HOD Bowl

[Cory]

Heart of Dallas Bowl

La Tech Bulldogs (8-5) vs Illinois Fighting Illini (6-6)


Date and time, ET: Friday, Dec. 26, 2014, 1 p.m. ET
Stadium: Cotton Bowl; 92,000
Address: 3750 The Midway, Dallas, TX 75315
TV Channel: ESPN
Last year's score: North Texas 36, UNLV 14
Last year's attendance: 38,380
Last year's payout: $1.2 million
This year's payout: $800,000

ESPN Conversation Board (Bulldawg Fans vs Illini Fans): http://espn.go.com/ncf/conversation?id=400610222

Purchase Tickets From Tech: https://oss.ticketmaster.com/aps/latech/EN/buy/browse
Purchase Tickets From HOD: http://heartofdallasbowl.tix.com/Gen...entCode=688354

Official Site: http://theheartofdallasbowl.com/

Initial Source (compliments of sportdawg): https://mobile.twitter.com/McMurphyESPN

Transportation: Via DART Rail Green Line to Fair Park Station or MLK, Jr. Station

Tech Tickets: Between & Including Sections 21-25

[johnnylightnin]

Not exactly.

[cscollis]

On the Marshall board they want boca not hod. I hope they are right.

[Tech77]

Despite the locales, I will be very shocked if Marshall chooses to play a MAC school instead of a Big 10. I hope they do.

[DJDAWG]

Well, they did choose to play three OOC games against the MAC.

[KSDAWG]

We are more than likely still gonna play in the HOD. There was a lot of talk that if Marshall won they would shopped around or take the Boca Bowl for recruiting reasons. Other that possibly playing a P5 opponent, Dallas does not benefit Marshall at all. Even if they play a MAC team, it could be NIU in front of a home crowd. 50% of Marshalls players are from FLA.

[Cory]

We are more than likely still gonna play in the HOD. There was a lot of talk that if Marshall won they would shopped around or take the Boca Bowl for recruiting reasons. Other that possibly playing a P5 opponent, Dallas does not benefit Marshall at all. Even if they play a MAC team, it could be NIU in front of a home crowd. 50% of Marshalls players are from FLA.

I hope you're right!

[RunwayDawg55]

Which bowl has the bigger payout? Don't ya think that might play into the decision a little...

[Cory]

Which bowl has the bigger payout? Don't ya think that might play into the decision a little...

Does anyone know the answer to this?!?!

[Tech77]

Does anyone know the answer to this?!?!

not totally, but ...

http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/b..._schedule.html

[sportdawg]

Which bowl has the bigger payout? Don't ya think that might play into the decision a little...

No - all money hoes to C-USa and they divvy it up

[EJ]

Conference gets the money from both bowls anyway and then redistributes to member teams.

So, from a payout perspective, I don't think it really matters which conference teams go to which bowls because the money to the conference is the same either way.

[Dowty]

I noticed on that site that it also shows the St. Petersburg bowl having a CUSA tie in. I would much rather us go to the HOD, but I'm just curious why that never seemed to be an option for us. I only ever heard people talking about New Mexico, Bahamas, Hawaii, or Boca Raton. Someone educate me please.

[sportdawg]

St pete is secondary - or they got bad info

[Tech77]

St pete is secondary - or they got bad info

right, it is AAC vs. ACC