BOWL: Liberty Bowl vs Memphis Dec 29

[Erik4Cy]

Hotel booked

 

[Cyforce]

Playoff committee: SEC is obviously the top conference, top to bottom, we can’t leave out their champion

SEC: fails to qualify enough 6-win teams for their bowl tie-ins

Didn't I hear the SEC was 0-4 against the ACC?

 

[BoxsterCy]

Not great for Memphis either. Home game for them isn't much of a bowl game experience. Big f-you for both teams.

Is this like the 3rd of these for us? We had the Smurf Bowl at Boise State and one just a few years back on the road vs Memphis.

 

[NorthCyd]

Don't come for me, I'm a friendly Memphian, and we are excited to see y'all again. I see lots of y'all are disappointed and I hate to see that. We loved hosting y'all 6 years ago, even though the outcome of the game went in your direction.

I said it then, and I'll say it again. Ask me any questions about Memphis you may have. I'll gladly help however I can.

It's nothing personal, just not a fan of playing a road game for a bowl game. It was a cool atmosphere though last time.

 

[CoachHines3]

Since the NY6 games aren't conference affiliated I don't know why anything else needs to be.

How about go through the teams and figure out fun matchups and go regional, etc.

ISU/WI would have been an interesting match up for example.

I’m seeing WVU to the Dukes Mayo bowl which isnt an affiliate.

 

[alarson]

Not great for Memphis either. Home game for them isn't much of a bowl game experience. Big f-you for both teams.

Is this like the 3rd of these for us? We had the Smurf Bowl at Boise State and one just a few years back on the road vs Memphis.

And the pinstripe bowl wasn't in Rutgers's stadium but definitely right in their backyard.

 

[jctisu]

We were picked behind OU, OSU, KSU. Not too shabby. Go Cyclones! I am glad people from the Midwest can easily drive there.

And beat two of those teams. Oh well.

 

[Drew0311]

Don’t we have a former cyclone on Memphis?

It’s not that Memphis the team is not good. I wanted to see us play kind of a name brand type school from a major conference

 

[KidSilverhair]

Didn't I hear the SEC was 0-4 against the ACC?

They were 0-2 against FSU, anyway.

I know Georgia beat Georgia Tech so the SEC couldn’t have gone 0-fer against the ACC.

 

[CyGuy5]

I would be shocked if Iowa State gets more than 60% of the turnout last time. 2017 was our first bowl game in what felt like forever. Don’t think the excitement is there this time around.

 

[clonedude]

it’s just a little disappointing that we can finish essentially 3rd in the big 12 and get stuck playing a G5 team in the 5th best big 12 bowl

I’m not so much annoyed with the bowl game itself or the location rather than just the opponent.

Yep... beating KSU and finishing ahead of them in the standings did absolutely NOTHING for us. And we travel just as good or likely better than KSU too.

I worry that JP actually lobbied for us to go to Memphis.

 

[TigerFan17]

You certainly can't be surprised to see that though.

This is our third time in this bowl game in 11 years and none of the 3 times were against the SEC tie-in the bowl is supposed to have, and 2 of them were road games instead of a neutral site.

Teams having home games for bowls should be against the rules. Except for maybe Hawaii.

Absolutely, I get it. I agree with teams hosting bowl games at their home field, but I hope y'all will join us and make the best of it. We really did LOVE having y'all last time.

 

[67CY]

Kansas game was huge

I wonder if KSU win made any difference

 

[cycloneworld]

I actually talked to the wife about possibly attending my first ISU bowl game but only if it's a warm weather bowl so we could get a mini vacation. oh well

I’d highly recommend you consider it. I’ve been to 7 ISU bowl games and Memphis is my second favorite bowl destination (behind Alamo) that we have been too. Tons of ISU fans, Beale Street, and good food.

 

[nrg4isu]

Don't come for me, I'm a friendly Memphian, and we are excited to see y'all again. I see lots of y'all are disappointed and I hate to see that. We loved hosting y'all 6 years ago, even though the outcome of the game went in your direction.

I said it then, and I'll say it again. Ask me any questions about Memphis you may have. I'll gladly help however I can.

As others have said, it's playing Memphis AT Memphis that's disappointing. It's a road game, not a bowl game.

I've been twice, but won't be attending this time I will go again, but I'm still grumpy about it. There's no novelty to it.

 

[CoachHines3]

Yep... beating KSU and finishing ahead of them in the standings did absolutely NOTHING for us. And we travel just as good or likely better than KSU too.

I worry that JP actually lobbied for us to go to Memphis

Lobbying probably wasn’t needed because those bowl reps know what they’re doing. Especially when they can pitt us against Memphis

 

[awd4cy]

Because you want Shreveport?

If it is against a P5 opponent, yes.

 

[packattack425]

Where is the best place to stay?

 

[awd4cy]

Yep... beating KSU and finishing ahead of them in the standings did absolutely NOTHING for us. And we travel just as good or likely better than KSU too.

I worry that JP actually lobbied for us to go to Memphis.

Agreed. That would be really sad if true.

 

[CoachHines3]