I don't think the MAC will get more bowls since they have a history of
not traveling well. The bottom line is butts in seats and the MAC isn't
known for that.

I don't think the Kent AD is right. If we pay our exit fee and play by
the rules of leaving the conference, then I don't see how they can keep
us out. If they keep us from representing the conference in a bowl game
or from the championship, I say we just keep our 400k and go Indy for
next year.


On Saturday, December 13, 2003, at 10:13 AM, jbeakes wrote:

> I'm not second guessing the choice of the Herd to switch leagues
> because I don't know what I would have done.  However, the MAC was
> clearly the better football conference this year and should have put
> more teams in bowl games (namely NIU and Toledo). 
>
> Since CUSA's bowl contracts are up after next year, what are the
> chances that some of those bowls will move to the MAC leaving CUSA
> only 2-3 bowls and giving the MAC 3-4?  Excluding MU and UCF, the MAC
> will still be a tough conference.  If NIU, Toledo, Miami, and BGSU
> either play top teams close or beat a couple of them, the bowls might
> take another look at them.
>
> What a nightmare it would be if MU moves to CUSA, finishes 3rd and
> sits at home because NIU, Miami and BGSU got bowl bids.
>
> Finally, there's an article in todays Charleston Gazette quoting
> Kent's AD as proposing MU and UCF be excluded from championship
> eligibility next year.  If that flys, it will be two years in a row MU
> sits home even if we go 9-2 or 10-1.
>
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