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re: Indy Bowl dropped SEC & Big 12?!
Posted on 12/29/09 at 12:25 am to Adam Banks
Posted on 12/29/09 at 12:25 am to Adam Banks
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.I dont get why people from Louisiana would go out of their way to down the bowl..
That's actually kinda easy - A Louisiana team relegated to the Indy Bowl couldn't even get out of its own perceived back yard. Fans assume that the rest of the NCAA Football community sees the invite as a homer "Pity Bid" and therefor even lower than a pre-Christmas game.
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Posted on 12/29/09 at 12:33 am to yurintroubl
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A Louisiana team relegated to the Indy Bowl
I remember a couple of LSU Indy Bowl matchups to which we were grateful to have been relegated. And LSU should thank Shreveport for having them.
Posted on 12/29/09 at 12:43 am to Geauxgrl
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And LSU should thank Shreveport for having them.
Oh, but they have. They gave 'em a Med School.
Posted on 12/29/09 at 1:16 am to yurintroubl
Not positive but I'm pretty sure LSUMC Shreveport was a med school a long time before LSU got involved in it. It used to be called Confederate and my grandmother was there in the 40's I think getting a nursing degree. As was Bill Clinton's mom. Not sure when they started training doctors but I think it was before LSU got involved.
LSU didn't have much to do with that place getting established as a teaching hospital.
LSU didn't have much to do with that place getting established as a teaching hospital.
This post was edited on 12/29/09 at 1:21 am
Posted on 12/29/09 at 1:31 am to faxis
It's called sarcasm, faxis. 
And FWIW - my little sister finished 7th in her class at LSUMC Shreveport en route to becoming a surgeon in Louisville.
And FWIW - my little sister finished 7th in her class at LSUMC Shreveport en route to becoming a surgeon in Louisville.
Posted on 12/29/09 at 1:52 am to John Kreese
What if its Utah vs Wake Forest? I think that game would set the record for lowest attendance for a bowl game
This post was edited on 12/29/09 at 1:55 am
Posted on 12/29/09 at 3:25 am to adil91
1. The chances that Wake Forest will end up in a post-Christmas Bowl are pretty slim.
2. The last post-Christmas Bowl appearance by Wake Forest was the 2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl. Attendance: 53,126
Utah? Who knows how many they'll bring... but I'd bet you could safely count on 15,000+ (especially if it's their first trip).
2. The last post-Christmas Bowl appearance by Wake Forest was the 2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl. Attendance: 53,126
Utah? Who knows how many they'll bring... but I'd bet you could safely count on 15,000+ (especially if it's their first trip).
Posted on 12/29/09 at 3:57 am to Bayou_Bengal@Irving
SEC gets the Gator Bowl (Jax) starting next season. Unfortuantely it is another Big 11 matchup.
Posted on 12/29/09 at 4:04 am to yurintroubl
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my little sister finished 7th in her class at LSUMC Shreveport en route to becoming a surgeon in Louisville.
uh... is she single?
Posted on 12/29/09 at 5:10 am to John Kreese
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In the part that kicks the dogshit out of coonass pussies in state championship football games biatch, so suck that.
this...............
Posted on 12/29/09 at 6:26 am to Bayou_Bengal@Irving
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Bayou_Bengal@Irving
This has been the year of my growing disdain for LSU fans who boo in Tiger Stadium or who so viciously rip other LSU fans on message boards.
BB @ Irving - I am sorry for whatever happened in your childhood to make you so angry. Time to work on those issues.
Posted on 12/29/09 at 7:38 am to LSU GrandDad
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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.
Wow.
Angry much?
Posted on 12/29/09 at 8:22 am to Godfather1
I don't know how much attention that you Indy bashers pay to the bowl, but I think a bowl game that's 30 years old has been doing something right.
And how's that New Orleans Bowl been working out? It's like a 13th regular season game for So. Miss.
As far as visiting fan bases are concerned, they like it here. Best casinos in the south, lots of family oriented events if gambling's not your thing, being treated like a long lost relative.
By the way, we don't need south louisiana to survive. So Mr. I-10, stay home and watch another rerun of Justin Wilson.
And how's that New Orleans Bowl been working out? It's like a 13th regular season game for So. Miss.
As far as visiting fan bases are concerned, they like it here. Best casinos in the south, lots of family oriented events if gambling's not your thing, being treated like a long lost relative.
By the way, we don't need south louisiana to survive. So Mr. I-10, stay home and watch another rerun of Justin Wilson.
Posted on 12/29/09 at 8:29 am to adil91
Wake Forest actually played a really good game against Oregon back in the 90s, winnin 38-35 or something like that. You may be right about the fan bases coming to Shreveport, but the Indy Bowl existed before they got in bed with the SEC/Big XII, and they will make it with the MWC/ACC too.
Posted on 12/29/09 at 8:33 am to duboisd
okay, I looked on the bowl website and it was 39-35, but I also something interesting about their bowl payout. This decade they have payed out as much as $2,521,940. That is up there with the Holiday Bowl and better than other "tourist attractions" like the Liberty Bowl. Does it attract mediocre teams, yes. But that is a problem created by the idiotic bowl system, not Shreveport.
Posted on 12/29/09 at 8:51 am to katytigers
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the houston bowl will take the Indy bowls spot starting next year
I thought the gator bowl was stepping in to take the place of Indy bowl?
Posted on 12/29/09 at 10:27 am to hehatedrew
The Big 12 is dropping the Indy Bowl to play a Big East team in the Bowl at Yankee Stadium for the next 4 years. That Bowl will pay out $2 million and probably play on New Years Eve in New York City. Which place do you think Big 12 fans would rather be in?
Posted on 12/29/09 at 10:48 am to Tiger in NY
I think most fans would drive to Shreveport verses flying to NYC for their team that under achieved that season. It's a major expense I bet the average fan won't take on. We will see next year but my bet is it will rival the Emerald Bowl in attendance. I think the Indy repped well this year. They just can't match the bucks.
Posted on 12/29/09 at 10:48 am to drtiger
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However, south la people would give away their life savings to have Alexandria north annexed by Texas
Best thing that could ever happen to us up here.
Posted on 12/29/09 at 11:15 am to Haughton99
I love the coonasses bashing Shreveport and North La. Do they not realize all of Louisiana is shite? Shreveport would be a lot better off if it were part of Texas.
Lafayette is full of trashy people who think they are somehow classy. Basically a bunch of coonass guidos.
Baton Rouge has no identity. They claim the whole Louisiana charm and cuisine thing, but its nothing but a few good restaurants mixed in with a ton of chains and big box stores. Sweet traffic too.
New Orleans is ok, but nothing like it used to be. Hopefully I'm wrong, but I doubt it ever will be what is used to, either.
Lake Charles is, well, Lake Charles.
Lafayette is full of trashy people who think they are somehow classy. Basically a bunch of coonass guidos.
Baton Rouge has no identity. They claim the whole Louisiana charm and cuisine thing, but its nothing but a few good restaurants mixed in with a ton of chains and big box stores. Sweet traffic too.
New Orleans is ok, but nothing like it used to be. Hopefully I'm wrong, but I doubt it ever will be what is used to, either.
Lake Charles is, well, Lake Charles.
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