(10-08-2019 09:47 AM)ucbandguy Wrote: If you want to be known as one of the best, you have to stretch yourself and play the best. I did not like the way the OSU game played out, but I am glad we played it.
Separate thought - looking at the "bowl projections".
Did you notice how many bowls had asterisks indicating that their contracted league would not be able to fill the game?
Many of these were then (projected to be) filled by Conf USA or Sun Belt teams, and they appeared to be "better bowls" than the contracted AAC bowls.
Something here needs to change, though I have no idea how to make that happen.
Unfortunately the AAC just announced a few months ago a new bowl agreement starting in 2020 that extends out to 2025. The bowl tie-ins don't look anymore appealing and might actually be worse:
https://theamerican.org/news/2019/7/16/f...ineup.aspx
American Athletic Conference Bowl Lineup (2020-25)
Annual Appearances
Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman (Annapolis, Maryland)
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth, Texas)
SoFi Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu, Hawaii) – alternating years
Bowl game to be named – (Boston, Massachusetts)
Four Selections Annually From the Following
Birmingham Bowl (Birmingham, Alabama)
Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl (Tampa, Florida)
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl (Dallas, Texas)
Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl (Boca Raton, Florida)
Frisco Bowl (Frisco, Texas)
AutoNation Cure Bowl (Orlando, Florida)
Myrtle Beach Bowl (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)
New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, New Mexico)