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CTBasketball said:
Dude I suck at sensing sarcasm. Delivering sarcasm I can hang with the best. But now I see the joke.

With that being said who will be in Boca next weekend??
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OTOH, Gasparilla Fest is a blast and if anyone gets a chance to attend it, it's well worth the time and damage to your liver.
 
Chin Diesel said:
The city? 200k and on northern part of DFW metro.
The bowl game? Bowl season fliller bowl. Payout is about $650k.
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No, the location! It says TBD. The game is next month. I assume they got this.
 
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Waquoit said:
No, the location! It says TBD. The game is next month. I assume they got this.
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It's been played at the soccer stadium in Frisco. Toyota Stadium.
EDIT: I'm now seeing updated info it's being played at The Star this year due to renovations at Toyota.

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Home - Frisco Bowl

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www.nytimes.com

College football Week 13 bowl projections: FBS newcomers (and UNC) still have postseason paths

Multiple things need to break right, but UNC could potentially earn a postseason bid.
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Chin Diesel said:
EDIT: I'm now seeing updated info it's being played at The Star this year due to renovations at Toyota.
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Yeah, what exactly is The Star? It was hard to tell from a quick look at their website. Is it where the Cowboys have training camp?
 
Chin Diesel said:
Yes. 12k seats. Basically a 1985 WWF taping in front of 100 people.
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I looked it up. The Frisco Bowl otherwise is played at Toyota Stadium, home of FC Dallas, which only had 12,000 seats in 2024 and is being renovated to 22,500 seats.
 
UConnTrumbull said:
If not a P4 opponent, JMU/USF/Memphis would be a good get
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I would like to avoid any of those three, losing to a G5 even an excellent one like these would be of no benefit to us as opposed to losing to a P4 team say in a close game. And, I can think of many P4 teams that I think we stand a better chance to beat than one of these three.
 
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nycscooby said:
I would like to avoid any of those three, losing to a G5 even an excellent one like these would be of no benefit to us as opposed to losing to a P4 team say in a close game. And, I can think of many P4 teams that I think we stand a better chance to beat than one of these three.
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Unfortunately I think jmu would shred us
 
gwhuskyfan said:
Maybe not when their coach ditches for UCLA
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I just can't imagine Chesney going that far west...he went from Salve (RI) to Assumption (MA) to HC (MA) before he went down the JMU (VA)...other spots will open that are a better fit for him.
 
Kolumbo said:
I looked it up. The Frisco Bowl otherwise is played at Toyota Stadium, home of FC Dallas, which only had 12,000 seats in 2024 and is being renovated to 22,500 seats.
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And since Toyota Stadium is under renovations, this year's bowl game is being played inside the Cowboys practice facility.

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I don't think people understand that bowl tie-ins are much more fluid now. The focus is now on good matchups that will drive TV ratings and geographically make sense to bring fans to the game. This year, it looks like the SEC will not be able to fill all of their bowl slots. So, you could have an American team like Memphis, take the SEC Liberty Bowl spot against a Big 12 school. Makes sense. Look at the Fenway Bowl which is listed as AAC vs ACC. Does anybody think the Fenway Bowl would want a distant AAC school against a distant ACC school? No. That is why I think UConn has a shot at the Fenway Bowl.
 
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Joe Zone mentioned the Cure Bowl in Orlando as a possibility. I havent researched the bowl tie-ins so I have no clue if this is a realistic possibility.
 
CCSUblue said:
I just can't imagine Chesney going that far west...he went from Salve (RI) to Assumption (MA) to HC (MA) before he went down the JMU (VA)...other spots will open that are a better fit for him.
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It still boggles my mind that schools like Salve Regina and Assumption fiels football teams.

I could be wrong, but when I was an undergrad (fall 78 - spring 82) both were all girls schools.
 
UConnJim said:
I don't think people understand that bowl tie-ins are much more fluid now. The focus is now on good matchups that will drive TV ratings and geographically make sense to bring fans to the game. This year, it looks like the SEC will not be able to fill all of their bowl slots. So, you could have an American team like Memphis, take the SEC Liberty Bowl spot against a Big 12 school. Makes sense. Look at the Fenway Bowl which is listed as AAC vs ACC. Does anybody think the Fenway Bowl would want a distant AAC school against a distant ACC school? No. That is why I think UConn has a shot at the Fenway Bowl.
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That’s exactly right. And for those still worried that UConn will be left out there are a few bowls that have no tie ins for at least one of the slots. We are good. Last year was a good example of how bowls now operate. Fenway wanted UConn and negotiated a deal with the others to get us and UNC because that was an interesting matchup. They wanted the whole 2 basketball powers playing football in a baseball stadium thing for marketing.
 
FfldCntyFan said:
It still boggles my mind that schools like Salve Regina and Assumption fiels football teams.

I could be wrong, but when I was an undergrad (fall 78 - spring 82) both were all girls schools.
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Salve became coed in 73. Assumption as far as I can see has always been coed. Or it opened as a men's college and was not a big deal when women began attending.
 
freescooter said:
That’s exactly right. And for those still worried that UConn will be left out there are a few bowls that have no tie ins for at least one of the slots. We are good. Last year was a good example of how bowls now operate. Fenway wanted UConn and negotiated a deal with the others to get us and UNC because that was an interesting matchup. They wanted the whole 2 basketball powers playing football in a baseball stadium thing for marketing.
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True. That's where the basketball brand pays off. Now we need football to get to a point where the football brand itself holds its own weight. We're still a ways away from that, but we're trending in the right direction.
 
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