(10-26-2015 10:12 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(10-26-2015 08:22 AM)SVHerd Wrote:  

(10-25-2015 11:35 PM)goherd24herdfans Wrote:  Marshall would send 25k roughly. WVU would send 35 to 40 i would guess. Would be an excellent atmosphere for a crappy bowl.

No way in hell either school sends close to that. MU may send 10K, WVU maybe 15K.

I agree. last year I saw the championship game in Marshall and it didn't even look like a sell out. If they can't sell out the championship game at home, I doubt they would send 25k to a bowl game.

Dude, do realize what the weather was like that day???

(10-26-2015 10:18 AM)THUNDERGround Wrote:  

(10-26-2015 10:12 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(10-26-2015 08:22 AM)SVHerd Wrote:  

(10-25-2015 11:35 PM)goherd24herdfans Wrote:  Marshall would send 25k roughly. WVU would send 35 to 40 i would guess. Would be an excellent atmosphere for a crappy bowl.

No way in hell either school sends close to that. MU may send 10K, WVU maybe 15K.

I agree. last year I saw the championship game in Marshall and it didn't even look like a sell out. If they can't sell out the championship game at home, I doubt they would send 25k to a bowl game.

Dude, do realize what the weather was like that day???

I remember that the weather was bad and I'm sure that that was a factor. Still, to suggest that 25k would travel to a bowl game in Dallas is a bit much.

(10-26-2015 10:25 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(10-26-2015 10:18 AM)THUNDERGround Wrote:  

(10-26-2015 10:12 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(10-26-2015 08:22 AM)SVHerd Wrote:  

(10-25-2015 11:35 PM)goherd24herdfans Wrote:  Marshall would send 25k roughly. WVU would send 35 to 40 i would guess. Would be an excellent atmosphere for a crappy bowl.

No way in hell either school sends close to that. MU may send 10K, WVU maybe 15K.

I agree. last year I saw the championship game in Marshall and it didn't even look like a sell out. If they can't sell out the championship game at home, I doubt they would send 25k to a bowl game.

Dude, do realize what the weather was like that day???

I remember that the weather was bad and I'm sure that that was a factor. Still, to suggest that 25k would travel to a bowl game in Dallas is a bit much.

Agree. Perhaps 10... There is a pretty good reason that we travel well to FL. First, it's FL...and second, there are obscenely cheap flights out of Huntington to several destinations in FL.

(10-26-2015 10:25 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(10-26-2015 10:18 AM)THUNDERGround Wrote:  

(10-26-2015 10:12 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(10-26-2015 08:22 AM)SVHerd Wrote:  

(10-25-2015 11:35 PM)goherd24herdfans Wrote:  Marshall would send 25k roughly. WVU would send 35 to 40 i would guess. Would be an excellent atmosphere for a crappy bowl.

No way in hell either school sends close to that. MU may send 10K, WVU maybe 15K.

I agree. last year I saw the championship game in Marshall and it didn't even look like a sell out. If they can't sell out the championship game at home, I doubt they would send 25k to a bowl game.

Dude, do realize what the weather was like that day???

I remember that the weather was bad and I'm sure that that was a factor. Still, to suggest that 25k would travel to a bowl game in Dallas is a bit much.

I would say bit much too, in fact borderline delusional. To suggest that Marshall, who had 23k for the CUSA championship game, would sell out the Cotton Bowl is hilarious

(10-26-2015 11:05 AM)Dawgxas Wrote:  

(10-26-2015 10:25 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(10-26-2015 10:18 AM)THUNDERGround Wrote:  

(10-26-2015 10:12 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(10-26-2015 08:22 AM)SVHerd Wrote:  No way in hell either school sends close to that. MU may send 10K, WVU maybe 15K.

I agree. last year I saw the championship game in Marshall and it didn't even look like a sell out. If they can't sell out the championship game at home, I doubt they would send 25k to a bowl game.

Dude, do realize what the weather was like that day???

I remember that the weather was bad and I'm sure that that was a factor. Still, to suggest that 25k would travel to a bowl game in Dallas is a bit much.

I would say bit much too, in fact borderline delusional. To suggest that Marshall, who had 23k for the CUSA championship game, would sell out the Cotton Bowl is hilarious

You all certainly didn't do much to help.

In all seriousness though, you can't really blame the poor attendance on us. That weather was evil. I was there, I know. That being said, we notoriously have a fair weather and fickle fan base. It was a shame to see all of the empty seats, but when it's cold and rainy and the game is on tv, attendance is going to take a hit, I don't care what G5 team you are.

Any bowl game that is not with in short driving range on Christmas day is going to be a hard sell for any of us no matter who we played.

a couple of things play into it

1. finding a extra $1000 that people can afford to spent

2. Families with smaller children is mostly out of the mix. Lets see Santa vs a football game shown on TV ... Santa will win 95% of the time

If any one of our fanbases could find 25,000 fans that could afford to spend a extra $1,000 on a football game at Christmas...80% of those shouldn't have any problem being season ticket holders.

Not one of us has 20,000 season ticket holders. Hell I doubt if any of us reaches 12,000 and for most 10.5k would be a record.

I hope like hell Western chooses Fla...if we have a choice. Christmas morning in Dallas would put 1000 to 1500 Topper fans in the stadium. Maybe.

I hope USM doesn't get the N.O. Bowl...but being bowl eligible would be nice.

(10-26-2015 11:26 AM)SethManKA1 Wrote:  I hope USM doesn't get the N.O. Bowl...

Why on earth not???

(10-26-2015 11:27 AM)THUNDERGround Wrote:  

(10-26-2015 11:26 AM)SethManKA1 Wrote:  I hope USM doesn't get the N.O. Bowl...

Why on earth not???

The only reason I hope we wouldn't get the N.O. bowl is because it means we are conference champs and headed to Dallas to play a P5 team....but that would be the only reason

(10-26-2015 12:03 PM)usm99 Wrote:  

(10-26-2015 11:27 AM)THUNDERGround Wrote:  

(10-26-2015 11:26 AM)SethManKA1 Wrote:  I hope USM doesn't get the N.O. Bowl...

Why on earth not???

The only reason I hope we wouldn't get the N.O. bowl is because it means we are conference champs and headed to Dallas to play a P5 team....but that would be the only reason

Well, it is still within the realm of possibility for you guys.

Here's the CFN take:

New Mexico: Middle Tennessee versus Colorado State
New Orleans: Louisiana Tech versus Appalachian State
Miami: Florida International versus Cincinnati
Bahamas: Marshall versus Bowling Green
St. Petersburg: Western Kentucky versus Memphis
Dallas: Rice versus Kansas State
Arizona: Southern Mississippi versus San Diego State

http://collegefootballnews.com/2015/wher...ons-oct-26

I can't see Rice as getting the honor of playing a P5 team over the likes of LaTech, WKU, or even us for that matter...Unless, of course, they are predicting Rice to win CUSA.. Then that is a whole different ball game.

(10-26-2015 01:19 PM)THUNDERGround Wrote:  I can't see Rice as getting the honor of playing a P5 team over the likes of LaTech, WKU, or even us for that matter...Unless, of course, they are predicting Rice to win CUSA.. Then that is a whole different ball game.

I'm pretty sure he's picking WKU to win C-USA and choosing to play a likely rated Memphis team in St. Petersburg. He has Houston in the Access Bowl, meaning Memphis was probably 11-1. Makes sense.

After that, I am not sure. He probably does think both Rice and Louisiana Tech beat Southern Miss. Does Rice beat Louisiana Tech for the West, or does Dallas choose not to extend a second straight invitation to the same team?

Arizona is going to be the last choice of all teams. The game currently does not have a TV partner.

(10-26-2015 01:43 PM)ExcitedOwl18 Wrote:  Arizona is going to be the last choice of all teams. The game currently does not have a TV partner.

It'll be on ASN....

(10-26-2015 01:45 PM)THUNDERGround Wrote:  

(10-26-2015 01:43 PM)ExcitedOwl18 Wrote:  Arizona is going to be the last choice of all teams. The game currently does not have a TV partner.

It'll be on ASN....

Probably not a bad guess, seriously.

(10-26-2015 08:57 AM)FriscoDawg Wrote:  No eligible team will be allowed to pass on a bowl this year since there is more than 50-50 chance that there will be less than 80 teams that finish 6-6 or better. The NCAA is likely to have to make up the rules as it goes along to get several 5-7 teams into bowl games.

Already have rules in place.

http://www.cbssports.com/general/writer/...-the-bowls

(10-25-2015 11:25 PM)goherd24herdfans Wrote:  

(10-25-2015 08:47 PM)HogDawg Wrote:  

(10-25-2015 08:21 PM)Saint Greg Wrote:  

(10-25-2015 07:54 PM)Surbadger Wrote:  

(10-25-2015 07:09 PM)goherd24herdfans Wrote:  The big 12 has the HoD bowl this season.

The lack of research done speaks volumes to how useless these bowl projection articles actually are

If Marshall somehow wins the C-USA Championship, there is a very good chance it will be MU v. WVU in Dallas. Not the best opponent out there, but this is a possibility.

I bet the HOD bowl is hoping for Texas or Texas Tech and a CUSA West school. I don't know how many people from West Virginia would want to spend Christmas in Dallas. Illinois didn't bring many last year.

Agreed. I think the HOD Bowl has got to go to the CUSA West team. I think the HOD Bowl would prefer that too.

Marshall would travel more than you have for a home game if we got the HoD bowl vs WVU. That game would be a sell out. Pretty sure IF we win cusa and if WVU is 6-6, thatll be the game they set up. They would be stupid not too. Wvery flight to texas would be booked within a 3 hour radius of WV.

I assure you Marshall won't win CUSA.

(10-26-2015 10:30 AM)THUNDERGround Wrote:  

(10-26-2015 10:25 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(10-26-2015 10:18 AM)THUNDERGround Wrote:  

(10-26-2015 10:12 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(10-26-2015 08:22 AM)SVHerd Wrote:  No way in hell either school sends close to that. MU may send 10K, WVU maybe 15K.

I agree. last year I saw the championship game in Marshall and it didn't even look like a sell out. If they can't sell out the championship game at home, I doubt they would send 25k to a bowl game.

Dude, do realize what the weather was like that day???

I remember that the weather was bad and I'm sure that that was a factor. Still, to suggest that 25k would travel to a bowl game in Dallas is a bit much.

Agree. Perhaps 10... There is a pretty good reason that we travel well to FL. First, it's FL...and second, there are obscenely cheap flights out of Huntington to several destinations in FL.

LA Tech traveled between 20K and 25K last year to the HOD Bowl in Dallas, and the weather was wet and rainy.