NCAA tourny or bowl game

**LindenCy** · 02-20-2008, 09:29 PM

Originally Posted by CycloneErik

I'd say NCAA tourny. It's right after the season, so people's attention is still there. It builds more excitement and hope for the next year.

It takes a month before the bowl game, and it gets lost in the shuffle for people by then.

I had a math question:
65 teams for NCAA, out of 300+
64 bowl teams, out of 119.

Wouldn't that make the tourny more prestigious, since it's much less than half the teams making the dance?

Just asking

That's what I was thinking.

**MontyBurns** · 02-20-2008, 09:35 PM

Bowl game:
(1) It brings in money.
(2) It's more of a recruiting incentive for football players than the NCAA is for basketball players.
(3) It gives us fans a chance to travel.
(4) ISU gets national exposure on bowl day compared to being one of 8 basketball teams playing at the same time.

**BryceC** · 02-20-2008, 09:35 PM

Originally Posted by brianhos

Bowl game, no question. Bowls are much bigger than the ncaa tourney.

As somebody who's been to Boise and Shreveport twice, I think an argument can be made refuting that statement.

NCAA tourney. It's a much bigger deal to me than the bowls are, unless we're talking the upper tier ones.

(2) It's more of a recruiting incentive for football players than the NCAA is for basketball players.

How do you figure that? I think they would at least be equal from a recruiting perspective.

**ISUKyro** · 02-20-2008, 09:38 PM

I'm going with the NCAA. You get into that and you have a "chance" to win it all. If we go to a bowl next year it will probably besomethingcrapy.com in cold country that doesn't really mean much of anything. Just my thoughts though.

**cybsball20** · 02-20-2008, 09:54 PM

Originally Posted by LindenCy

That's what I was thinking.

Yeah, I don't get that math... I would definately say NCAA. It's the biggest single event in sports, every team has a chance. Unless we are talking Holiday Bowl and above I would take NCAA all the way!

**cyfan15** · 02-20-2008, 10:12 PM

Definately a bowl game. Don't forget about all the extra practices that bowl teams get. Those could be huge in preparing for 2009.

**Landshark** · 02-20-2008, 10:18 PM

Bowl game. I would love to travel to one.

**Benny34** · 02-20-2008, 10:26 PM

Bowl no question

**Cyclone_Grav** · 02-20-2008, 10:43 PM

I dont care I just want to be good at something (besides wrestling even though i loves my wrastlin)

**MontyBurns** · 02-20-2008, 10:54 PM

Originally Posted by BryceC

How do you figure that? I think they would at least be equal from a recruiting perspective.

A bowl game is a reward for a successful season which includes a week or more in a vacation destination during the between-semester break. OK, Shreveport not so much but Phoenix was a great trip. A major bowl can be the experience of a lifetime for a college football player.

The NCAA tournament is a short notice one-and-done trip that is taken during classes and involves (usually) non-vacation destinations and no recreation other than go there, play a game, and if you lose, go home.

**Darth Cy** · 02-20-2008, 11:13 PM

It depends. If I had to pick I would say NCAA tournamnet. But if the bowl game would be the Alamo or better then most definitely the bowl game.

**Phaedrus** · 02-21-2008, 12:44 AM

NCAA Tourney, as well.

**BryceC** · 02-21-2008, 06:52 AM

Originally Posted by MontyBurns

A bowl game is a reward for a successful season which includes a week or more in a vacation destination during the between-semester break. OK, Shreveport not so much but Phoenix was a great trip. A major bowl can be the experience of a lifetime for a college football player.

The NCAA tournament is a short notice one-and-done trip that is taken during classes and involves (usually) non-vacation destinations and no recreation other than go there, play a game, and if you lose, go home.

I guess I view the NCAA tournament and bowl games as achieving success during a season and getting to showcase yourself on the biggest stage - and I think anybody who is a competitor has that for a goal and it is a selling point.

The NCAA tournament can also be the experience of a lifetime, and I'm sure if you asked anybody on our former teams about their experiences there they would say that. Same with football players and Boise. I guess I just think it would be the same thing from a recruiting standpoint.