(09-26-2018 09:26 AM)ucbandguy Wrote: I am curious what everyone's criteria is for where YOU hope UC goes bowling. (I am assuming we won't get the NY 6 bowl.)
Would you prioritize:
* Potential driveability - to go to the game in person.
* Date on the calendar - week before or after Christmas
* Revenue for UC - some games pay the teams substantially more
* Opponent - from P5 or G5 conference
* Beach / sun and vacation potential of the location
* TV coverage - both for us as viewers and national visibility
Or something else - what trips your trigger? and in what combination and priority?
* Potential driveability - Most of the bowls earmarked for the AAC are driveable from Cincy, minus Dallas & Ft Worth. Although since both Delta and American service direct flights to DFW from CVG, it's usually fairly cheap (competition).
* Date on the calendar - eh... if I'm traveling, it doesn't matter much. Either way I am taking vacation time. The only thing here that matters to me is perception (earlier in bowl season is perceived as a lesser bowl)
* Revenue for UC - Every conference does this differently, but most share the revenue in some way, with the participating team getting larger share. In the end, I'm not sure it matters all that much as long as they are in one of the bowl games.
* Opponent - Always nice to play a name brand.
* Beach / sun - secondary to the trip...but i personally enjoy the adventure of finding something new to do wherever I happen to vacation
* TV coverage - If I am traveling to the game to watch it live, I don't care if it is on TV or not
Not sure I am answering your question. I would prefer Florida to Boise - and an opponent that i've heard of before. Otherwise, going bowling is nice.