I know people are still angry with I-Bowl for 2012, but times have changed.
Also, remember a factor in us being selected is the bowl Sponsor, Radiance Technologies. Their CEO is a Tech grad and the have an office in Ruston.
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I know people are still angry with I-Bowl for 2012, but times have changed.
Also, remember a factor in us being selected is the bowl Sponsor, Radiance Technologies. Their CEO is a Tech grad and the have an office in Ruston.
The I-bowl disillusioned me about bowl games my freshman year (1997). They absolutely made the right call that year as a business, and that really helped me to see the bowls for what they are. Ironically, I think they let their money get mad in 2012 and even though the consequences were pretty mild to negligible for them, the lesson that they taught me in 1997 made them look even worse to me in 2012.Quote:
Originally Posted by sportdawg
If we ever have the chance for a better bowl in the future, we can and should opt for that better bowl over the I-bowl. If they ever get the chance to bring in Notre Dame over us, they can and should do so. If they're ever again thinking a MAC team in the hand is worth a Tech in the bush, I hope they'll think again. But we shouldn't be doing this in the hopes of any special treatment in the future. It's a chance for some more practice time. It's a chance for a bowl experience for a group that hasn't had one (and will hopefully get hungry to do it again). It might or not generate more good will overall than it does "oh no poor Army, they're playing such a crappy team, they deserve better" talk.
But we can't bank on the Ibowl doing us a solid by favoring us in the future. For one thing, the conference tie-ins mostly rule that out anyway. This is a gift to them, not a horse-trade.
In most years, we would greatly increase their attendance. I doubt that will be true this year and they will now use that excuse to not invite us in the future. I am glad we are bowling for more practice and for the experience, but not holding my breath that this will do much for us in the future.
In years past I would have jumped all over this, buying my tickets, getting psyched about the game. Then attending and cheering until I lost my voice. Nah, not so much anymore. This is not an Indy Bowl or Coach Crummy issue, although both are contributing factors. It's more a general disillusionment with sports, and unfortunately college sports have been swept down the same tubes. The NIL and Portal have ruined college sports, it's now just another professional league. More spoiled brats, soon to be overpaid to play kids' games.
And why attend a game in person when I can enjoy it on my new 81-inch TV with all the comforts of home? The Indy Bowl, kickoff at 8:15 PM could be cold, rainy, dreary...and Tech getting its butts handed to them. I can turn it off or switch to another game with the push of a button.
But...I'll still be rooting for the Dawgs. GO DAWGS! BEAT ARMY!
I was going to root for and watch Army before Tech was ever announced - so it just makes it a little better that Tech is in the bowl now
I really think that you will see half of the bowls disappear within the next 5 to 10 years -
So the days of teams going to bowls with 6-6, 7-5,8-4 and 9-3 records could be coming to a screeching halt fairly soon
And we ALL now what that is like from the 90's and 2000's
Got my tickets for Tech vs Army, hoping the weather forecast holds: almost t-shirt weather. Yet...Quote:
Originally Posted by inudesu
Their 2012 arrogance towards Tech and karma cost them bigtime.
*Spring of 2013 their bill in the La legislature to call a local hotel/motel sales tax was shot down in committee because they didn't convince Rep Barbara Norton to support it. The ibowl wanted 2.5% tax, amended down by Rep Burrell to 1.5%
*Nov 2014 another try, 2% to be shared by ibowl, sports commission, airport got through legislature and the local Shreveport/Bossier vote was DEFEATED by 198 votes out of 98,000! .02%, and if just 100 that voted no had voted yes it would have passed. You KNOW more than 100 Tech fans voted against it!!!I know 15 myself because I asked them myself. Sweet.
*Finally in December 2015 a reduced tax of 1.5% passed with the ibowl getting 1/3 of that. So instead all of a 2.5% hotel/motel sales tax as originally asked for the ibowl two years later gets only 1/3 of a 1.5% tax. (Basically 1/2% instead of 2-1/2 %, one fifth of what they wanted.) IIRC at some point the lack of bowl payout cost the ibowl significantly in the collegiate bowl pecking order. Karma!! Meanwhile Tech recovers to WIN 6 bowl games in a row before our current tailspin.