Bowl Game Projections

[chuckd4735]

Memphis is a great football team and playing them in a bowl game would be a fine matchup - but in the Liberty Bowl? No. A travesty.

If I were Memphis, I'd want to actually go to a destination for my bowl game. I think half the experience it's being able to travel.

 

[jdcyclone19]

Starting to shake out to 60% Liberty, 40% Houston.

 

[jsb]

Starting to shake out to 60% Liberty, 40% Houston.

How do you know this?

 

[jdcyclone19]

How do you know this?

Pure speculation after Pollards interview and talking to a few athletics personnel today.

 

[cyclonepower]

McMurphy updated his projections with TCU in the NY6...

Has us playing Mississippi St in Houston

(Texas playing ND in Camping World)

 

[CTTB78]

Jamie on KXNO a bit ago:.......
- If Orlando gets Notre Dame, they will pick Texas..... for TV ratings
- Made it sound like the most likely was Liberty Bowl... that puts Iowa State in a good position
- Mentioned he and Coach Campbell would love to play Missouri in Houston
- Mentioned the December 26th bowls are not ideal for fans.....said Campbell didn't prefer those because you can't practice as long, since the game is earlier.
- ..... best case scenario for media in the state is if Iowa plays in Nashville on 29th and Iowa State plays in Memphis on 30th

Sounds like Jamie is trying to convince the fans that going to Memphis (for a possible home game against Memphis) would be great. The extra days of practice and convenience for the media was a stretch. And if Orlando could drop down to take Texas, does it matter what TCU does?

 

[cyclonepower]

I guess don’t finish 1-3 down the stretch and you don’t have to worry about

 

[acody]

I guess don’t finish 1-3 down the stretch and you don’t have to worry about

Agree, but that's way too much logical thinking for this board.

 

[istater7]

McMurphy updated his projections with TCU in the NY6...

Has us playing Mississippi St in Houston

(Texas playing ND in Camping World)

I would honestly sign up for that right now with the way that all of this has gone (if Camping World is actually going to pick Texas)

 

[CloneGuy8]

Texas bowl would be good. Night game on the 27th, SEC opponent.

 

[BCoffClone125]

I would think the USC win helps our cause with getting TCU in a NY6 bowl, but if that means putting us in Houston instead of Memphis not sure I like that. 14 hours of driving or a $600 minimum flight out of Des Moines? No thanks.

 

[BigJCy]

If we end up in Cactus appears it will be against Oregon:

 

[allfourcy]

McMurphy updated his projections with TCU in the NY6...

Has us playing Mississippi St in Houston

(Texas playing ND in Camping World)

Any idea why they would take Texas over ISU?

 

[BigJCy]

Any idea why they would take Texas over ISU?

Pollard said he thinks they want the ND vs. Texas match-up for TV ratings.

 

[cyclonestate]

Any idea why they would take Texas over ISU?

Sexy matchup, TV ratings, butts in seats.

 

[allfourcy]

Sexy matchup, TV ratings, butts in seats.

That's bull. ND vs. an up and coming Iowa State is just as sexy as Texas who has underachieved for the last several years. But they didn't ask me. LOL

 

[CTTB78]

Sexy matchup, TV ratings, butts in seats.

Agree with the ratings hype, but I don't think Texas puts more people in the stadium. Would have rather heard Jamie promote our fan support and why we belong.

 

[cyclonestate]

Hey, I'm as big a Cyclone fan as they come, but you have to admit Texas has a much larger national following than we do. Also, they haven't gone to a bowl in a few years, so I'm sure they'd travel extremely well for a bowl game against ND.

 

[Mr Janny]

Hey, I'm as big a Cyclone fan as they come, but you have to admit Texas has a much larger national following than we do. Also, they haven't gone to a bowl in a few years, so I'm sure they'd travel extremely well for a bowl game against ND.

Do you think the camping World Bowl reps were listening to KXNO?

 

[allfourcy]

Only at half, but if Memphis beats UCF today, does Memphis automatically go to the NY6 bowl as the non power 5 representative? Or does it have to be an undefeated non power 5 team? And would the outcome effect our opponent at Liberty bowl if we in fact go there?