beating Minnesota in the Trice throwback uniforms would be an all time middle finger though
Will ISU make a Bowl Game? YES! Which One? LIBERTY BOWL 12/29
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Then throw in that it was rumored that ISU also considered the boat rower when we grabbed Matt. Matt could kick Fleck to the curb.
I would love to beat the piss out of a BIG West school but I atleast want one who actually earned a bowl.
Well, if your team plays in the West, the fans have earned the bowl if they had to watch 9 games of that crap.
It was a heck of a lot more fun than Shreveport from a band member perspective. Can't speak to player experience obviously.
In that rugged Big West, it's hard to win even 1 game let alone to get bowl eligible .
I remember when ISU had trouble getting the payout from the Texas Bowl. Thanks for the info!
Drive to the Liberty Bowl, save for next season as it’s 12 team Playoff which may require more traveling by air as ISU should be better pending the d backfield players Iowa State loses and brings in.
True. And given what they see week in and week out, they might mistake our offense for the Dolphins.
I'm not saying it wouldn't. I was merely talking about what Campbell would want challenge wise. Winning against a team (a better team than Minnesota too) on their home turf is a greater challenge then playing a team that only got into the matchup because of grades.
I served in the trombone section of ISUCF"V"MB from 2001-2003. I remember being disappointed with how cold it was in Shreveport for the 2001 trip vs Bama (back when they were very mediocre). In 2004 I attended as a fan in the stands. I remember that being more fun. I think the weather was a bit nicer as well.
If we get Liberty, I do NOT want another G5 opponent....what is with us, the Liberty Bowl and drawing G5 opponents....Tulsa, Memphis, and some are saying Memphis or UTSA if we were to get Liberty......it is a Big 12/SEC tie-in and Kentucky and Auburn are right there as the 7-5, 6-6 teams that typically go to the Liberty Bowl.
I really want the Guaranteed Rate bowl in Phoenix.
I really want the Guaranteed Rate bowl in Phoenix.
Purely selfish,
The In-Laws Christmas is December 16th
Please free-fall to the Independence Bowl.
The In-Laws Christmas is December 16th
Please free-fall to the Independence Bowl.
Meetings in Orlando next week. Really don't want to go back that soon but..... I have another meeting in Tampa in February to. I guess we will all know soon enough.
Not disagreeing, however I want to keep this conversation going.
Let's assume, that the internal preference of the staff is Phoenix and there is some lobbying for that with the Liberty Bowl. Some of the reasons this might happen would be playing a P5 opponent vs a G5 and a new destination that more fans might travel to(acknowledging the 12/26 date could be more difficult). But what's in it for Liberty not to take us? At that point, they would assumedly have some combination of ISU, K State, Kansas, WVU, Tech or UCF as their available options. K State(twice), Kansas and WVU have been there in the last 4 years so unless one of those fan bases are more fired up than we are to make a return trip to Memphis then what is their incentive to choose any of them to let us get to Phoenix?
One of my better decisions in bowl trips was to fly to S.A. on Christmas day. We had reservations/table on the Riverwalk that night. It wasn't too busy yet.
I know everyone can't pull off being away from family on Christmas, luckily we can because our family is also ISU heavy.
PSA for those unaware of UTSA or haven’t watched them: you don’t want any part of playing them in a bowl. They are legit and will go balls to the wall, Super Bowl style.
translation: Iowa State's bowl opponent.
