Even the New Mexico bowl had 30k people. Looks like only 5 bowl games last

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Sep 6, 2017
12:40:25pm

Skeptical Optimist All-American

Even the New Mexico bowl had 30k people. Looks like only 5 bowl games last

year could have fit in this stadium without turning people away at the door. The rest of the 41 games had more than 20,500 people attend.

http://www.newsday.com/sports/college/college-football/college-football-bowl-game-attendance-2016-17-1.12784796

Camellia Bowl: 20,300, Dec 17th Appalachian State v Toledo
Miami Beach Bowl: 15,262, Dec 19th, Tulsa v Central Michigan
Bahamas Bowl: 13,422, Dec 23rd, Old Dominion v Eastern Michigan
St. Petersburg Bowl: 15,717, Dec 26th, Mississippi State v Miami (OH)
Quick Lane Bowl: 19,117, Dec 26th, Boston College v Maryland

It is interesting that 2 of those games featured P5 teams.

There are a couple of high school stadiums in Texas that seat more people than 20,500 people.

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McMurphy projection - no bowl for BYU

Coog4Life

9/6/17 8:04am

That would suck. I don't see that happening.

Regal Ute

9/6/17 8:05am

You need to worry about your own bowl eligibility.

Left Shark Coug

9/6/17 8:26am

Ya! Yewts shouldn't have opinions or make comments. Go home, Dirty Yewts!

Zoob Lover

9/6/17 2:00pm

Ah ha! Now you're catching on.

soupie

9/6/17 2:03pm

it would not suck at all. It would be amazing. It won't happen though.

mpfunk

9/6/17 8:45am

He didn't pay attention to media day. ESPN guarantees a bowl

Y05

9/6/17 10:00am

If bowl eligible, we will play in the Frisco Bowl v. AAC

boscatar

9/6/17 8:06am

The Fiasco Bowl? What's that?

Borg

9/6/17 8:06am

Holy crap - they are playing a bowl game at that stadium? 20,500 capacity

Skeptical Optimist

9/6/17 8:07am

Do most bowls even get 20k attendance?

kotacoug

9/6/17 8:11am

It's going to be awesome. I promise.

Y4LYFE

9/6/17 10:22am

that's an appropriate size for half of the bowl games

cwilke1

9/6/17 11:48am

Even the New Mexico bowl had 30k people. Looks like only 5 bowl games last

Skeptical Optimist

9/6/17 12:40pm

Yes because UNM was playing in its hometown city.

cwilke1

9/6/17 12:54pm

McMurphy changed his prediction to factor in BYU and Frisco Bowl's at large bid

boscatar

9/6/17 11:06am

Losses to Utah, BSU, MSU, Wisconsin, LSU, ECU?, one more....

rggee

9/6/17 8:06am

Says we'll be eligible but no open bowl.

soupie

9/6/17 8:09am

Also not gonna happen, we've had ineligible teams play the past few years cause

rggee

9/6/17 8:09am

Not saying I agree but wanted to be sure you understood his point. Didn't seem that way.

soupie

9/6/17 9:08am

He has Idaho playing Houston in the Frisco Bowl. That's an open spot.

boscatar

9/6/17 8:11am

I'm pretty sure he forgot about BYU and backpedaled with his "eligible but no

rggee

9/6/17 8:13am

We travel well I doubt a bowl would pass up an eligible BYU if they can take us.

9/6/17 8:23am

ECU? The same team that lost by 30 to FCS James Madison at home?

VACOUGFAN

9/6/17 8:12am

Exactly. It's not gonna happen.

rggee

9/6/17 8:12am

JMU is a legit team this year. Easily #1 in FCS and has multiple NFL players

boscatar

9/6/17 8:14am

They only lost by 20 (34-14) to JMU

BYU Fan

9/6/17 8:17am

Boise barely beat Troy

2FarGone

9/6/17 8:41am

I agree with him. I think it is pretty bad at byu right now

idacoug

9/6/17 8:09am

Mangum will look like a Heisman candidate down the stretch

boscatar

9/6/17 8:11am

You must really think LSU sucks then

2FarGone

9/6/17 8:22am

Dude, step off the ledge. But for bone headed penalties we would have scored

kansascougar

9/6/17 8:26am

You don't think we will get 6 wins? We play Umass, Hawaii, unlv, San Jose, and

9/6/17 8:28am

The guy can't even spell Irma right, I wouldn't trust his prognostication.

sgriff

9/6/17 8:11am

Great thing about bowl projections...they change as season goes

9/6/17 8:14am

No way that happens. Bowl games want to make money and BYU fans travel well.

Random Walk

9/6/17 8:15am

Will we travel well if we're 6-7?

boscatar

9/6/17 8:37am

Yes.

kccougar

9/6/17 8:39am

Not as well as if the record is 10-3. But probably better than most other 6-7

crack

9/6/17 8:46am

What if the Frisco Bowl's options to face 8-4 Tulsa are 6-7 BYU or 9-2 Ark St.?

boscatar

9/6/17 9:37am

I am not smart enough to know the answers to any of that kind of stuff.

crack

9/6/17 10:03am

IMO, there's a decent chance that a local CUSA or SB team would play local Tulsa

boscatar

9/6/17 11:02am

Doesn't ESPN own all (or at least most of) the bowls? If so, I think the amount

crack

9/6/17 11:05am

True. I agree that BYU v. Tulsa gets more TV eyeballs that Tulsa v. Ark St., etc

boscatar

9/6/17 11:07am

well maybe not this year if Ark. St. has a high-powered offense and

cwilke1

9/6/17 1:27pm

Clearly he's not credible. Doesn't even know it is Irma with an I.

Y05

9/6/17 9:57am

when was the last time P5s filled all their bowl slots?

Kerbouchard

9/6/17 10:35am

He shows BYU as the replacement for the Sun Belt in the new Frisco Bowl

9/6/17 11:04am

He fixed it. See the comments

rggee

9/6/17 11:07am

Some have predicted BYU in Las Vegas v. UCLA. Frisco as Houston v. Boise

boscatar

9/6/17 11:08am

Why is McMurphy publishing on Facebook?

EastCougar

9/6/17 1:01pm

He got laid off at ESPN, and he does not have a new job yet.

cwilke1

9/6/17 1:24pm

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