Should the SWAC seek another bowl with the Southland Conference?
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The Founder
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Yes...
Question.....Would we send the team that lost the SWAC championship or the second overall team? If they are not the same team. What if we have a situation like this year with Alcorn having a losing record and Southern having the record they have.
Question.....Would we send the team that lost the SWAC championship or the second overall team? If they are not the same team. What if we have a situation like this year with Alcorn having a losing record and Southern having the record they have.
bluedog
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Good question. Curious to see others thoughts.
W/ PV playing 3 SLC schools fall 2017, I'm feeling some kind of way about it but before those games being announced, I pondered that thought. For instance, an SU vs McNeese St matchup would simply be...40K+, easily.
We aren't into them like that. We got history but carry on. lol...
bluedog
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It's not SU. It's THEM.They want y'all like SHSU wants PV lol. We're hunted.
Yeah and if the game is played in Shreveport it would help out with their attendance tremendously
The Founder
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So sending a .500 SWAC team when we have SU with one SWAC loss against the eventual SWAC and Celebration Bowl Champion is considered beating a dead horse. No sir I'm not buying it. We should send our most powerful team to ANY bowl game. It's simple, all Duer Sharpe has to do is state that we send the winner to the Celebration Bowl and the team with second best record to the bowl game with the Southland Conference. Now if the second best team happens to be the loser of the SWAC Championship so be it.
Of Note....LSU v. Alabama in the National Championship when it was played in the Superdome. Same conference....same division. If we are not sending our best then why compete.
bluedog
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My question was should we seek another bowl game with the Southland Conference . You stated yes. Thank you for your support.
The SEC didn't send LSU and Bama to the NCG. Bama and LSU got there by way of the BCS process.
bluedog
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Sorry I didn't think I had to mention that since it would be a game between intr-conference
The NCAA has no control over bowls. The school presidents, networks and conference commissioners do.
That's sort of an important piece to it.
bluedog
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bluedog
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There are no fans for the playoffs and it is my opinion that if they actually cared they would have invested more into them by now . Anyway it has always been my theory that's the direction they are heading with the playoff games and the Celebration bowl is a test run so to speak.
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The Founder
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Should we as a conference be pro-active in ensuring that our best represent us.
I am pretty sure the NCAA has some say in it, otherwise the talk of SU not going to the Celebration Bowl would have been a moot point.
No. All bowl games are non-sanctioned events.
bluedog
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I think you might be incorrect on that
The Founder
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Let''s just for conversations sake that the SWAC ends up in situation like this year with the exception that Southern does not have any restrictions. Should we allow a 5-6 Alcorn represent us or an eight a 8-3 Southern?
Your question Blue Dog is a good question but as usual you don't reply to questions that could strengthen the overall debate.
Your question Blue Dog is a good question but as usual you don't reply to questions that could strengthen the overall debate.
bluedog
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Former names
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2016 matchup
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The New Orleans Bowl is an NCAA-sanctioned post-season college footballbowl game that has been played annually at the Mercedes-Benz Superdomein New Orleans, Louisiana since 2001. The game was sponsored byWyndham Hotels & Resorts from 2002 to 2004 and was officially called the Wyndham New Orleans Bowl. R+L Carriers replaced Wyndham as the sponsor in 2006, and thus it became officially known as the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.
New Orleans Bowl
New Orleans Bowl
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Stadium Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Location New Orleans, Louisiana
Previous stadiums Cajun Field (2005)[1]
Previous locations Lafayette, Louisiana(2005)[1]
Operated 2001–present
Conference tie-ins Sun Belt, C-USA
Previous conference tie-ins MWC (2001, 2011, 2014)
Payout US$500,000 [2]
Sponsors
Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation (2001-2003)
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (2004–2005)
R+L Carriers (2006–present)
Former names
New Orleans Bowl (2001-2003)
Wyndham New Orleans Bowl (2004–2005)
New Orleans Bowl at Lafayette (2005)
2016 matchup
Southern Miss vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (Southern Miss 28–21)
The New Orleans Bowl is an NCAA-sanctioned post-season college footballbowl game that has been played annually at the Mercedes-Benz Superdomein New Orleans, Louisiana since 2001. The game was sponsored byWyndham Hotels & Resorts from 2002 to 2004 and was officially called the Wyndham New Orleans Bowl. R+L Carriers replaced Wyndham as the sponsor in 2006, and thus it became officially known as the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.
If that were the case there would be no need for a NCAA Postseason Handbook
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From the handbook (Introduction)
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