(06-13-2013 08:38 PM)JSinLR Wrote: [ -> ] (06-13-2013 07:38 PM)Cajuncat Wrote: [ -> ] (06-13-2013 11:11 AM)Gemofthehills Wrote: [ -> ]Riceland is some dang good rice.
Riceland is crap, go DOGUETS
http://www.doguets.com/
Till Doguets coughs up the sponsorship cash, you better start eating Riceland Rice 
Sorry I support Doguets, one of the company managers is a TXST Alum and they don't need the sponsorship. I will support Riceland when they decide to sell a majority of their rice here in the States instead of going cheap on our Hard working farmers and exporting it out of the country for practically nothing. In Texas we call a company like Riceland a sellout.
(06-13-2013 09:19 PM)Cajuncat Wrote: [ -> ] (06-13-2013 08:38 PM)JSinLR Wrote: [ -> ] (06-13-2013 07:38 PM)Cajuncat Wrote: [ -> ] (06-13-2013 11:11 AM)Gemofthehills Wrote: [ -> ]Riceland is some dang good rice.
Riceland is crap, go DOGUETS
http://www.doguets.com/
Till Doguets coughs up the sponsorship cash, you better start eating Riceland Rice
Sorry I support Doguets, one of the company managers is a TXST Alum and they don't need the sponsorship. I will support Riceland when they decide to sell a majority of their rice here in the States instead of going cheap on our Hard working farmers and exporting it out of the country for practically nothing. In Texas we call a company like Riceland a sellout.
The US market cannot support all the rice grown here. Simple math here. Half of the US production is exported and basically half the rice in the US is grown in Arkansas. You want Riceland to quit exporting then shut down all the rice farms in the US outside of Arkansas because we produce enough to meet all US demand. Rest of y'all can grow something else.
(06-13-2013 09:19 PM)Cajuncat Wrote: [ -> ] (06-13-2013 08:38 PM)JSinLR Wrote: [ -> ] (06-13-2013 07:38 PM)Cajuncat Wrote: [ -> ] (06-13-2013 11:11 AM)Gemofthehills Wrote: [ -> ]Riceland is some dang good rice.
Riceland is crap, go DOGUETS
http://www.doguets.com/
Till Doguets coughs up the sponsorship cash, you better start eating Riceland Rice
Sorry I support Doguets, one of the company managers is a TXST Alum and they don't need the sponsorship. I will support Riceland when they decide to sell a majority of their rice here in the States instead of going cheap on our Hard working farmers and exporting it out of the country for practically nothing. In Texas we call a company like Riceland a sellout.
Texas needs to lead the way and ban agricultural exports and show up all of us sellouts who keep exporting our products. You should call Governor Perry and suggest it.
(06-13-2013 07:14 PM)trojanbrutha Wrote: [ -> ] (06-13-2013 06:54 PM)ark30inf Wrote: [ -> ] (06-13-2013 05:43 PM)chiefsfan Wrote: [ -> ]By the way, the MAC board is convinced that the AAC will strong Arm the New Orleans Bowl to kick us to the curb...its kind of funny.
If I were a NO Bowl exec the thought of getting trapped into taking Idaho some year would give me an ulcer.
Being a good conference mate may mean travelling to support another team during bowl season...went and watched MT and stAte in Mobile before...
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I agree. If LR gets an SBC bowl I'll be there every year.
That doesn't mean Idaho won't be a downer for the NO Bowl people. Not a slam on Idaho...they are just a difficult draw travel-wise.
(06-13-2013 09:19 PM)Cajuncat Wrote: [ -> ]Sorry I support Doguets, one of the company managers is a TXST Alum and they don't need the sponsorship.
I've never heard of Doguets until this thread. I think a bit of advertising would do them some good.
So, if this bowl is actually added would that make it 3 automatic SBC bowl spots? Another thread was talking about the MAC losing a bowl and somehow taking one of the SBC's. Was a little confused. I know it was just a rumor and theory, but is it possible?
Would 4 be the best number of auto bids? I think 3 is great, with the secondary fill-ins for a couple other bowls the SBC could have upto 5 teams in bowls (similar to how they had 4 recently).
(06-14-2013 09:38 AM)trueeagle98 Wrote: [ -> ]So, if this bowl is actually added would that make it 3 automatic SBC bowl spots? Another thread was talking about the MAC losing a bowl and somehow taking one of the SBC's. Was a little confused. I know it was just a rumor and theory, but is it possible?
Would 4 be the best number of auto bids? I think 3 is great, with the secondary fill-ins for a couple other bowls the SBC could have upto 5 teams in bowls (similar to how they had 4 recently).
4 would be best.... We sent 4 bowling last year when we had 10 members, and even then 1 team was left out who was bowl Eligible. Once we have 12 members 4 lock in bowls will be every much needed. Because secondary bowls don't always work out for us. (See 2007)
Brett McMurphy @McMurphyESPN 1h
If approved, "Rice Bowl" in Little Rock, Ark., will pit MAC vs. Sun Belt starting in 2014. Would be 36th bowl
(06-14-2013 10:23 AM)TrueBlueAlum Wrote: [ -> ]Brett McMurphy @McMurphyESPN 1h
If approved, "Rice Bowl" in Little Rock, Ark., will pit MAC vs. Sun Belt starting in 2014. Would be 36th bowl
ULM is only three hours from Little Rock as well. I think we would travel well there and are not much further from Jonesboro to LR.
Also ULM has some nice history in that stadium, beating Arkansas there last year. Although it might be unfair because that is our other "home" stadium. Lol.
(06-14-2013 10:39 AM)Arrowhead Wrote: [ -> ] (06-14-2013 10:23 AM)TrueBlueAlum Wrote: [ -> ]Brett McMurphy @McMurphyESPN 1h
If approved, "Rice Bowl" in Little Rock, Ark., will pit MAC vs. Sun Belt starting in 2014. Would be 36th bowl
ULM is only three hours from Little Rock as well. I think we would travel well there and are not much further from Jonesboro to LR.
It's about 11.5 hours from us, so if I were going I'd hop a plane, unless I had a large group.
I actually like the Rice Bowl. It is my favorite Chinese restaurant in Bakersfield.
Will we keep Go Daddy vs the MAC as well?
(06-14-2013 11:50 AM)chrisattsu Wrote: [ -> ]Will we keep Go Daddy vs the MAC as well?
Go Daddy is signed on through 2017. Every belt team has traveled well there...they like us.
(06-14-2013 10:39 AM)Arrowhead Wrote: [ -> ] (06-14-2013 10:23 AM)TrueBlueAlum Wrote: [ -> ]Brett McMurphy @McMurphyESPN 1h
If approved, "Rice Bowl" in Little Rock, Ark., will pit MAC vs. Sun Belt starting in 2014. Would be 36th bowl
ULM is only three hours from Little Rock as well. I think we would travel well there and are not much further from Jonesboro to LR.
Yeah, Monroe is about an hour further, though the advantage ASU has over you guys is that we have a large alum base in Little Rock, meaning a large portion of our fans wont have to travel at all...that's a huge advantage attendance wise..no need to stay in a hotel means fans don't have to take off work, and could bring the entire family.
The 3 SBC bowls belong to 5 schools that will get chosen over the rest unless one of the other 6 wins the conference
Make no mistake about it this new bowl is a ASU bowl just as the New Orleans bowl is ULL's and the GoDaddy will be come USA's once they start winning.
If all 3 of those schools do the work on the field it's going to be a uphill battle for the rest of you. The only one in question would be the Go Daddy and Troy and I guess ULM for the other 2 bowls.
I hope some how the SBC and CUSA came come together and get a eastern bowl because if not the eastern schools are going to get pissed off
(06-14-2013 02:20 PM)WKUYG Wrote: [ -> ]The 3 SBC bowls belong to 5 schools that will get chosen over the rest unless one of the other 6 wins the conference
Make no mistake about it this new bowl is a ASU bowl just as the New Orleans bowl is ULL's and the GoDaddy will be come USA's once they start winning.
If all 3 of those schools do the work on the field it's going to be a uphill battle for the rest of you. The only one in question would be the Go Daddy and Troy and I guess ULM for the other 2 bowls.
I hope some how the SBC and CUSA came come together and get a eastern bowl because if not the eastern schools are going to get pissed off
Considering WKU will be in another league by the time this bowl starts, I don't understand your specific frustration.
Look, if ASU, Troy, ULL, ULM, or USA finish bowl eligible...we're likely going to get to a bowl game. That is the same regardless how many bowls the league has. The 5 of us provide the best attendance in the league at this point, and are the most capable of supporting a bowl game. Opening up a third bowl is specifically designed to help make sure the top attending teams don't get left out. Now, in a couple years once App State, Ga State, Ga Southern, and Texas State establish themselves and establish strong attendance numbers, they will begin to enter into consideration as well...but until that point, we have to do our best to look the best on TV that we possibly can.
If those schools want in, they need to start winning and bringing fans.
Ideally, we'll go now and pick up a 4th game in the East and offer a clear opportunity for those schools to get a bowl game.
(06-14-2013 03:14 PM)chiefsfan Wrote: [ -> ] (06-14-2013 02:20 PM)WKUYG Wrote: [ -> ]The 3 SBC bowls belong to 5 schools that will get chosen over the rest unless one of the other 6 wins the conference
Make no mistake about it this new bowl is a ASU bowl just as the New Orleans bowl is ULL's and the GoDaddy will be come USA's once they start winning.
If all 3 of those schools do the work on the field it's going to be a uphill battle for the rest of you. The only one in question would be the Go Daddy and Troy and I guess ULM for the other 2 bowls.
I hope some how the SBC and CUSA came come together and get a eastern bowl because if not the eastern schools are going to get pissed off
Considering WKU will be in another league by the time this bowl starts, I don't understand your specific frustration.
Look, if ASU, Troy, ULL, or USA finish bowl eligible...we're likely going to get to a bowl game. That is the same regardless how many bowls the league has. The 4 of us provide the best attendance in the league at this point, and are the most capable of supporting a bowl game. Opening up a third bowl is specifically designed to help make sure the top attending teams don't get left out. Now, in a couple years once App State, Ga State, Ga Southern, and Texas State establish themselves and establish strong attendance numbers, they will begin to enter into consideration as well...but until that point, we have to do our best to look the best on TV that we possibly can.
If those schools want in, they need to start winning and bringing fans.
Ideally, we'll go now and pick up a 4th game in the East and offer a clear opportunity for those schools to get a bowl game.
Just because WKU will be in CUSA doesn't mean I don't care about what happens in the SBC. I have no hatred (other than ignoring basketball) for the SBC. But what the newbies don't understand yet is the pecking order just because of the location of a bowl.
I don't think you would have this attitude about attendance or looking good on TV if all the SBC bowl games were in the east and ASU was left out because another SBC school were with in a short drive.
It's easy to sit back and say that with a bowl in your back yard but if bringing fans to a bowl and looking good on TV is all that matters then why shouldn't the same be said for the SBC ncaa bid? Hell why even have a conference standing.
Doing it this way kind of plays into the perception that the SBC isn't up to par with the other conferences. All of the others have a pecking order by the where you finish in the conference.
(06-14-2013 03:30 PM)WKUYG Wrote: [ -> ] (06-14-2013 03:14 PM)chiefsfan Wrote: [ -> ] (06-14-2013 02:20 PM)WKUYG Wrote: [ -> ]The 3 SBC bowls belong to 5 schools that will get chosen over the rest unless one of the other 6 wins the conference
Make no mistake about it this new bowl is a ASU bowl just as the New Orleans bowl is ULL's and the GoDaddy will be come USA's once they start winning.
If all 3 of those schools do the work on the field it's going to be a uphill battle for the rest of you. The only one in question would be the Go Daddy and Troy and I guess ULM for the other 2 bowls.
I hope some how the SBC and CUSA came come together and get a eastern bowl because if not the eastern schools are going to get pissed off
Considering WKU will be in another league by the time this bowl starts, I don't understand your specific frustration.
Look, if ASU, Troy, ULL, or USA finish bowl eligible...we're likely going to get to a bowl game. That is the same regardless how many bowls the league has. The 4 of us provide the best attendance in the league at this point, and are the most capable of supporting a bowl game. Opening up a third bowl is specifically designed to help make sure the top attending teams don't get left out. Now, in a couple years once App State, Ga State, Ga Southern, and Texas State establish themselves and establish strong attendance numbers, they will begin to enter into consideration as well...but until that point, we have to do our best to look the best on TV that we possibly can.
If those schools want in, they need to start winning and bringing fans.
Ideally, we'll go now and pick up a 4th game in the East and offer a clear opportunity for those schools to get a bowl game.
Just because WKU will be in CUSA doesn't mean I don't care about what happens in the SBC. I have no hatred (other than ignoring basketball) for the SBC. But what the newbies don't understand yet is the pecking order just because of the location of a bowl.
I don't think you would have this attitude about attendance or looking good on TV if all the SBC bowl games were in the east and ASU was left out because another SBC school were with in a short drive.
It's easy to sit back and say that with a bowl in your back yard but if bringing fans to a bowl and looking good on TV is all that matters then why shouldn't the same be said for the SBC ncaa bid? Hell why even have a conference standing.
Doing it this way kind of plays into the perception that the SBC isn't up to par with the other conferences. All of the others have a pecking order by the where you finish in the conference.
And once again, we cant afford to use a pecking order because we cant have the possibility of Idaho being in that pecking order. We have to make it very clear to all bowls that they are under no obligation to take Idaho.
It sure beats the alternative of taking a team and losing money in Hawaii.
There will always be a requirement that the champ be accommodated.
But the unfortunate and unfair part of intercollegiate athletics is that the golden rule controls.
ESPN doesn't care if Team X hasn't been selected for a telecast the past three years, they are going to pick the match-ups that they deem best for their audience.
The bowl organizers don't care if Idaho is the best team in the league. They want to sell tickets and they want the local community that provides them with the bulk of their sponsor money to be happy. If inviting Idaho will upset them (empty hotel rooms, restaurants, and bars) then they will do their best to avoid Idaho. If they get stuck with too many duds they will either close-up shop or seek other partners.
Last year was a perfect example. Liberty is all about taking the winner of MTSU-ASU until the moment Iowa State became available because between the three, the ticket allotment was getting sold but Iowa State was likely to bring a better TV audience for AutoZone and it would give them a chance to lobby up close to get a Big XII tie (which they got). New Orleans had already invited the Cajuns. Independence had already invited ULM. Mobile was more than happy to have ASU back and the Red Wolves had to be placed. That left WKU vs. MTSU for Detroit and WKU had been working hard with Detroit and built a relationship and I suspect the folks at Detroit figured WKU fans would be more bowl hungry buying more tickets.
It's a crappy system but it is the one we have.
I don't think it is by accident that Little Rock has talked about a bowl for 5 or 6 years but didn't get fired up about it until ASU posted some really good seasons. It was one thing to talk about when ASU was 6-6 and staying home, a whole different matter at 10-2 with thousands of Arkansas dollars getting spent in Mobile.
What needs to happen is for a community in Georgia or North Carolina or northern Florida to look at the eastern Sun Belt teams and say "Hey if we could get them or them in, we could have a successful bowl".