(12-12-2016 06:31 PM)Cubanbull Wrote: (12-12-2016 06:00 PM)PT_american Wrote: (12-12-2016 05:30 PM)Cubanbull Wrote: We need to target bowls like The Armed Forces Bowl that failed to get a B12 team. Also the Independence Bowl should be another target. The Liberty is not dropping their SEC vs B12 match up for us.
I agree these seem like two bowls that are solid mid tier and would fit nicely in the lineup. Drop the Bahamas, Hawaii and Boca tie ins or something along those lines. I think the league should do a quasi alliance with Army say for 4 guaranteed games a year and to share the bowl lineup. I think having them and Navy would help land better bowls sort of like the Notre Dame deal with the ACC for football. The y would rotate through the 12 teams so you would play the twic over a 6 year period. I would say with them in the mix you could lock up the Military and Armed Forces again.
I agree about Bahamas Bowl. That game in that stadium is not good.
I think Boca is good for proximity and Hawaii is good for players to visit.
I think
Bham vs SEC
Military vs ACC
independence vs SEC or ACC
Armed Forces vs B12 or MWC
Miami if it could be upgraded vs ACC / CUSA
Boca vs CUSA/ MAC
St Pete vs CUSA/ MAC
Cure Orlando vs SBC
That's 8 bowls and I agree get Army involved in the bowl deals.
Not great but would be a step up.
The Saint Pete bowl is about as bad as you get...
1) An indoor bowl...in FLORIDA.
2) An indoor bowl...played in a BASEBALL STADIUM...in Florida.
3) An indoor bowl...played in a baseball stadium...which even the baseball team wants to abandon...in Florida.
Saint Petersburg--and the nearby Saint Petersburg Beach--is a GREAT LOCATION. But the Suncoast Dome--or whatever they're calling that abomination now--is a TERRIBLE VENUE. Period. End-of-story. If it were an outside game...hell, even a retractable dome...it would be amazing. But that stadium is terrible.
Next is Birmingham. Need I say more? Another terrible stadium without even the good location to commend it. Birmingham. In January. In a decrepit stadium. Yeah...let's go there!
Only slightly above that is...wait for it... SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA. But at least that is a "Name" bowl. And there's a casino. And the slightly amusing past-time of watching dead cows float down the river.
And the decent venues we do have are against terrible opponents. The best bowl this conference can throw out there is the Military Bowl...which, depending upon the weather could be terrible.
And I don't see any prospects of the situation getting better.