Isn't it nice to have to worry about which bowl we are going to?

I am for 8-3 and the Cotton Bowl.

I am not "settling" for anything this year. I have "settled" for a steady decline since we won the Big XII in 1998. I "settled" for a 4-8 record last year. At the beginning of the year, I thought we would be 5-6 and maybe, I stress MAYBE, get to 6-5 and into the Houston or Ft. Worth Bowl. As it is, we're 7-3 with some huge wins this year and we're looking at no worse than an Alamo Bowl bid. By that criteria, I wouldn't say that I'm "settling" for anything as the team has far exceeded my expections of them.

I just want everyone to get a little perspective here. We've been mediocre to very bad since 2000 and have made tremendous strides this season. But we're not there yet. We're much closer than we used to be, but we've still got work to do. We haven't done anything remotely close to qualifying for the Alamo Bowl in 5 years, so I hardly think making a trip to San Antonio for the post season is "settling" for anything.

Um..
a) #1 passing offense vs. #70 passing defense
b) Morency iffy
c) Home game

All equals Raider High in a walkover

I think Tech will win this game. Last season they lost to OSU on an interception late in the 4th quarter (very late). I don't think OSU's defense is fast enough for this game (and the 'pokes don't have a passing game).

It really doesn't matter because we are gonna beat the piss outta tu and we will all be making the drive up 45 to dallas.

Bring it Reggie.

"Now Forming at the North End of Kyle, the Nationally Famous Fightin' Texas Aggie Band..."

Wreck em Tceh!!!!

I bought my Cotton tickets yesterday. We don't need tceh's help. We control our own destiny.

I'll still be pulling for Tceh just in case. we can't look past teh sips like we did Baylor

This is a ridiculous statement. How would that conversation take place?

Holiday Bowl Rep: "Sorry Bill but if OSU wins next week we are going to take them over you."

Bill: "OK. Thanks for the update. Will can begin making our travel arrangements for elsewhere now.

If the bowl reps were to tell anyone, it would be the team they ARE going to choose, not the ones they will NOT be choosing.

I think that we have about a 95% chance at the Holiday, 4.9% Alamo, and a .1% chance Cotton. Basically this theory is based on my belief that I don't think that the bowl games care about who beat who... they just want teams that will look like a good matchup when they show the commercial.

It is for this reason that I don't think that a win on T+1 sends us to Dallas. If we beat t.u., we are 8-3, they're 9-2. We're ranked maybe 17, they're ranked probably around 10 or 11. Better record, better ranking, better bowl.

Another thing to consider is the point that AliasMan02 brought up earlier about people calling in favors. The sips have been to San Diego I think three of the last four years in their consistent role as conference bridesmaid. I'll bet that somewhere, someone is trying to pull strings to get a new team in there.

As far as the OSU-to-Holiday Bowl scenario goes, I think that like with the Cotton Bowl choosing the sips over us, they will want a good record and ranking. If they win and we lose, they will have a better ranking and record than us, so to me it would make sense that they would choose OSU before us. I consider this scenario unimportant since I think that Tech will beat OSU and we will beat Texas.

I really hope that I am wrong and we end up in the Cotton Bowl.

bagger, last yeat tu had a better record, better ranking and a head to head win over osu but the cotton bowl chose osu.

we can get the cotton if we beat tu.

we would be a hot item while tu would be coming off of a loss and their fans would view the cotton as a disappointment.

LestatBQ02,

the alamo bowl is a step down from what??

from no bowl? that makes no sense.


now that we have beaten tech, I have no problem pulling for them. I can't stand les miles and I think the osu program has more potential to be a perrenial power than tech.

tech will always be a 6-8 win type of team.

osu could become a team that wins the south every so often. I can't stand les miles and i hope osu goes down to tech.




[This message has been edited by NyAggie (edited 11/18/2004 11:18a).]

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If you think they aren't calling in favors, you don't know what the bowl system is all about.

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If you think the Holiday Bowl owes any favors to the Alamo Bowl, then you definately don't know what the bowl system is all about.