Could Cotton Bowl be 5th BCS bowl?

#27
#27
Holiday Bowl is always a good one
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#29
#29
I think several of us are old enough to remember when the Cotton Bowl was one of the premier games on New Year's Day. The SWC had a tie-in, so they almost always had a highly-ranked team to start with and would match them against another good team. Chuck Webb anyone???
 
#30
#30
The old cotton bowl stadium is a dump, and the weather in Dallas in January is sometimes very cold, with snow, ice, etc. They would have to move it to Jerry Jones' new $1 billion palace, with 100,000 seats, retractable roof, etc.
 
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VolsRule said:
The old cotton bowl stadium is a dump, and the weather in Dallas in January is sometimes very cold, with snow, ice, etc. They would have to move it to Jerry Jones' new $1 billion palace, with 100,000 seats, retractable roof, etc.
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I believe that is the plan.
 
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volsfan125 said:
No, YOU are wrong. Before the Florida Citrus growers dropped their sponsorship of the bowl it was called the Comp USA Citrus bowl(back in the 90's). Comp USA dropped their sponsorship and Capital One pick it up. Couple of years ago the citrus growers pulled out and it became just the CAP 1 bowl. I hate corporate names for bowls so I still call it the Citrus bowl and I also called the "Outback" bowl the Hall of Fame bowl. Have a nice day
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If he's calling it what it's called now...and you're calling it what it USED to be called...then he's not wrong...just saying
 
#37
#37
I'd love to see the Cotton Bowl as the 5th BCS game.
Historically and Tradition-Wise it has to be considered one of the 3-4 best Bowl games.

I hate how the format is now where they play two BCS games at the same site each year. I think that is an awful idea and really takes away from the entire BCS.
 
#38
#38
Anybody check out the interactive cowboys stadium? That thing is sweeeeet!!!! The Jumbotron looks like it runs almost the length of the field!!
 
#39
#39
Jerry Jones is a business genius: he builds a billion $ stadium, mainly with taxpayer money, then gets to keep almost all of the revenue from concessions, parking, other events such as college games, conventions, etc.
 
#40
#40
I went to the Cotton Bowl this year. Definitely had a different feel than any other bowl game that I've been to.
 
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VolunteerHillbilly said:
Music City Bowl.
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I totally agree with you. It's a very logical choice for a number of reasons. Number 1, geographically: Nashville is a more than reasonable drive for most of the country, as it is essentially a centrally located point among the SEC, Big XII, Big IX, ACC, and Big East. The only conference not extremely close to Nashville is the Pac-10. Second, the fact that the cost of visiting Nashville is much lower than other cities such as Dallas, New York, etc. will really appeal to fans wanting to travel with their team. Third, Nashville around New Years has a fairly moderate climate; a day game temp. would probably be around 50 degrees. Finally, the Music City Bowl has pretty good attendance considering the teams that have been playing in it recently (i.e. Kentucky and Boston College, not exactly big draws outside their fanbase).

Overall, I think that if they actually decide to add a fifth BCS Bowl, Nashville deserves some serious consideration.
 
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bhuff_32 said:
I totally agree with you. It's a very logical choice for a number of reasons. Number 1, geographically: Nashville is a more than reasonable drive for most of the country, as it is essentially a centrally located point among the SEC, Big XII, Big IX, ACC, and Big East. The only conference not extremely close to Nashville is the Pac-10. Second, the fact that the cost of visiting Nashville is much lower than other cities such as Dallas, New York, etc. will really appeal to fans wanting to travel with their team. Third, Nashville around New Years has a fairly moderate climate; a day game temp. would probably be around 50 degrees. Finally, the Music City Bowl has pretty good attendance considering the teams that have been playing in it recently (i.e. Kentucky and Boston College, not exactly big draws outside their fanbase).

Overall, I think that if they actually decide to add a fifth BCS Bowl, Nashville deserves some serious consideration.
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I'm from Nashville and I'd LOVE a game there, but it's COLD in Nashville on New Years. Anyone that went to the Vandy vs BC game this year will tell you that.

Nashville wouldn't benefit as much as other large cities because it's too cold for people to go out and spend money in the city. They'd just stay in their hotels and not get involved in the environment that a big bowl game is supposed to provide.

I agree with you on the geography, and if LP Field was an arena I think that Nashville would get some serious consideration. If there's one thing we've learned about the BCS during the arguments over the past couple of years, it's that the BCS is all about MONEY. They stand to gain WAY MORE money in Dallas or a warmer climate. I can most certainly assure you that the kickoff temperature in Nashville on New Years will be below 50 degrees 9 times out of 10.
 
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BigSteve09 said:
I'm from Nashville and I'd LOVE a game there, but it's COLD in Nashville on New Years. Anyone that went to the Vandy vs BC game this year will tell you that.

Nashville wouldn't benefit as much as other large cities because it's too cold for people to go out and spend money in the city. They'd just stay in their hotels and not get involved in the environment that a big bowl game is supposed to provide.
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I was at the Vandy-BC game and I didn't think it was terribly cold (could be bc I live in Minnesota now, ha). We went out for New Years and there were tons of people out. I think the environment is what you make it though. If people are spending money to come to a game, they will suck it up and hit up the bars and what not too, IMO.
 
#44
#44
For reference

Nashville average is 37 (avg hi 46, lo 28)
Dallas average is 46 (avg hi 55, lo 36)
Jacksonville average is 54 (avg hi 64, lo 45)
 
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bhuff_32 said:
I was at the Vandy-BC game and I didn't think it was terribly cold (could be bc I live in Minnesota now, ha). We went out for New Years and there were tons of people out. I think the environment is what you make it though. If people are spending money to come to a game, they will suck it up and hit up the bars and what not too, IMO.
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Right, but if the Music City Bowl was made a BCS bowl then the kickoff would probably be during the evening, so the kickoff temp would be somewhere around the average low. So you have fans sitting in the cold during the whole game. And a BCS game is not like any other game. There's longer TV breaks, the halftime is longer, the game as a whole is drug out for a while. The cold catches up with everyone sooner or later. And I would sit through anything to support my team or see a good bowl game, but the families that would go are the ones that probably wouldn't appreciate the weather situation. The BCS crowd is a fickle one. I don't really care about the weather, but the people who decide on the BCS games and where they would be (the guys who are trying to make money) want the fans to be comfortable and more apt to spend money.

I'm not saying Nashville is a bad place for a bowl or anything. The city is like a miniature Atlanta. But when comparing Nashville to the atmosphere of Dallas and that new stadium, or Jacksonville and their weather, it just doesn't stack up well.
 
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BigSteve09 said:
Right, but if the Music City Bowl was made a BCS bowl then the kickoff would probably be during the evening, so the kickoff temp would be somewhere around the average low. So you have fans sitting in the cold during the whole game. And a BCS game is not like any other game. There's longer TV breaks, the halftime is longer, the game as a whole is drug out for a while. The cold catches up with everyone sooner or later. And I would sit through anything to support my team or see a good bowl game, but the families that would go are the ones that probably wouldn't appreciate the weather situation. The BCS crowd is a fickle one. I don't really care about the weather, but the people who decide on the BCS games and where they would be (the guys who are trying to make money) want the fans to be comfortable and more apt to spend money.

I'm not saying Nashville is a bad place for a bowl or anything. The city is like a miniature Atlanta. But when comparing Nashville to the atmosphere of Dallas and that new stadium, or Jacksonville and their weather, it just doesn't stack up well.
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Points well taken. I concede.:good!:
 
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