USM in the New Orleans Bowl - USM Forum -- Message Board

Date: Dec 4, 2005

USM in the New Orleans Bowl

Date: Dec 4, 2005

http://conferenceusa.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120405aad.html

The game will be on Tuesday December 20th, posing a problem for those (athletes, student managers/trainers, cheerleaders, and marching band) who will be out of town for the game.

Date: Dec 4, 2005

Congratulations to the Eagles ...

Date: Dec 4, 2005

RE: USM in the New Orleans Bowl

Date: Dec 4, 2005

Reciprocity wrote:

Green Hornet wrote:
The game will be on Tuesday December 20th, posing a problem for those (athletes, student managers/trainers, cheerleaders, and marching band) who will be out of town for the game.
If the band is required to invade a between semesters break in order to attend a football game, the athletes should be required to invade a between semesters break to attend a concert or a band festival. Maybe USM can assemble a little pep band instead of having the whole enchalada go to Lafayette for the bowl game during the break.

The bowl game will not be "in between semesters." It will be smack-dab in the middle of finals. By the way, if the game is on Tuesday the 20th, I am quite sure that the football team will be "required" to be in Lafayette by at least Saturday the 17th and will be "required" to stay until sometime on the 21st, meaning that they will miss 3-4 days of finals.

Date: Dec 4, 2005

da Vinci's Decoder Ring wrote:

the football team ....will miss 3-4 days of finals.

Neither USM nor Arkansas State should not have agreed to play in a bowl that requires such absences.

Date: Dec 4, 2005

The worst bowl in the country -- representatives of a crummy mid level conference that only got into the bowl by luck. Whooo-hoooo-mercy! Rushing out to buy tickets even as we speak!

Date: Dec 4, 2005

da Vinci's Decoder Ring wrote:

Reciprocity wrote: Green Hornet wrote: The game will be on Tuesday December 20th, posing a problem for those (athletes, student managers/trainers, cheerleaders, and marching band) who will be out of town for the game. If the band is required to invade a between semesters break in order to attend a football game, the athletes should be required to invade a between semesters break to attend a concert or a band festival. Maybe USM can assemble a little pep band instead of having the whole enchalada go to Lafayette for the bowl game during the break. The bowl game will not be "in between semesters." It will be smack-dab in the middle of finals. By the way, if the game is on Tuesday the 20th, I am quite sure that the football team will be "required" to be in Lafayette by at least Saturday the 17th and will be "required" to stay until sometime on the 21st, meaning that they will miss 3-4 days of finals.

Why worry about finals? This is more than enough time for these students to take a whole semester course. Of course, they will all have to have laptops and links for "On-line minisession courses".

Date: Dec 4, 2005

kevin wrote:

Will play Arkansas State (6-5) out of the Sun Belt Conference. Interesting scenario. B/c Ohio State go into the BCS, the Big 10 did not have enough bowl-eligible teams to fill its slot in the Motor City Bowl. The MCB wanted Memphis. That opened the door for USM to get New Orleans. Without OSU's good fortune, USM is sitting home. The game is in Lafayette, LA. Eagle Talkers are breathing a huge sigh of relief..... Is this good enough for Thames?

IMO, there are too many bowl games, resulting in marginal teams being rewarded with post-season appearances. The corporate sponsorships attached to some of the bowl names are a mouthful, although personally I did like the name "Poulan Weed Eater Independence Bowl."

Date: Dec 4, 2005

Googler wrote:

The corporate sponsorships attached to some of the bowl names are a mouthful, although personally I did like the name "Poulan Weed Eater Independence Bowl."

Calling it the "Poulan Kudzu Kutter Bowl" would attract more national attention -- and more smiles from our Ole Miss friends as USM fans proudly boarded the bus.

Date: Dec 4, 2005

Not Kudzu King wrote:

Calling it the "Poulan Kudzu Kutter Bowl" would attract more national attention -- and more smiles from our Ole Miss friends as USM fans proudly boarded the bus.

I personally prefer the "Oscar Mayer 100% All-Beef Bologna Bowl."

Date: Dec 4, 2005

According to the cbssportsline poll, USM is #71 and Arkansas State is #83. This should be a goodie. Is Arkansas State a university or a JUCO?

Date: Dec 4, 2005

Arkansas State is a real college. I had relatives who taught there, long ago. And please, a little respect here. I have to go to this thing.

Date: Dec 5, 2005

http://clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051205/SPORTS030104/512050344/1263

Golden Eagles get good news

...The game pays the NCAA bowl minimum $750,000 to each team, though USM's share will go straight into C-USA's mutual coffer.

Giannini said the Eagles will receive $300,000-plus from the conference for expenses. He pegged the cost of the entire trip at about $425,000....

Date: Dec 5, 2005

canyousayusmisajoke wrote:

According to the cbssportsline poll, USM is #71 and Arkansas State is #83. This should be a goodie. Is Arkansas State a university or a JUCO?

Sagarin has USM at #60 and Arkansas State at #121. Be careful about ridiculing anyone, though. Even in da bes' Laf'yette roux, dat crow taste nasty yeah.

Date: Dec 5, 2005

Should we just not stay home and not play in a bowl? We could end up with a non-winning record for the season.

Date: Dec 5, 2005

Eagle Backer wrote:

Should we just not stay home and not play in a bowl?

It sounds to me like that would be the best thing to do.

Date: Dec 5, 2005

Eagle Backer wrote:

Should we just not stay home and not play in a bowl?

What a marvelous idea, Eagle Backer.

Date: Dec 5, 2005

Eagle Backer wrote:

Should we just not stay home and not play in a bowl? We could end up with a non-winning record for the season.

Local talk radio was just having a discussion about the upcoming bowl season. They had a terrific time making fun of the USM/Ark State match. Not what the car salesmen would want to hear.

Date: Dec 6, 2005

This is an embarassment. Why didn't we simply pass on this mediocre season. Then, again, the whole bowl set up is a joke! So I guess we can be part of the joke, along with Arkansas State (PLEASE!!!!).