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Why did the Cotton Bowl pick A&M over Lsu? Because of stupid nicknames.
Posted on 12/16/12 at 8:54 am
Posted on 12/16/12 at 8:54 am
I'm just trying to wrap my head around this. Lsu beat A&M, they had the same record, and Lsu is supposed to be a superior program.
So I'm just trying to figure out why Lsu didn't get the better bowl. We all know their fans travel well so it can't be that. Plus you would think people in Dallas would want an out of state team so fans would spend more money on hotels.
Lsu is ranked higher and has had more recent success.
Is it just because Lsu isn't a very exciting team? Without Mathieu they don't have a single player with a household nickname. And therein lies the crux. A&M has Johnny Football, with the hottest nickname in America. If Te'O had a similar nickname to compare to Manziel's, say Blanka for instance, he would have won the Heisman.
Is this the direction we want football to go? Where once storied programs get passed over in favor of cheese ball monikers? I think not.
So I'm just trying to figure out why Lsu didn't get the better bowl. We all know their fans travel well so it can't be that. Plus you would think people in Dallas would want an out of state team so fans would spend more money on hotels.
Lsu is ranked higher and has had more recent success.
Is it just because Lsu isn't a very exciting team? Without Mathieu they don't have a single player with a household nickname. And therein lies the crux. A&M has Johnny Football, with the hottest nickname in America. If Te'O had a similar nickname to compare to Manziel's, say Blanka for instance, he would have won the Heisman.
Is this the direction we want football to go? Where once storied programs get passed over in favor of cheese ball monikers? I think not.
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Posted on 12/16/12 at 8:58 am to Stonehog
Posted on 12/16/12 at 9:01 am to NonregAg09
Yes you did.
Posted on 12/16/12 at 9:02 am to Stonehog
Choose one reason:
1) because Arkansas was "unavailable" for the game
2) Because LSU next regular season game is in JerryWorld.
1) because Arkansas was "unavailable" for the game
2) Because LSU next regular season game is in JerryWorld.
This post was edited on 12/16/12 at 9:03 am
Posted on 12/16/12 at 9:03 am to Stonehog
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Is this the direction we want football to go? Where once storied programs get passed over in favor of cheese ball monikers? I think not.
Posted on 12/16/12 at 9:05 am to Crow Pie
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2) Because LSU next regular season game is in Jerry World
This is probably it. Jerry just doesn't want to make too much money.
Posted on 12/16/12 at 9:07 am to Stonehog
Chic-fil-a's social stances didn't play a factor in bowl selection and negotiations?
Posted on 12/16/12 at 9:18 am to DaleDenton
I'm sure the people at Chick-Fil-A could have overlooked their prejudice to get a nickname like that to play in their bowl. Problem was Cotton Bowl got to pick first.
Posted on 12/16/12 at 9:21 am to Stonehog
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Problem was Cotton Bowl got to pick first.
Slive had it worked out to where Aggy was going to turn down the Cotton bowl if Texas was selected from the Big12 side, because Aggy was scared.
Don't underestimate the politics that go on, it isn't a simple as picking first and picking who you want sometimes, remember us getting selected in '07 for the CB largely because it was Frank's final year as AD and Pat Summerall was going to call the game?
Posted on 12/16/12 at 9:27 am to DaleDenton
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Slive had it worked out to where Aggy was going to turn down the Cotton bowl if Texas was selected from the Big12 side, because Aggy was scared.
Makes sense.
Posted on 12/16/12 at 9:29 am to DaleDenton
I also think the fact that the Sugar Bowl got the Champions Bowl may have been a factor. The Cotton Bowl made a very strong bid for that so Slive threw them a bone for their disappointment.
Posted on 12/16/12 at 9:30 am to DaleDenton
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Chic-fil-a's social stances didn't play a factor in bowl selection and negotiations?
It was this...
Posted on 12/16/12 at 9:33 am to DaleDenton
we are scared? I doubt it. the team we are actually playing beat the whorns by 40 or so points. Deloss Dodds didn't want to see another embarrassing loss.
Posted on 12/16/12 at 9:33 am to KaiserSoze99
So you're saying the Chick-Fil-A bowl refused to even entertain the idea of hosting the Aggies? So they picked the next best available option. I see.
Posted on 12/16/12 at 9:35 am to Stonehog
I didn't say anything about the Chick-fil-a bowl.
oh, read Kaisers post. must have been that
oh, read Kaisers post. must have been that
This post was edited on 12/16/12 at 9:38 am
Posted on 12/16/12 at 9:36 am to CavalryAg07
I didn't respond to you. 
This post was edited on 12/16/12 at 9:40 am
Posted on 12/16/12 at 9:39 am to Stonehog
This post was edited on 12/16/12 at 9:48 am
Posted on 12/16/12 at 9:44 am to Stonehog
Posted on 12/16/12 at 9:44 am to Stonehog
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2) Because LSU next regular season game is in Jerry World
This in combination with A&M having a good season, a very well hyped(deservedly so) player, and it's not like A&M won't sell out the stadium.
Posted on 12/16/12 at 9:45 am to CavalryAg07
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thanks for the reminder, but I've been on this board much longer than you so please, respectfully, EAD.
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