Automatic tie ins are both a blessing and a curse...they guarantee us a place to play, they also regularly lock us into the same opponents year in and year out (same league anyway). That's also a self defeating model for the bowls themselves. Constancy breeds complacency. Complacency breeds low attendance.

EastHallApp wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 09, 2017 10:52 am

Maybe they don’t like that the bowl that has first pick isn’t appealing to their fan base and that they had no say in the process?

Fron talking to my Toledo friends here, that seems to be the case. They were really hoping for the spot at Ford Field that opened up. Nobody has badmouthed the opponent (though some wish it was not a rematch) but its the location that bothers them the most.

Let's concentrate on finding a P5 team to knock off that we can somehow synchronize with them not suddenly having one of their best seasons in ten years when we play them.

See Miami, UGA, Wake Forest, Tennessee, etc.

Looks like there is a good chance Penn State will carry that tradition forward pretty well in 2018. As good as they were this year, they seem poised to take yet another step forward next year.

Do hope their RB goes early to NFL.

Found this nice pic and write-up on 25 players to watch prior to the Christmas bowls.

I just hope he comes back to coach at App like Coach Satterfield did!

biggie wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 13, 2017 9:44 am

Do hope their RB goes early to NFL.

And their qb.

Ain't nowhere to play in Charleston. El CID don't cut it.

All the analysts pick Toledo.

https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/944997001