Playing Miami Ohio in the St. Petersburg Bowl?

[CarolinaDawgs]

I agree, but I say 55-20

ISWYDT

[Dawg61]

I agree, but I say 55-20

[DogsofAnarchy]

Wise words these are !!!

Beggars shouldn't be picky. As others have pointed out ANY Bowl at 5-7 is a gift, you take it and say thank you! The practice time is what's important.

[Tripp McNeely]

We get a practice game for our youngsters, a cool trip for our seniors, a likely blowout momentum builder for signing day and next year, and a buttload of Bowl practices...who cares if attendance sucks!

[msstate7]

Maybe beating up on Miami Ohio after an om win in '16 can jumpstart the program like beating om and rice in '13. I want fitz to have a huge game and for our defense to build on the confidence they got from the om game... Miami Ohio is the perfect opponent to do this

[Quaoarsking]

ESPN article: http://www.espn.com/college-football...etersburg-bowl

[Leroy Jenkins]

I think another added benefit of post-season play is in recruiting. When kids visit they can see actual game prep. Also, with so many bowls, the perception is if you are not in a bowl, you are not a good program.

[MedDawg]

https://twitter.com/mcmurphyespn/sta...50714230525952

That's what Brett is saying. Sucks

We'all take 10 people

I don't care, we need a win. And it's Florida.

[ScoobaDawg]

THANKS COHEN You couldn't get us a BETTER BOWL???? We are in the freaking SEC damnit ****

[Quaoarsking]

Bonner: "But it looks like St. Pete Bowl or Heart of Dallas Bowl at this point. Official bowls announced tomorrow."

What source does ESPN have that Bonner doesn't? Is the athletic department is stonewalling Bonner on purpose?

[civildawg]

Everyone pray for heart of Dallas tonight

[Bothrops]

If it is St Petersburg, there won't be 3k fans from both schools combined.

[Liverpooldawg]

To qualify this, I won't be going to any of them. THAT being said it would seem to me out of the possibilities: Vegas>St. Pete> Cactus>Ft. Worth/Dallas. That's just by reputation and actual visits to the towns and the climate in December. AGAIN, Beggers have no room to be picky.

[Spiderman]

At 5-7 I refuse to complain about making a bowl game. We get to watch them play another game. Last chance until September 2017. We could be like the peckerheads up north and watching everybody else play in a bowl game.

Yep

[Lance Harbor]

roundtrip flights outta CLT are $100

Hiyooo!

[Dawgface]

Beggars shouldn't be picky. As others have pointed out ANY Bowl at 5-7 is a gift, you take it and say thank you! The practice time is what's important.

Exactly. I'm just glad to be in for all the practice time.

[fader2103]

Yes we get our chance to whip Manny Diaz*****

[Jack Lambert]

Prediction: We win 56-21. Fitz has 450 yards of total offense and passes Cam Newton's SEC QB rushing yards record.

So if I understand you correctly they are better then Ole Miss? If so I agree.

[msudawg1200]

ESPN got this matchup. This isn't a bowl game to get big attendance, it is Holiday time filler for ESPN. Having an SEC team slotted there is the best for ESPN. They'll get more people to watch because we are a P5 team. Nobody would watch Miami of Ohio vs say, Memphis or Tulsa. They basically sent an American Conference team, Houston, to Vegas and placed us here. I like the matchup for us. I'm happy. At 5-7 I'm just glad for more practices and an extra game. The major downside is if we were somehow to lose. That'd kill some of the Egg Bowl momentum. I'd also say it'd embarrass the SEC, but screw the rest of them. I don't care what they think.

[Todd4State]

So I saw that the St. Pete Bowl director is a MSU guy? That might explain a lot of this.