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Post by gemofthehills on Nov 27, 2023 6:54:19 GMT -6
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Post by gemofthehills on Nov 27, 2023 6:57:32 GMT -6
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Post by gemofthehills on Nov 27, 2023 7:00:12 GMT -6
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Post by gemofthehills on Nov 27, 2023 7:01:37 GMT -6
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Post by gemofthehills on Nov 27, 2023 7:04:12 GMT -6
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Post by gemofthehills on Nov 27, 2023 7:11:21 GMT -6
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Post by troysux on Nov 27, 2023 7:44:18 GMT -6
LOL at all these sites having us go different places. They are just pulling crap out of their butts to generate clicks. I’ll just wait until the official announcement before looking up hotel information.
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Post by gemofthehills on Nov 27, 2023 7:54:30 GMT -6
Charlotte and Mobile matchups would be my least favorites. Location would not be terrible but would rather play someone other than Ark St or NIU. Sure their fans feel the same about playing JSU.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2023 8:33:25 GMT -6
Our opponent is going to suck so we just want the least suckiest opponent.
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Post by JSUSoutherner on Nov 27, 2023 8:34:50 GMT -6
Our opponent is going to suck so we just want the least suckiest opponent. Be careful what you wish for.
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Post by Whup Em All on Nov 27, 2023 9:14:45 GMT -6
I love that we're bowling, and I'd love a nearby location (even in a dump) so that we can maximize our fan attendance.
But when it comes to opponents, I just want it to be a team we haven't already faced this season (sorry, Coastal and EMU) and anyone other than troy state or JMU.
The trojans are our biggest historical rival. We haven't faced them in over 20 years, and thanks to our lousy D2-IAA transition execution, we haven't really faced them on a level playing field in over 30 years. Do we really want our first time facing them in FBS to be a year when we've clearly overachieved with a team with far less depth and experience than their championship-level squad? Give us one more year of recruiting and development, and I'll be on board with it. Just one more year.
As for the Dukes... I have some of the same qualms about them I do about troy state. They have far more depth and experience, thanks to their early jump to the Sun Belt, a move which paid big dividends to them during recruiting season. I'd like to see them paired with a legit Top 25 caliber team, in hopes their egos would get taken down a notch or three. But mainly, I just want them to face Liberty. Seeing the CUSA regular season champ beat the snot out of an undefeated SBC team would just make me smile.
I mean, in both cases, the Gamecocks could win, and that victory would be sweeter than sugar. It's just that the downside of losing to either one would be much greater (imho) than it would be against literally any other bowl team.
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Post by stevo on Nov 27, 2023 10:00:51 GMT -6
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Post by Whup Em All on Nov 27, 2023 12:06:48 GMT -6
For Jax State, that'd be a bland, if winnable, game. I love the NMSU-TX State and Liberty-troy state matchups, though. WKU-ODU isn't terrible, either. All four bowls would be winnable games against the Belt. It'd be huge if we won all four. And I'd be rooting for UCF to pound the Dukes down in Tampa on sheer principle.
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Post by helenagamecock on Nov 27, 2023 12:13:23 GMT -6
I would love Bham. Its a win / win situation. The Bowl is helping a state school, the school has less travel expense, the facilities are nice, JSU get much needed attention / media coverage in the Bham market in which they can promote there university.
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Post by stevo on Nov 28, 2023 7:17:26 GMT -6
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