Originally Posted by
DJDAWG
I just think its time for Tech to expand its horizons. It's time to give the HOD bowl a shot and it's also located in our recruiting territory.
We've already tried to build a relationship with the I-Bowl and they've crapped on us multiple times. Now, they do not have a monopoly on where we can play. Used to be, we played in the I-Bowl or stayed home. No more. We have CUSA and the HOD which is directly affiliated with CUSA. The I-Bowl will always think they're better than us and our conference and will never tie-in with our conference. For that reason alone, I feel we should choose the HOD bowl.
Why can't Louisiana Tech be the reason that the HOD bowl is successful. 30K Tech fans in the HOD bowl would make them salivate to invite us every year they can. Rice would not bring 2k to that game. Actually, Tech needs the HOD bowl to be successful, as long as it has the CUSA tie-in.
You're right, we need to look at the big picture and it should have the HOD bowl with its CUSA tie-in right smack in the middle of it. The big pic should not look at our potential matchup and tv time this year, it should think about different scenarios in the coming years.
Next year, we may go 6-6. The I-Bowl will not take us, but, the HOD bowl (with its CUSA tie-in) will if we bring tens of thousands of fans.
It's time to turn our back on the high school sweet heart that keeps breaking our heart and look down the road to a more stable relationship, one that has already begun with the Dallas game last year and the CUSA tie-in.
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