(06-18-2022 10:36 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(06-17-2022 11:27 AM)inutech Wrote:  

(06-17-2022 11:23 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(06-17-2022 11:20 AM)inutech Wrote:  

(06-17-2022 10:59 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  LT simply miscalculated.

This is a true statement.

But it wasn't based on nothing. The miscalculation was at least partly based on communication from the Liberty. That's still ultimately on us but it's not blind arrogance or pure ignorance. We had good reason to believe we'd have another option.

As to "knowing what's best for the IBowl" that's pretty clear too. They had a first preference. They could have had their first preference. They decided other factors overruled getting their first preference. It's their game, that's their right. Doesn't mean they acted solely rationally. Just means they were willing to settle (to some degree) to make a point.

And again, we kissed and made up by 2019.

What exactly happened with the Liberty Bowl?

They took Iowa State instead. They obviously have a vested interest in keeping their options open as well. If ISU didn't come available, we were clearly the backup plan. So they strung us along.

Worked out bad, I'm not denying that.

IIRC, the AD who was involved in the maneuvering that left LT out of a bowl left that position not long after - don't remember if he left of his own volition or was eased out by the school.

But was the team missing a bowl game a factor there or did the LT community basically not blame him for that?