The date for the Rate Bowl is terrible and will hold a lot of people back from attending.
ISU Bowl Projection
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The date for the Rate Bowl is terrible and will hold a lot of people back from attending.
The drivability factor to Memphis does help though, especially for families. We took our kids 2 years ago and there were plenty of reasonable places to stay and you take costly flights out of the equation. With that being said, if the opponent is Memphis that is definitely going to hurt numbers.
Maybe, but this would be minimal I think. There's way to much water under that bridge (right or wrong).
I think Cincy makes more sense for Memphis. It’s a lot closer than we are.
These Big XII bowl ties are terrible. Even the PAC12 has better bowls and there are barely a conference.
Hoping the conference gets a boost in number of wins next since the non-con games and this bowl will be done with former p12 team match-ups.
I wave my wand and all bowl tie ins are erased
Big 12 can have first 5 picks at bowls after the “ny6” (playoffs)
Here are my 5
1. Vegas bowl
2. Alamo bowl
3. Holiday Bowl
4. Music city bowl
5. Pop tarts bowl
Pros and Cons with every bowl option here for Iowa State. I still don't think the Texas Bowl is completely off the table but probably unlikely. Memphis and Phoenix are the two. Memphis just happened two years ago and this would be the third trip to there in the Campbell era. I could see a lot of people driving but is there some Memphis fatigue there? As for Phoenix, it would be a breath of fresh air. Iowa State hasn't had a bowl game out west since 2009. Only issue with many would be it's the day after Christmas.
Take Utah out. They're still considered part of the Pac-12 bowl pool for this year.
Even though the timing sucks, I’d still prefer Phoenix to Memphis, especially if the opponent is Memphis. If it’s an SEC team, I could probably be begrudgingly persuaded by Mrs. Farmer to go, especially since we have friends in Memphis- if it’s a true road game against Memphis in Memphis, I’m a hard no. I think there is a large portion of the fan base that thinks that way, and is ready for a change from Memphis for awhile.
Has JP posted any pictures from bowl site visits other than Phoenix? Very telling.
That's another big reason why I think Iowa State ends up in Phoenix. I think Pollard knows fans would prefer it over Memphis or Orlando.
Holy War Part 2? BYU is a part of the Big 12 pool and Utah is a part of the Pac 12 pool.
Highly unlikely, but they would probably have to make a decision between having one of the two schools.
Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, & Utah remain under the PAC 12 bowl tie-ins for now.
I’m out for a bowl this year no matter what. But after hearing CW ***** about Orlando, I’ll defend that destination. I went last year and was irritated when that was destination. But we had a surprisingly great time. We got tickets out of Cedar Rapids for $700 which isn’t crazy. We got 5 nights in the team hotel for an average of $250 per night which was a freaking steal. That hotel was resort like and frankly we didn’t want to leave it. (And we are planning a return this spring just for the hotel.). The game was fun and there were more fans than I expected.
Anyway, if you aren’t tied to doing the theme parks, Orlando doesn’t have to be crazy expensive.
Phoenix would be ideal for many reasons but if it happens to be Orlando, I’d recommend people consider it.
Anyway, if you aren’t tied to doing the theme parks, Orlando doesn’t have to be crazy expensive.
Phoenix would be ideal for many reasons but if it happens to be Orlando, I’d recommend people consider it.
