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Independence gets last SEC pick, NOT Birmingham bowl
Birmingham bowl gets #9 SEC pick, according to SEC release. This is much better news. Should get filled most if not all of the time.
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RE: Independence gets last SEC pick, NOT Birmingham bowl
Posted this in another thread, it's about the best news possible for that bowl. Also makes losing out on the Indy Bowl a lot less upsetting to me.
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08-12-2013 01:20 PM |
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RE: Independence gets last SEC pick, NOT Birmingham bowl
http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/...rming.html
The SEC has officially renewed its bowl tie-in with Birmingham's bowl as a lower-tier game for the conference.
The American Athletic Conference is expected to be the primary partner opposite the SEC, assuming the SEC produces enough eligible teams. Last week, ESPN Regional Television -- which owns Birmingham's bowl -- reached a backup agreement with the ACC for Birmingham.
Birmingham's bowl will have the first selection of available teams following the pool of six bowls. The Advocare V100 Bowl in Shreveport, La., will have the next pick of available SEC teams to play the ACC.
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08-12-2013 01:29 PM |
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RE: Independence gets last SEC pick, NOT Birmingham bowl
(08-12-2013 01:20 PM)b0ndsj0ns Wrote: Posted this in another thread, it's about the best news possible for that bowl. Also makes losing out on the Indy Bowl a lot less upsetting to me.
Yup. About the only good news for the day. lol....Aresco Im sure is hard at work hammering out an agreement to land the coveted #5 CUSA selection for Miami. Good Lord this line looks weak. The only thing I can say is that its at least better than any other G-5 conference.
Im now leaning more and more toward signing just a handful of primary bowl ties (Military, Ft Worth, New Orleans, St Pete, maybe Birmingham) and instead signing a backup agreement with a pool of 8-10 P5 bowls to fill out our dance card. If the backup deal is drawn up to give us the same payout as the primary tie to these bowls, it would be very lucrative for us to arrange such a deal. Not to mention, that's the only way to have ANY chance at a suitable #1 type bowl for our champ in the current landscape.
(This post was last modified: 08-12-2013 01:31 PM by Attackcoog.)
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RE: Independence gets last SEC pick, NOT Birmingham bowl
(08-12-2013 01:17 PM)BullsFanInTX Wrote: Birmingham bowl gets #9 SEC pick, according to SEC release. This is much better news. Should get filled most if not all of the time.
9th really means 10th or 11th considering at large bids to the 6 major bowls.
The good news is that if the SEC can't fill Birmingam, then the Independence Bowl will have an opening for us.
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08-12-2013 03:24 PM |
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RE: Independence gets last SEC pick, NOT Birmingham bowl
Military vs ACC
Beef's vs. 2/6 ACC
Birmingham vs. SEC
That's two more than any other G5 conference so far. Baby steps.
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08-12-2013 03:31 PM |
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RE: Independence gets last SEC pick, NOT Birmingham bowl
(08-12-2013 03:31 PM)Kruciff Wrote: Military vs ACC
Beef's vs. 2/6 ACC
Birmingham vs. SEC
That's two more than any other G5 conference so far. Baby steps.
We SHOULD get the Armed Forces bowl that's vs BIG10/Big 11
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08-12-2013 03:47 PM |
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RE: Independence gets last SEC pick, NOT Birmingham bowl
wonder if the AdvoCare Bowl will go with CUSA or AAC for their backup?
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08-12-2013 03:54 PM |
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RE: Independence gets last SEC pick, NOT Birmingham bowl
Instead of wild-card selections should the either or both the ACC or SEC not fill their AdvoCare V100 Bowl slots, Setters is focused on back-up plans including “regional” conferences.
“We hope to get that finished up in the next week or so,” Setters said. “Given the current landscape -- we might see a couple more bowl games added in the next couple of weeks -- it’s important to have a backup agreement in place.”
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08-12-2013 03:57 PM |
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RE: Independence gets last SEC pick, NOT Birmingham bowl
(08-12-2013 03:54 PM)techdawg88 Wrote: wonder if the AdvoCare Bowl will go with CUSA or AAC for their backup?
Probably both. I don't see the Sun Belt getting a backup though.
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08-12-2013 03:58 PM |
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RE: Independence gets last SEC pick, NOT Birmingham bowl
(08-12-2013 03:58 PM)BullsFanInTX Wrote: (08-12-2013 03:54 PM)techdawg88 Wrote: wonder if the AdvoCare Bowl will go with CUSA or AAC for their backup?
Probably both. I don't see the Sun Belt getting a backup though.
as a USF fan, how good is Sterling Griffin? He just followed Holtz to Tech
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08-12-2013 04:01 PM |
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RE: Independence gets last SEC pick, NOT Birmingham bowl
(08-12-2013 04:01 PM)techdawg88 Wrote: (08-12-2013 03:58 PM)BullsFanInTX Wrote: (08-12-2013 03:54 PM)techdawg88 Wrote: wonder if the AdvoCare Bowl will go with CUSA or AAC for their backup?
Probably both. I don't see the Sun Belt getting a backup though.
as a USF fan, how good is Sterling Griffin? He just followed Holtz to Tech
He's good. Maybe not great but very good. I expect him to be a starter and possibly lead your team in receptions if he's fully recovered. He was one of our top 2 receivers prior to getting injured last year, maybe behind Andre Davis. He would have put up bigger numbers if he had stayed healthy. I will always remember the big TD he scored against Florida State when we defeated them at their house. Watch at about the 1:53 mark.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQ2fPxtrncI
Edit, I looked up his stats from 2011 and he had 43 catches for 530 yards in only 8 games due to injury. Over a 12 game schedule that would have been about 65 catches for nearly 800 yards if he had stayed healthy. The only thing holding him back was various injuries.
(This post was last modified: 08-12-2013 04:33 PM by BullsFanInTX.)
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08-12-2013 04:16 PM |
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RE: Independence gets last SEC pick, NOT Birmingham bowl
i think we must have 5 bowl tie in the rest can be back up but we must have 5 or 6 tie ins
if not we look weaker then the MW
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08-12-2013 09:32 PM |
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RE: Independence gets last SEC pick, NOT Birmingham bowl
(08-12-2013 01:17 PM)BullsFanInTX Wrote: Birmingham bowl gets #9 SEC pick, according to SEC release. This is much better news. Should get filled most if not all of the time.
I bet the SEC fills it once every other year.
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08-13-2013 07:04 PM |
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RE: Independence gets last SEC pick, NOT Birmingham bowl
what is the hold up big bowls are gone so sign with the small bowls get it done. we need at least six bowls sign up get it done.
we have signed with just one i know we have bbva and beef bowl but we have not signed with them why wait get it done.
if we dont have at least six we look weaker then the MW so sign and be done with it what is the hold up.
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08-14-2013 10:36 PM |
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