Future of NO Bowl

[hotrod2001]

I'm not sure (hopefully not) if this has been shown to anyone yet, but NOLA.com did a sit-down interview with the Sun Belt Commissioner Keith Gill about the status of the conference. One thing which did stick out to me (and will to all of you saying that the NO Bowl is "beneath us at #20 in the standings) is that this this is year 2 out of 2 of a contractual agreement that the conference champion plays in the Superdome and that going forward that status of who plays in it, or more so where the champion plays is still TBD.

So maybe we might have a better bowl tie-in for the conference champ starting next year, who knows.
https://www.nola.com/sports/article_45f ... 71d52.html

[ericsaid]

I'm not sure (hopefully not) if this has been shown to anyone yet, but NOLA.com did a sit-down interview with the Sun Belt Commissioner Keith Gill about the status of the conference. One thing which did stick out to me (and will to all of you saying that the NO Bowl is "beneath us at #20 in the standings) is that this this is year 2 out of 2 of a contractual agreement that the conference champion plays in the Superdome and that going forward that status of who plays in it, or more so where the champion plays is still TBD.

So maybe we might have a better bowl tie-in for the conference champ starting next year, who knows.
https://www.nola.com/sports/article_45f ... 71d52.html

We have a Myrtle Beach Bowl tie-in with the Sun Belt playing the AAC or MAC on a rotating basis. The Cure Bowl is moving to an ESPN broadcast beginning in 2020 making that bowl very desirable; I believe the tie-in is still AAC. New Orleans is obviously a desirable location and on Prime Time on ESPN, i'm not sure who the tie-in is between 2020-2025.

Assuming the two Alabama bowl's stay, I'd have to assume those may switch between MAC and C-USA but it's hard to say.

I'd like to see the Sun Belt get a tie-in to the Liberty Bowl or take C-USA's spot with a P5 tie-in somewhere. Some secondary tie-ins would be great as well.

[mountaineerman]

We need better tie-ins for this game period.

[Mjohn1988]

I think NOLA is an awesome location for the Sunbelt champ but we simply need better tie-ins. We need to get a P5, top 2 or 3 AAC or at worst a commitment from USA to send their champ. Even though I would like Myrtle beach for the proximity I don’t see it ever having the status of a Bowl game in NOLA. Think about the attention this game could have had this year with #20 App. State paired agains a mid level P5 team, Cincinnati, USF or Boise. If paired against a P5 ESPN could have hyped the game big time by asking, “can the giant killers get the hat trick”. If paired against one of the other ranked G5 teams the story could have been, will App. State prove their ready to compete with the best G5 teams. I’m not looking to disrespect UAB but with a different opponent this years NOLA game could have drawn a lot of attention.

[8993]

Based off what I have seen around the web, it doesn't look like the Sun Belt's bowl lineup is getting much better next year. A lot of other conferences released their 2020-2025 bowl lineups earlier this year, but nothing has come from the Sun Belt so far. That's a bit concerning for me, especially since Keith Gill has a lot to prove with how he negotiates for the Sun Belt to take a step up. Based off what I have seen so far, we will have no P5 contracts and will have limited interaction with conferences that aren't CUSA and the MAC. If that is all true, we are being left behind. All of this is from FBSchedules.com.

MAC 2020-2025 lineup:
Annual Bowl Games
Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl – vs. C-USA
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl – vs. MWC
NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl – vs. MWC
Quick Lane Bowl – vs. Big Ten

Two Appearances from the following
Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl
Camellia Bowl
Cure Bowl
Frisco Bowl
Mobile Alabama Bowl
Myrtle Beach Bowl
New Mexico Bowl

Big 12 2020-2025 lineup:
Sugar Bowl – vs. SEC
Valero Alamo Bowl – vs. Pac-12
Camping World Bowl – vs. ACC
AdvoCare Texas Bowl – vs. SEC
AutoZone Liberty – vs. SEC
Cheez-It Bowl – vs. Big Ten
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl or SERVPRO First Responder Bowl – vs. Group of 5

SEC 2020-2025 lineup:
Citrus Bowl – vs. Big Ten
Birmingham Bowl – vs. American
Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl – vs. ACC

SEC Pool of Six Bowls
Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl – vs. Big 12
AutoZone Liberty Bowl – vs. Big 12
Belk Bowl – vs. ACC (2021, 2023, 2025)
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl – vs. Big Ten
Las Vegas Bowl – vs. Pac-12 (2020, 2022, 2024)
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl – vs. ACC
Outback Bowl – vs. Big Ten

MWC 2020-2025 lineup:
Los Angeles Bowl – vs. Pac-12
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl – vs. MAC
New Mexico Bowl – vs. C-USA
NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl – vs. MAC
SoFi Hawaii Bowl – vs. AAC or C-USA
ESPN Events-operated bowl, likely in Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex
Cheez-It Bowl – vs. Big Ten or Big 12*
Bowl TBA*

Big 10 2020-2025 lineup:
Rose Bowl Game – vs. Pac-12
Capital One Orange Bowl – vs. ACC/ND or SEC
Citrus Bowl – vs. SEC
Outback Bowl – vs. SEC
Las Vegas Bowl – vs. Pac-12 (2021, 2023, 2025)
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl – vs. SEC
New Era Pinstripe Bowl – vs. ACC
Belk Bowl – vs. ACC (2020, 2022, 2024)
Cheez-It Bowl – vs. Big 12
Redbox Bowl – vs. Pac-12
Quick Lane Bowl – vs. MAC

ACC 2020-2025 lineup:
Belk Bowl – vs. Big Ten (2020, 2022, 2024)
Camping World Bowl – vs. Big 12
Capital One Orange Bowl – vs. Big Ten or SEC
Hyundai Sun Bowl – vs. Pac-12
Military Bowl – vs. AAC
New Era Pinstripe Bowl – vs. Big Ten
Outback Bowl – if the ACC’s opponent in the Capital One Orange Bowl is from the Big Ten.
SDCCU Holiday Bowl – vs. Pac-12
TaxSlayer Bowl – vs. SEC
Boston Bowl (official name TBA) – vs. AAC

American 2020-2025 lineup:
Annual Bowls
Military Bowl – vs. ACC
Armed Forces Bowl (vs. Big 12)/SoFi Hawaii Bowl (vs. Mountain West) – alternating years
Boston Bowl (official name TBA) – vs. ACC
Four Selections Annually
Birmingham Bowl – vs. SEC
Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl – vs. ACC or SEC
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl – vs. ACC or Big 12
Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl – vs. C-USA or MAC*
Frisco Bowl – vs. C-USA, MAC or Mountain West*
AutoNation Cure Bowl – vs. Sun Belt*
Myrtle Beach Bowl – vs. MAC or Sun Belt
New Mexico Bowl – vs. C-USA or Mountain West*

[WarApp]

That bowl tie-in info is distressing. Appears the Sun Belt has not improved its position at all.

[appbanker]

Would be nice to see the Sunbelt champion alternate between the NOLA bowl and the Cure bowl, especially if they can improve the tie-ins.