Armed Forces Bowl it is!

[QuaoarsKing]

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#11straight

 

[Jeffreauxdawg]

2020 blows. For 13 years I lived in DFW and not once did we play a game in the area.... I move and a month later they come to town. Horseshit.

 

[mcdawg22]

Since Lockheed Martin sponsors it, we ought to wear the flying M.

 

[Bulldog Bruce]

You probably wouldn't of had the chance to go anyway. That would have REALLY sucked.

 

[57stratdawg]

Game is set for 12/31, I believe. I wonder if we’ll be able to have some practices after the game, because it doesn’t seem like we have enough time to get all of ours in otherwise.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

Joel Coleman says no.

 

[aTotal360]

A dozen of my in-laws got back from the NFR in DFW and they all got the 'Rona. Supposedly it's thick out there. Be careful.

 

[MSUDC11]

2001 NIT Revenge Game

 

[was21]

opening vegas line should be Tulsa by about a field goal

 

[MSUDC11]

Tulsa is good, only losses this year were by single digits to Cincinnati and Oklahoma State. This isn't really like playing Rice or Miami (OH) in prior years, they are a Top 25 team and we will have to play one of our best games to win.

 

[Jeffreauxdawg]

You probably wouldn't of had the chance to go anyway. That would have REALLY sucked.

20% capacity and probably not a real though ticket honestly. But if all else failed, I can always get a ticket to a Tulsa game.

 

[oh yeah]

Same. Everybody that went has tested positive

 

[DAWGS1.sixpack]

A dozen of my in-laws got back from the NFR in DFW and they all got the 'Rona. Supposedly it's thick out there. Be careful.

What’s the NFR
Rodeo ?

 

[TNT.sixpack]

What’s the NFR
Rodeo ?

Yes.

 

[TNT.sixpack]

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#11straight

I understand the bowl alignments, sponsorships and all that, but does anyone else feel strange that we’re playing in the ARMED FORCES bowl and army who is 9-2 doesn’t get to play in a bowl and they are the ARMED FORCES.

 

[ArcherSPS]

Join a conference, that’s what Army has to do...same with BYU. Just join the AAC and you’re good to go.

 

[ArcherSPS]

We should go to the Cotton Bowl because our state grows a bunch of cotton! Your logic is dumb.

 

[rynodawg]

For veterans, reserves, or active duty,, there are still a few free tickets available (in sets of 2, $3 service charge each) on the bowl website. If you qualify, might want to jump on those.

 

[JoelTColeman]

Joel Coleman says no.

Yeah I asked around to several folks on Saturday and all said that there’d be no practices after the bowl game. That would’ve held true even if the game was sooner than than the 31st.

 

[mcdawg22]

I should go to the Fiesta Bowl because I like to party.

 

[wpmusm]

Armed Forces is a fun bowl game. Check out the stockyards district in FW if you make the trip.

 

[CochiseCowbell]

I should go to the Fiesta Bowl because I like to party.[/QUOTE


Do Anheuser-Busch or Phillips Morris sponsor a bowl, asking for a friend?

 

[NWADawg]

Tulsa is good, only losses this year were by single digits to Cincinnati and Oklahoma State. This isn't really like playing Rice or Miami (OH) in prior years, they are a Top 25 team and we will have to play one of our best games to win.

So, Tulsa is 6-2 and ranked 24 but a 3 win team from the SEC is the 2 point favorite to win. If they are a crap team from a crap conference, they shouldn't be ranked even if they are 12-0. Any legitimately ranked team should be favored by at least 10 over a 3-7 team in a bowl game.

Their ranking feels like a participation trophy.

 

[Junction John]

I tested positive the week I got back from Dallas, a month or so ago. Never knew where/how I got it, but now I guess I can blame the Big D.

 

[Mobile Bay]

I should go to the Fiesta Bowl because I like to party.[/QUOTE


Do Anheuser-Busch or Phillips Morris sponsor a bowl, asking for a friend?

I am still waiting for a marijuana company to sponsor the first smoke a bowl.

 

[TNT.sixpack]

We should go to the Cotton Bowl because our state grows a bunch of cotton! Your logic is dumb.

"we" don't do ****. I'm talking about the players themselves, not "we". Army is made up of kids who are IN THE ARMED FORCES. It's what they do. Yet they aren't aligned to be able to play in that bowl even though they have a 9-2 record. All I'm saying is it seems odd. If you look at my original message, I said I understand the alignments and the bowl sponsorships and why. It's just a strange situation. There is no "logic" in that. Its just an observation of something that seems odd. Our players all play for Mississippi State. Imagine having a bowl sponsored by Mississippi State and not playing in it with a 9-2 record, but Army plays in it. It's just weird.

 

[ArcherSPS]

"we" don't do ****. I'm talking about the players themselves, not "we". Army is made up of kids who are IN THE ARMED FORCES. It's what they do. Yet they aren't aligned to be able to play in that bowl even though they have a 9-2 record. All I'm saying is it seems odd. If you look at my original message, I said I understand the alignments and the bowl sponsorships and why. It's just a strange situation. There is no "logic" in that. Its just an observation of something that seems odd. Our players all play for Mississippi State. Imagine having a bowl sponsored by Mississippi State and not playing in it with a 9-2 record, but Army plays in it. It's just weird.

Are you dense? Lockheed Martin, a private entity, sponsors the bowl, not the US Army. USM and Tulane played in it last year. Army’s athletic dept failed them to an extent by accepting an Indy Bowl invite and not being in a conference. They played 3 FCS teams this year