RE: Orlando Sentinel #31: Georgia Southern
again, I respectfully disagree, total distance isn't that big of a deal anymore, if they can look at an App fan base and realize that 60-70 thousand are only a hour or so flight away, than I think that negates a 4 hour car ride for GS fans. I also think that other factors will play in, how well both fan bases travel during the regular season, which, looks like a wash, home attendance, which App will have an advantage, and national recognition, which, I will be the first to admit, the Michigan game will forever put us in the minds of people across the nation, hell, its gotten to the point of annoying, I still have people when I travel the country see me wearing an App shirt, and want to talk about that game, you can bet that whatever bowl game App makes it to, the promoters are going to use the Michigan win as an angle to draw up interest in the bowl game, no offense to you guys, but you don't have any kind of victory like that which could draw interest from people outside of the South East. But, I think the big thing that will decide which bowls, if any, App and GS goes to, is the head to head match up in Boone, both these teams are so close in terms of talent and fan support, whoever loses that game will probably be at a major disadvantage to the other when it comes to which bowl game they go to. If both teams, lets say, finish 8-3, but App wins the head to head against GS, I expect App would get a better bowl. If this season plays out like we think it will, that game will have huge implications concerning bowl bids
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