(12-05-2013 11:45 PM)TheRevSWT Wrote:  

(12-05-2013 10:10 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(12-05-2013 10:08 PM)Tom in Lazybrook Wrote:  

(12-05-2013 09:57 PM)chrisattsu Wrote:  

(12-05-2013 06:07 PM)TheRevSWT Wrote:  Count me in the jealous part, but I like that their AD isn't going down without a fight.

Dammit...

It's **** like this ...

But you guys do have an absolutely drool worthy on campus stadium.

San Marcos Bowl anyone?

You interested in a commissioner's job, perchance?

I could do better than the current guy.

This is how I look at it. It's like that NFL commercial with all of the fans doing their superstitious acts for the game. And at the end the statement, "It's only weird if it doesn't work." I have no problem with them doing it. In fact, I applaud them for doing it. At least their AD is not accepting defeat and sitting back and wishing they were in a bowl. He's actually trying to do something about it and if they do not get in, at least he went down fighting.

Instead of using gimmicks to try to secure a bowl, try a novel approach. Win more games.

(12-06-2013 07:13 AM)Crowley Cajun Wrote:  This is how I look at it. It's like that NFL commercial with all of the fans doing their superstitious acts for the game. And at the end the statement, "It's only weird if it doesn't work." I have no problem with them doing it. In fact, I applaud them for doing it. At least their AD is not accepting defeat and sitting back and wishing they were in a bowl. He's actually trying to do something about it and if they do not get in, at least he went down fighting.

There's a fine line between not accepting defeat and losing your dignity.

That is rich coming from a cajun..............

First off, we're bowl eligible.

Second, we can't get a "yes" or "no" answer unless we ask.

(12-06-2013 07:45 AM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  Instead of using gimmicks to try to secure a bowl, try a novel approach. Win more games.

I agree. Win 8 games and you will be guaranteed a bowl bid. Oh wait.... My bad.

(12-06-2013 03:02 PM)Jacque Wrote:  

(12-06-2013 07:45 AM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  Instead of using gimmicks to try to secure a bowl, try a novel approach. Win more games.

I agree. Win 8 games and you will be guaranteed a bowl bid. Oh wait.... My bad.

Dignity? I honestly can't believe people are criticizing us for doing everything we can to get in a bowl when we are bowl ELIGIBLE.

I say go for it. Your AD sholuld be doing everything he can to get ULM to a bowl. I hope it works out.

(12-06-2013 03:02 PM)Jacque Wrote:  

(12-06-2013 07:45 AM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  Instead of using gimmicks to try to secure a bowl, try a novel approach. Win more games.

I agree. Win 8 games and you will be guaranteed a bowl bid. Oh wait.... My bad.

1) Arkansas State can actually win the Sun Belt championship if USA beats ULL. They finished ahead of you in the standings.

2) You are leaving. We don't owe you squat. If everyone else had a bowl bid, I wouldn't mind if you guys took a bowl bid. At least we're not like the CAA and allow you to play for a NCAA basketball bid. You didn't think of the Sun Belt when you decided to bolt for a conference that really isn't any better (and will have pretty much the exact same bowl profile as the Belt starting next year - every bowl eligible team will be bowling starting next year). Why do you think the Belt owes you anything? Over our existing teams?

3) You knew how this was going to play out. Your AD apparently didn't prepare for this. By the way, why not go get CUSA to find a bowl slot for you, since they are the endall of bowl placement apparently. Actually they can't place you anywhere either because two of their teams with records => 6-6 will be sitting at home as well.

Look, you finished behind Ark State in the standings and you are leaving. I don't see what you have to complain about.

I'm actually confident that WKU will get a bowl invite this year. But then, I've been wrong with virtually every prediction I've made.

(12-06-2013 03:02 PM)Jacque Wrote:  

(12-06-2013 07:45 AM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  Instead of using gimmicks to try to secure a bowl, try a novel approach. Win more games.

I agree. Win 8 games and you will be guaranteed a bowl bid. Oh wait.... My bad.

Well let’s try winning 8 games and averaging over 25K in attendance, rather than 15K. Oh, my bad…and selling 25K in bowl tickets!

(12-06-2013 04:56 PM)CrazyCajun Wrote:  

(12-06-2013 03:02 PM)Jacque Wrote:  

(12-06-2013 07:45 AM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  Instead of using gimmicks to try to secure a bowl, try a novel approach. Win more games.

I agree. Win 8 games and you will be guaranteed a bowl bid. Oh wait.... My bad.

Well let’s try winning 8 games and averaging over 25K in attendance, rather than 15K. Oh, my bad…and selling 25K in bowl tickets!

How many teams besides ULL meet that criteria? My point was that you, as usual, blasted ULM's efforts to obtain a bowl invite by telling them to just win games instead, when it has been shown twice, in the case of WKU, that winning does not guarantee your team a bowl bid.
If a team had to win 8 games and average over 25K in attendance in order to receive a bowl bid, the SBC would be unable to fill its bowl allotment.
I am impressed with the support the ULL receives for its football program. That doesn't mean that I want that fact interjected into every post on the messageboard.
WKU averaged over 18K this season not including the game in Nashville which would have raised the average to over 21K. That is not bad for a program stuck in a basketball first state with only 5 years of FBS history.

(12-06-2013 06:01 PM)Jacque Wrote:  

(12-06-2013 04:56 PM)CrazyCajun Wrote:  

(12-06-2013 03:02 PM)Jacque Wrote:  

(12-06-2013 07:45 AM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  Instead of using gimmicks to try to secure a bowl, try a novel approach. Win more games.

I agree. Win 8 games and you will be guaranteed a bowl bid. Oh wait.... My bad.

Well let’s try winning 8 games and averaging over 25K in attendance, rather than 15K. Oh, my bad…and selling 25K in bowl tickets!

How many teams besides ULL meet that criteria? My point was that you, as usual, blasted ULM's efforts to obtain a bowl invite by telling them to just win games instead, when it has been shown twice, in the case of WKU, that winning does not guarantee your team a bowl bid.
If a team had to win 8 games and average over 25K in attendance in order to receive a bowl bid, the SBC would be unable to fill its bowl allotment.
I am impressed with the support the ULL receives for its football program. That doesn't mean that I want that fact interjected into every post on the messageboard.
WKU averaged over 18K this season not including the game in Nashville which would have raised the average to over 21K. That is not bad for a program stuck in a basketball first state with only 5 years of FBS history.

I was impressed that WKU brought 5,000 to the Mogadishu Bowl. That was a good number considering the distance and the danger of that city. I bet you would bring 15,000 to Shreveport.

The Cajuns were 6-6 a few years back and we thought we were a sure in for the Independence Bowl but we were left sitting at home. Using twitter ,facebook, billboards and encouraging people to call the independence bowl I find pathetic. I do see others point, why the heck not? Maybe we should start a similar campaign to get into the SEC?

(12-06-2013 06:01 PM)Jacque Wrote:  

(12-06-2013 04:56 PM)CrazyCajun Wrote:  

(12-06-2013 03:02 PM)Jacque Wrote:  

(12-06-2013 07:45 AM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  Instead of using gimmicks to try to secure a bowl, try a novel approach. Win more games.

I agree. Win 8 games and you will be guaranteed a bowl bid. Oh wait.... My bad.

Well let’s try winning 8 games and averaging over 25K in attendance, rather than 15K. Oh, my bad…and selling 25K in bowl tickets!

How many teams besides ULL meet that criteria? My point was that you, as usual, blasted ULM's efforts to obtain a bowl invite by telling them to just win games instead, when it has been shown twice, in the case of WKU, that winning does not guarantee your team a bowl bid.
If a team had to win 8 games and average over 25K in attendance in order to receive a bowl bid, the SBC would be unable to fill its bowl allotment.
I am impressed with the support the ULL receives for its football program. That doesn't mean that I want that fact interjected into every post on the messageboard.
WKU averaged over 18K this season not including the game in Nashville which would have raised the average to over 21K. That is not bad for a program stuck in a basketball first state with only 5 years of FBS history.

Yes, we all know some WKU's fans are still crying about being left out bowls. I call BS on any damn school that has an enrollment over 25K and can't get butts in a football stadium. Jonesboro is not larger then Bowling Green and has a smaller student body at AState. There is no excuse for a program that went out and spent money on a name head coach, but still can't get fans to attend football games. Until WKU changes its BB school mentality, bowls are going to continue to look at your season ticket sales and attendance numbers. Stop blaming the bowls.

(12-06-2013 11:18 PM)CrazyCajun Wrote:  

(12-06-2013 06:01 PM)Jacque Wrote:  

(12-06-2013 04:56 PM)CrazyCajun Wrote:  

(12-06-2013 03:02 PM)Jacque Wrote:  

(12-06-2013 07:45 AM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  Instead of using gimmicks to try to secure a bowl, try a novel approach. Win more games.

I agree. Win 8 games and you will be guaranteed a bowl bid. Oh wait.... My bad.

Well let’s try winning 8 games and averaging over 25K in attendance, rather than 15K. Oh, my bad…and selling 25K in bowl tickets!

How many teams besides ULL meet that criteria? My point was that you, as usual, blasted ULM's efforts to obtain a bowl invite by telling them to just win games instead, when it has been shown twice, in the case of WKU, that winning does not guarantee your team a bowl bid.
If a team had to win 8 games and average over 25K in attendance in order to receive a bowl bid, the SBC would be unable to fill its bowl allotment.
I am impressed with the support the ULL receives for its football program. That doesn't mean that I want that fact interjected into every post on the messageboard.
WKU averaged over 18K this season not including the game in Nashville which would have raised the average to over 21K. That is not bad for a program stuck in a basketball first state with only 5 years of FBS history.

Yes, we all know some WKU's fans are still crying about being left out bowls. I call BS on any damn school that has an enrollment over 25K and can't get butts in a football stadium. Jonesboro is not larger then Bowling Green and has a smaller student body at AState. There is no excuse for a program that went out and spent money on a name head coach, but still can't get fans to attend football games. Until WKU changes its BB school mentality, bowls are going to continue to look at your season ticket sales and attendance numbers. Stop blaming the bowls.

You do realize WKU was averaging close to 20,000 this year until last weekend's game. The 14,500 at the ArkST game was our lowest of the season but it was on Thanksgiving weekend. It lowered our final average this year to 18,500. We've been nearly filling our stadium but we're only 5 years old as a FBS program. UL has been playing FBS football for 35 years and you are now only averaging a little over 5,000 more per season and that's a recent phenomenon. Attendance smack is weak but get your facts straight.

Oh....and in 2009, a 6-5 UL played it's final game of the season against Troy and could have been playing for a bowl that year but only had 12,000 in attendance on that Thanksgiving weekend game....and lost.

(12-05-2013 02:30 PM)Tom in Lazybrook Wrote:  

(12-05-2013 02:00 PM)Louisianafanrcajun90 Wrote:  

Why not? I say, go for it.

YEP!!!! Good luck to ULM!!! Hope it works for them.

Good for ULM. At least they aren't sitting on their arse waiting for a phone call from a bowl. ULM's efforts may cause then to be the "default" team for the Indy. They may not have many resources, but they are obviously doing all that they can.

Notre Dame going to Pinstipe and NIU losing yesterday are both positives for ULM. I have heard that we are in the final 3-4 teams with a shot at the Indy Bowl. Invitation will be issued after the final games today.

(12-07-2013 09:15 AM)LouisianaHawkFan Wrote:  Notre Dame going to Pinstipe and NIU losing yesterday are both positives for ULM. I have heard that we are in the final 3-4 teams with a shot at the Indy Bowl. Invitation will be issued after the final games today.

Hey it might just crazy enough to work for ULM. NIU or any MAC team wouldn't bring a crowd to the Indy Bowl. It would also be sweet to be bowling while the Techies sit at home.