level of importance!

This is a no brainer New England wins because the viewing audience is much greater and they can make more money
A bowl at Gillette Stadium the home of the New England Patriots is a win-win for a conference period.

We could get a good affiliation because the power 5 is interested in the TV viewing for sure. I I think it becomes another P 5 bowl for our conference yippee

(03-11-2015 03:10 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  Little Rock is far from dreadful. It's just not New Orleans. If City leadership had any initiative, it would have had a bowl a long time ago, but they put all their eggs in the "Razorbacks are going to play here every year basket" With the Pigs looking to pull out, the city is desperately trying to find something.

Correct that the city of Little Rock is far from dreadful. It's a medium size southern metro of 700,000 with plenty to do for a couple of days, plus Hot Springs is just down the road.
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But the Little Rock Bowl is dreadful for the AAC. It's not the city so much as the bowl. The only AAC fans who would show up against somebody like ULMonroe would be Memphis, and maybe Tulsa and SMU, and only because of proximity.

(03-11-2015 03:07 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(03-11-2015 02:57 PM)BigHouston Wrote:  

(03-11-2015 10:39 AM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(03-11-2015 10:35 AM)BullsFanInTX Wrote:  We don't need 10 bowls a year for 12 teams. What we need is better opponents (Miami Beach) in the bowls we already have.

A few months ago, Aresco stated that he was still trying to get the Pac12 in Miami Beach. I wonder where that went (probably nowhere).

Well think about it, you are the PAC 12...would you honestly want to send a 6-6 or 7-5 team across the country to play a G5 team that's probably going to have 8 or 9 wins? Especially when you've got bowls nearby who would give their front teeth to be associated with you?

Huge difference between the AAC and the G4's

This thinking is the reason you guys are looking at getting a bowl in Little Rock. Just saying

What thinking?!?

Well I can see it if the western teams are interested. From my point of view if a 6-6 USF team bowl choice is in December in Little Rock vs Sun Belt. I rather we stayed home. I'm a die hard fan but will not be spending money on a meaningless exhibition game in a place I'm not interested in going vs a team that I don't care to play.

Playing in Little Rock vs Ark State would be worst case scenario for anyteam in this league.I have no idea why AResco would t h ink this is a good idea. Wow just wow.

(03-11-2015 03:59 PM)Stookey57 Wrote:  This is a no brainer New England wins because the viewing audience is much greater and they can make more money
A bowl at Gillette Stadium the home of the New England Patriots is a win-win for a conference period.

We could get a good affiliation because the power 5 is interested in the TV viewing for sure. I I think it becomes another P 5 bowl for our conference yippee

Totally agree

Additional North East presence is what this league should aim at increasing and probably were TV partners would want it to be held too.

(03-11-2015 05:20 PM)Cubanbull Wrote:  Well I can see it if the western teams are interested. From my point of view if a 6-6 USF team bowl choice is in December in Little Rock vs Sun Belt. I rather we stayed home. I'm a die hard fan but will not be spending money on a meaningless exhibition game in a place I'm not interested in going vs a team that I don't care to play.

Exactly,whats the point.It really would be worse to play in this bowl than to stay home.

If you look at our schools, Atlanta is the geographic center of our conference. Even though we have no schools in Georgia, that's our most central location.

How many bowls does Atlanta have? I don't follow this stuff closely, so I don't know. I can't think of many. How about adding a bowl there instead of Boston or Little Rock?

(03-11-2015 05:25 PM)BigHouston Wrote:  

(03-11-2015 03:59 PM)Stookey57 Wrote:  This is a no brainer New England wins because the viewing audience is much greater and they can make more money
A bowl at Gillette Stadium the home of the New England Patriots is a win-win for a conference period.

We could get a good affiliation because the power 5 is interested in the TV viewing for sure. I I think it becomes another P 5 bowl for our conference yippee

Totally agree

Additional North East presence is what this league should aim at increasing and probably were TV partners would want it to be held too.

Being a history buff and having good friends in Mass I'd love to have a bowl there.

(03-11-2015 05:25 PM)BigHouston Wrote:  

(03-11-2015 03:59 PM)Stookey57 Wrote:  This is a no brainer New England wins because the viewing audience is much greater and they can make more money
A bowl at Gillette Stadium the home of the New England Patriots is a win-win for a conference period.

We could get a good affiliation because the power 5 is interested in the TV viewing for sure. I I think it becomes another P 5 bowl for our conference yippee

Totally agree

Additional North East presence is what this league should aim at increasing and probably were TV partners would want it to be held too.

Make it a bowl hosted by the AAC - this is a perfect "American" branding opportunity in a great market. To solidify the AAC as the host and owner of the bowl, rotate the opponent from year to year, include the ACC and Big Ten, if possible, but also include C-USA, MAC, etc.

Nice! This is sure to get us that AAC Network and big $$ from ESPN.

#big-time

If it's AAC #6/#7 vs SBC #2...

Could be worse.

(03-11-2015 08:21 PM)Native Georgian Wrote:  If it's AAC #6/#7 vs SBC #2...

Could be worse.

SBC does not designate an order for their bowls. They actually try to make it a team that their finds wcan easily attend. Imagine a league thinking about the fans, what a concept.

(03-11-2015 12:37 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(03-11-2015 09:49 AM)BullsFanInTX Wrote:  Houston, SMU, Tulsa, etc, here is your bowl. You wanted western bowls.

Well, it beats an open air bowl in New England.....

Yes, but San Antonio would be much better. I'm picturing an ice storm bowl game in Little Rock. Not a bowl destination I'm excited about.

(03-11-2015 08:21 PM)Native Georgian Wrote:  If it's AAC #6/#7 vs SBC #2...

Could be worse.

Not bad... I could actually go for this ^^^

(03-11-2015 09:03 AM)jaredf29 Wrote:  Garbage

yep.

Get used to it kids...garbage conferences get garbage bowls.

Welcome to the truth....

(03-11-2015 10:12 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  Get used to it kids...garbage conferences get garbage bowls.

Welcome to the truth....

The Truth will set you free my friend.

Long way from this coming true though. Little Rock has lost games twice because of a combination of television, and no one having the remote desire of having to play a virtual road game against Arkansas State every single year.