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Dec 5, 2016
8:59:05pm

BYUHgrad All-American

I'm all for going free agent for Bowl games.

There is almost 0% chance we don't go bowling with 6 wins. And the Poinsettia and Hawaii Bowls are near the lowest payouts...so it's not like we will be going far down. But man some of those bowls payout a lot and take some terrible tv-drawing schools.

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BYUHgrad

Previous username: Big Island Thunder
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So it appears we might have been in the Las Vegas Bowl again if we didn't have

BamaCoug

12/5/16 8:43pm

Glad we dodged that bullet.

WhyaskY?

12/5/16 8:49pm

Why?

crazY

12/5/16 9:24pm

Unfortunately for the 'consumerism' aspect...

MamaWuzAuttButSheDed

12/5/16 8:54pm

I do think this trend is changing somewhat. Incomes are rising for Y grads

BamaCoug

12/5/16 9:02pm

Totally agree, but it's not about our incomes it's about our culture.

MamaWuzAuttButSheDed

12/5/16 9:07pm

But you're not as much as a tight wad as your dad, right? Times are changing.

Delicate Genius

12/5/16 9:15pm

LOL no, but I still love Marshall's

MamaWuzAuttButSheDed

12/5/16 9:18pm

Well, who doesn't love Marshalls?

Delicate Genius

12/5/16 9:31pm

There is a Marshall's on the strip right next to the Ross dress for less

ryebrye

12/6/16 5:11am

I don't think tourism pays the bowls expenses. Tv and sales in and around the

BYUHgrad

12/5/16 9:06pm

It's the same as the Courier deal...

MamaWuzAuttButSheDed

12/5/16 9:11pm

I disagree, the hotels are full of people wearing BYU gear during bowl week. BYU

Pick-Six Coug

12/5/16 9:14pm

I think you are relying on an old Mormon stereotype for this observation

Skeptical Optimist

12/5/16 10:16pm

I'm all for going free agent for Bowl games.

BYUHgrad

12/5/16 8:59pm

In general, I'm interested to see how 2017 turns out without a pre-contracted

12/5/16 9:00pm

I think i is worth the gamble when the bowl only pays 650K. We can do much

scott715

12/5/16 9:29pm

Thank you for looking into this. Your post are always spot on and well written.

Pick-Six Coug

12/5/16 9:05pm

Thanks, I just saw that you posted something similar about Army yesterday. Great

BamaCoug

12/5/16 9:29pm

Oh yeah. Let me beat others to the punch. Yes, I'm suggesting we not get engaged

BamaCoug

12/5/16 9:06pm

I really wonder if they would have picked byu over houston

gmj81

12/5/16 9:14pm

I think that rekindling the old WAC/MWC rivalry with SDSU gives is the advantage

BamaCoug

12/5/16 9:18pm

They would have gone Houston, no doubt... despite the nostalgia factor. To be

MamaWuzAuttButSheDed

12/5/16 9:21pm

well the holiday bowl has all the tradition and supporting two bowls has to be

gmj81

12/5/16 9:25pm

I like the tie-ins. We cannot predict year in and year out success.

HangookCoug

12/6/16 10:15am

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