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Indy Bowl dropped SEC & Big 12?!
Posted on 12/28/09 at 7:57 pm
Posted on 12/28/09 at 7:57 pm
I just heard on the Indy Bowl broadcast that the ACC & MWC will send members to the game next season. If the bowl reps chose to drop the SEC & Big 12 in favor of those 2 conferences, then that crappy bowl will finally croak. At least, the SEC-Big 12 tie-ins gave them teams whose fans could easily drive to the bowl in less than 8 hrs, at least in most seasons. Good luck trying to convince some fans on the East Coast or in the Rocky Mtn states to fly to Shreveport for a few days!
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Posted on 12/28/09 at 7:59 pm to Bayou_Bengal@Irving
SEC/Big12 dropped indy bowl.
This post was edited on 12/28/09 at 8:00 pm
Posted on 12/28/09 at 8:01 pm to As RXd
Nothing like spending the holidays in beautiful Shreveport 
Posted on 12/28/09 at 8:01 pm to Bayou_Bengal@Irving
Well every year they had to worry about the Big XII and SEC filling their spots. Both conferences routinely place two teams in the BCS, which knocks them down a level. At least with the ACC and Mountain West, they won't have to worry about that. They stand to get an Air Force, BYU, or Utah unless one of them get into the BCS. Air Force will do well in Shreveport any time because of Barksdale AFB. The ACC teams that end up in the Indy Bowl will just be glad they are in a bowl so it won't really matter.
Posted on 12/28/09 at 8:02 pm to As RXd
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With a new sponsor came a new lease on life for the good ol’ Independence Bowl in beautiful Shreveport, Louisiana…that is until its other two main assets, the SEC and Big 12, decided to jump ship after this year. But have no fear residents of Northwest Louisiana…theres a plan in place to subject a whole new lot of fan bases to your special brand of crime and hospitality.
Posted on 12/28/09 at 8:04 pm to duboisd
What part of Texas is Shreveport in anyway? I can't find it on the map.
Posted on 12/28/09 at 8:10 pm to Hot Stuff
They're up in the part that apparently plays superior high school football!! 
Posted on 12/28/09 at 8:11 pm to Hot Stuff
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What part of Texas is Shreveport in anyway? I can't find it on the map.
Cuz it's in R Kansas, dumbass.
Posted on 12/28/09 at 8:11 pm to Bayou_Bengal@Irving
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Indy Bowl dropped SEC & Big 12?!
This will probably be the cause of the end of the Indy Bowl...
Posted on 12/28/09 at 8:17 pm to lukestar
MW 2 or 3 vs ACC 4 or 5 will run it out of business? I highly doubt that.
Posted on 12/28/09 at 8:18 pm to lukestar
So....is there another bowl that is going to pick up a Big 12 and Sec match up?
Posted on 12/28/09 at 8:20 pm to duboisd
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The ACC teams that end up in the Indy Bowl will just be glad they are in a bowl so it won't really matter.
ACC fans don't care much about FB to begin with, other than Miami, Clemson or FSU. You really see those fans traveling that far to watch a game in a high school stadium in a boring city?!
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Air Force will do well in Shreveport any time because of Barksdale AFB.
True but the 8 other members won't come close to selling their ticket allotments.
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Well every year they had to worry about the Big XII and SEC filling their spots.
If only half of the SEC/Big 12 tie-ins are filled, that will still bring more fans b/c they are w/i a day's drive. Only parents' of players or people w/ no life will fly to Shreveport for a 4th rate bowl.
Posted on 12/28/09 at 8:22 pm to Bayou_Bengal@Irving
Nvm I guess they didn't get the teams they wanted. MW 3 vs ACC 7
Posted on 12/28/09 at 8:30 pm to LSUSpyder
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MW 2 or 3 vs ACC 4 or 5 will run it out of business? I highly doubt that.
I have a hard time believing that North LA will support the Mountain West or ACC like they support they have supported the SEC or Big 12...I hope I'm wrong but I don't see either of these conferences bringing in a big fan base nor do I see much of a local base for either conference...This is sad because the Indy Bowl is in the top tier of the oldest bowls. They have been around for over 30 years and have had some very good games. Everyone on these boards tend to bash the Independence bowl but you never hear any bashing from the teams that come. They are treated very well. Not every team can play in a BCS Bowl every year...
Posted on 12/28/09 at 8:30 pm to LSUSpyder
So the consensus is that it would be better if the Indy Bowl folded?
I don't think the city of Shreveport would agree with you on that. The bowl game was well-attended even for a highschool-sized stadium and it seems to be a pretty good game every year. No other games on that compete with it. I'd hate to see it fold if only because it's a Louisiana city.
I just don't get the disdain South Louisiana has for Shreveport. I've lived in both parts of the state and can appreciate both areas.
I don't think the city of Shreveport would agree with you on that. The bowl game was well-attended even for a highschool-sized stadium and it seems to be a pretty good game every year. No other games on that compete with it. I'd hate to see it fold if only because it's a Louisiana city.
I just don't get the disdain South Louisiana has for Shreveport. I've lived in both parts of the state and can appreciate both areas.
Posted on 12/28/09 at 8:32 pm to augustbengal
the houston bowl will take the Indy bowls spot starting next year.
Posted on 12/28/09 at 8:34 pm to Bayou_Bengal@Irving
they didn't drop anyone. they were dropped. i personally know some members of the independence bowl committee. they are great folks and have done a TREMENDOUS job with their bowl. i am sorry to see any set back they have. for you to call that a crappy bowl pisses me off and shows me how little you know about life. if you ever get a job and try to succeed, i can laugh at you if you do not meet expectations. in fact, i hope you fail, a-hole.
Posted on 12/28/09 at 8:34 pm to Bayou_Bengal@Irving
MWC fans can vacation in SD, LV, LA, SF, Ha, Sea, Tahoe, and all the western ski resorts, with their vacation time and dough..Shrevetown doesn't excite a left coaster.
ACC fans don't even attend regular season games in Miami, UNC played in Charlotte the other day in a half-empty stadium with empty seats at midfield, BC is a long ways from Shreveopolis,etc..This isn't gonna go well.
Then again the positive, it's not like SEC schools have ever enjoyed their season ending up as "Weed Eater Bowl" quality, and ATM, TT, etc..haven't exactly overwhelmed either in their desire to make the trip. Thus a change offers a fresh opportunity.
Still, it's stupid and sad, that the SEC and Big-12 abandon a nice partial conference border area like Shreveport, when it provides some decent coverage and exposure for their programs at their conference's borderline proximity, and of late on an isolated college tv game date.
And for a few days, Shreveport offers a nice game trip of gaming, food, bars, restaurants,etc..
ACC fans don't even attend regular season games in Miami, UNC played in Charlotte the other day in a half-empty stadium with empty seats at midfield, BC is a long ways from Shreveopolis,etc..This isn't gonna go well.
Then again the positive, it's not like SEC schools have ever enjoyed their season ending up as "Weed Eater Bowl" quality, and ATM, TT, etc..haven't exactly overwhelmed either in their desire to make the trip. Thus a change offers a fresh opportunity.
Still, it's stupid and sad, that the SEC and Big-12 abandon a nice partial conference border area like Shreveport, when it provides some decent coverage and exposure for their programs at their conference's borderline proximity, and of late on an isolated college tv game date.
And for a few days, Shreveport offers a nice game trip of gaming, food, bars, restaurants,etc..
This post was edited on 12/28/09 at 8:45 pm
Posted on 12/28/09 at 8:37 pm to augustbengal
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I don't think the city of Shreveport would agree with you on that. The bowl game was well-attended even for a highschool-sized stadium and it seems to be a pretty good game every year. No other games on that compete with it. I'd hate to see it fold if only because it's a Louisiana city.
Thanks...My sentiments exactly...Except 60,000 would be a very large High School stadium...
Posted on 12/28/09 at 8:37 pm to Hot Stuff
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What part of Texas is Shreveport in anyway? I can't find it on the map.
In the part that kicks the dogshit out of coonass pussies in state championship football games biatch, so suck that.
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