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McMurphy of CBSSports tweets that 3 new bowls are certified-- Belt with 5 bowls - GaSoEagle - 05-05-2015 08:43 PM
I am thinking he made a mistake here but he tweeted that the Tucson, Austin and Orlando bowls were certified for this year. He says Tuscon is CUSA-MW and says that both Austin and Orlando are SB-AAC.
Can that be right -- is the Sun Belt tied into the Austin bowl? I hope it is right but that is not what I understood. If true we have 5 bowls.
McMurphy of CBSSports tweets that 3 new bowls are certified - Pony94 - 05-05-2015 08:52 PM
Yes SB is in Austin
RE: McMurphy of CBSSports tweets that 3 new bowls are certified - GaSoEagle - 05-05-2015 08:56 PM
That is great news. I can hear the loud cheers coming out of San Marcos right now. :)
McMurphy of CBSSports tweets that 3 new bowls are certified - slycat - 05-05-2015 08:57 PM
Well there is where TXST will always play. No more complaining. But I'm sure there will be complaining that it's not really a trip to somewhere new.
I'm okay with it even thought DKR is massive
RE: McMurphy of CBSSports tweets that 3 new bowls are certified - GaSoEagle - 05-05-2015 09:01 PM
There may be some switching off of bowls at some point but the fact that there are now 5 Sun Belt tied bowls is HUGE.
New Orleans, Mobile, Montgomery, Orlando and Austin.
My question is what is the pecking order of picks: 1. New Orleans 2. Mobile 3. Montgomery 4. Orlando and 5. Austin Is that right?
RE: McMurphy of CBSSports tweets that 3 new bowls are certified - Bobcat87 - 05-05-2015 09:01 PM
Awesome IF true . . . . And I'm thinking more in terms of the 5 bowl tie ins for the conference, and yes, absolutely great to have one in our backyard . . . Though I'm sure that most of our fans would prefer to travel beyond Austin. . . . .
Of course if we can qualify for it, it should greatly reduce our "travel costs". . . . .
RE: McMurphy of CBSSports tweets that 3 new bowls are certified - GaSoEagle - 05-05-2015 09:05 PM
It has been reported by ESPN and CBS Sports that Austin is SunBelt/ACC so I assume it is true.
This pretty much guarantees that any Belt team that goes 7-5 or better will have a bowl now in all likelihood.
McMurphy of CBSSports tweets that 3 new bowls are certified - Pony94 - 05-05-2015 09:06 PM
Sun Belt - AAC
RE: McMurphy of CBSSports tweets that 3 new bowls are certified - hapapp - 05-05-2015 09:07 PM
(05-05-2015 09:05 PM)GaSoEagle Wrote: It has been reported by ESPN and CBS Sports that Austin is SunBelt/ACC so I assume it is true.
This pretty much guarantees that any Belt team that goes 7-5 or better will have a bowl now in all likelihood.
ACC or AAC?
RE: McMurphy of CBSSports tweets that 3 new bowls are certified - GaSoEagle - 05-05-2015 09:08 PM
Sorry AAC
RE: McMurphy of CBSSports tweets that 3 new bowls are certified-- Belt with 5 bowls - Saint3333 - 05-05-2015 09:16 PM
(05-05-2015 09:01 PM)GaSoEagle Wrote: There may be some switching off of bowls at some point but the fact that there are now 5 Sun Belt tied bowls is HUGE.
New Orleans, Mobile, Montgomery, Orlando and Austin.
My question is what is the pecking order of picks: 1. New Orleans 2. Mobile 3. Montgomery 4. Orlando and 5. Austin Is that right?
1. NO, all others equal, will take closest SBC program with six wins.
RE: McMurphy of CBSSports tweets that 3 new bowls are certified-- Belt with 5 bowls - Louisiana99 - 05-05-2015 09:18 PM
(05-05-2015 09:01 PM)GaSoEagle Wrote: There may be some switching off of bowls at some point but the fact that there are now 5 Sun Belt tied bowls is HUGE.
New Orleans, Mobile, Montgomery, Orlando and Austin.
My question is what is the pecking order of picks: 1. New Orleans 2. Mobile 3. Montgomery 4. Orlando and 5. Austin Is that right?
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RE: McMurphy of CBSSports tweets that 3 new bowls are certified-- Belt with 5 bowls - GaSoEagle - 05-05-2015 09:20 PM
Well this helps solve a major problem by getting the Sun Belt tied into a bowl in the western part of the conference. I don't know who to thank for this but it is good news. It also helps explain why the Little Rock bowl did not make this year.
McMurphy of CBSSports tweets that 3 new bowls are certified-- Belt with 5 bowls - slycat - 05-05-2015 09:22 PM
Problem with DKR is even if you get 50k that's still only half full.
RE: McMurphy of CBSSports tweets that 3 new bowls are certified-- Belt with 5 bowls - Georgia_Power_Company - 05-05-2015 09:23 PM
I guess this was some kind of last minute change because I remember Austin was originally reported as a CUSA tie. Great news in any case.
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RE: McMurphy of CBSSports tweets that 3 new bowls are certified-- Belt with 5 bowls - Bobcat87 - 05-05-2015 09:25 PM
(05-05-2015 09:22 PM)slycat Wrote: Problem with DKR is even if you get 50k that's still only half full.
. . . On the bright side . . . No Bobcat Fan gets turned away . . .
RE: McMurphy of CBSSports tweets that 3 new bowls are certified-- Belt with 5 bowls - GaSoEagle - 05-05-2015 09:27 PM
Is Austin Bowl going to be played at Univ. of Texas Stadium?
RE: McMurphy of CBSSports tweets that 3 new bowls are certified-- Belt with 5 bowls - MissouriStateBears - 05-05-2015 09:28 PM
(05-05-2015 09:01 PM)GaSoEagle Wrote: My question is what is the pecking order of picks: 1. New Orleans 2. Mobile 3. Montgomery 4. Orlando and 5. Austin Is that right?
No order IMO. Just set it up for the most competitive games first ie say a SB champ/MAC champ, then geographically most sensible next.
McMurphy of CBSSports tweets that 3 new bowls are certified-- Belt with 5 bowls - Pony94 - 05-05-2015 09:28 PM
Yes and it is not associated with the school is put on by a third-party Austin firm
RE: McMurphy of CBSSports tweets that 3 new bowls are certified-- Belt with 5 bowls - NewJersey GATA - 05-05-2015 09:33 PM
It would have been nice to visit Austin. Unfortunately that looks like it'll never happen