PromoTheRobot Posted November 24, 2008 Posted November 24, 2008 WGR report According to school officials, since UB is a division champion, they will only play in one of the three contracted MAC bowl games. The most likely one looks like the International Bowl. PTR
duey Posted November 24, 2008 Posted November 24, 2008 I saw the updated bowl projects on the ESPN site and couldn't understand why they had UB still going to either Hawaii or Vegas. Glad I'm not the only one who saw that. Good summary of how things might work out.
PromoTheRobot Posted November 24, 2008 Author Posted November 24, 2008 International Bowl ticket info. Tickets will range from $20 to $55 CDN. Game is 12 noon on Saturday Jan 3. I'm betting this is the game we go to. Only downside is this game will be head-to-head with an NFL wild card playoff game. PTR
duey Posted November 24, 2008 Posted November 24, 2008 It would be kind of ironic that the first bowl game the Bulls go to might be in the same place the Bills played for the first time just a few weeks prior. Funny how things can work out.
Gordio Posted November 24, 2008 Posted November 24, 2008 WGR report According to school officials, since UB is a division champion, they will only play in one of the three contracted MAC bowl games. The most likely one looks like the International Bowl. PTR I was thinking about this saturday. They kind of screwed themselves by winning friday. I think if they would of lost friday & won against Kent St this week they were headed to the hawaii bowl. I know if I had a choice between Detroit/toronto in the dead of winter or hawaii you do not have to ask me twice where I would rather be.
PromoTheRobot Posted November 24, 2008 Author Posted November 24, 2008 ESPN non-BCS Power rankings UB is #10 PTR
PromoTheRobot Posted November 24, 2008 Author Posted November 24, 2008 I was thinking about this saturday. They kind of screwed themselves by winning friday. I think if they would of lost friday & won against Kent St this week they were headed to the hawaii bowl. I know if I had a choice between Detroit/toronto in the dead of winter or hawaii you do not have to ask me twice where I would rather be. Hawaii would have been a nice vacation, but its the worst bowl bid you can get. Most schools who play that bowl take a financial bath. Besides, if they lost Friday and beat KSU, they would only be bowl eligible. No bowl would be guaranteed. This is much much better. I want a shot at Ball State. In a season of firsts, I want the chance to beat a ranked team for the first time. PTR
Gordio Posted November 24, 2008 Posted November 24, 2008 Hawaii would have been a nice vacation, but its the worst bowl bid you can get. Most schools who play that bowl take a financial bath. Besides, if they lost Friday and beat KSU, they would only be bowl eligible. No bowl would be guaranteed. This is much much better. I want a shot at Ball State. In a season of firsts, I want the chance to beat a ranked team for the first time. PTR I hear ya, I know it is better for the program that they win & the money aspect(I was really surprised to see that the payout for the hawaii Bowl is about half of what the GMAC & International bowl are) but from a reward/player's perspective, I would rather obviously go to hawaii.
Spun Posted November 24, 2008 Posted November 24, 2008 "They'll also be heading to the first bowl game in the program's 102-year history". Unbelievable. A few years ago betting against the Bulls was one of the easiest bets from week to week.
kegtapr Posted November 25, 2008 Posted November 25, 2008 "They'll also be heading to the first bowl game in the program's 102-year history". Unbelievable. A few years ago betting against the Bulls was one of the easiest bets from week to week. And if all is right with the world, they'll win it. Still a great story how they gave up their first chance. Karma owe's them.
PromoTheRobot Posted November 25, 2008 Author Posted November 25, 2008 Sounds like Toronto is a done deal. PTR
duey Posted November 25, 2008 Posted November 25, 2008 Sounds like Toronto is a done deal. PTR $750,000...nice little Christmas present for a program that was the nations worst just three years ago.
PromoTheRobot Posted November 25, 2008 Author Posted November 25, 2008 $750,000...nice little Christmas present for a program that was the nations worst just three years ago. UConn would be the likely opponent, though Pitt, Rutgers, and USF are in the mix too. I'll definitely make the drive up Jan 3. PTR
duey Posted November 26, 2008 Posted November 26, 2008 UConn would be the likely opponent, though Pitt, Rutgers, and USF are in the mix too. I'll definitely make the drive up Jan 3. PTR I bet they keep USF out of the mix due to distance. UB vs. any of the other three will get a full house of fans from both teams. I would love to make the trip myself...not likely to happen though.
PromoTheRobot Posted November 26, 2008 Author Posted November 26, 2008 Ball State-38 WMU-14 13:24 left in the 4Q. Looks like UB gets a chance to dethrone a top 25 unbeaten team. No sweat. PTR
NicholasCal1 Posted November 26, 2008 Posted November 26, 2008 I saw the updated bowl projects on the ESPN site and couldn't understand why they had UB still going to either Hawaii or Vegas. Glad I'm not the only one who saw that. Good summary of how things might work out. espn also had them going to mobile alabama
NicholasCal1 Posted November 26, 2008 Posted November 26, 2008 Hawaii would have been a nice vacation, but its the worst bowl bid you can get. Most schools who play that bowl take a financial bath. Besides, if they lost Friday and beat KSU, they would only be bowl eligible. No bowl would be guaranteed. This is much much better. I want a shot at Ball State. In a season of firsts, I want the chance to beat a ranked team for the first time. PTR it would be good for recruiting.
olivier in france Posted November 26, 2008 Posted November 26, 2008 i'm all for the International Bowl! The noon kickoff 'd make it a very viewable game for us in Europe! .... Forget about it!! in fact Jan 3rd noon ET, is the time of the first NFL playoff game... no chance they'll show the college bowl ...
PromoTheRobot Posted November 26, 2008 Author Posted November 26, 2008 i'm all for the International Bowl! The noon kickoff 'd make it a very viewable game for us in Europe! .... Forget about it!! in fact Jan 3rd noon ET, is the time of the first NFL playoff game... no chance they'll show the college bowl ... With any luck it will be available online at ESPN360.com. So you can watch that while you watch the NFL playoffs. PTR
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