What Bowl?

Football
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When will we know which bowl game we are going to? Will it be after the playoff teams are announced?

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I think the bowl invites happen around 12/7.

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I do not believe that we pay our bowl travel expenses. I believe but might be wrong that the bowl sponsor pays for the teams travel expenses.

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I asked Chatgpt:

:dart: Most likely bowl destinations for Houston

Currently, the bowls most frequently projected for UH are:

Why these are leading candidates

  • The conference tie-ins for the Big 12 (UH’s conference) align with those bowls under normal bowl-selection scenarios. Wikipedia+2Wikipedia+2
  • Major media outlets (ESPN, CBS, SI, etc.) have consistently projected UH to one of these three depending on how the rest of the season shakes out. Houston Chronicle+2SI+2

:heavy_plus_sign: Other possible bowls

If bowl-selection committees look at different matchups, or if Big 12 standings shift, a few additional bowls could be under consideration (though less frequently projected):

  • Liberty Bowl — sometimes mentioned as a lower-tier possibility for a solid but non-elite Big 12 finish. CoogFans+2CoogFans+2
  • Independence Bowl — as a backup slot if more “power” bowls fill up with higher-ranking teams. CoogFans+1
    Let’s all hope we do not end up in the Liberty Bowl.
    The question that comes to mind is in case we bring recruits what option would be best for them?
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Texted a guy in the business. Said it depends on CFP but either Alamo or Texas.

I booked the Menger with flexible cancellation

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Did “depends on CFP” mean if both Tech and BYU in CFP it’s Alamo, and if only Tech in CFP it’s Texas?

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I’m not stepping back into the Alamodome for the Alamo Bowl after what happened in the national championship.

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Probably Texas I don’t think byu will make the playoffs

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2022 is the last year we went to a bowl, it sure seems longer than that.

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Want a good bowl but also want an opponent that we can dominate. Need to build momentum into next year and carry that over into the transfer portal/recruiting. Unfortunately a big loss in the bowl game will be super annoying.

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Both LSU or Missouri are the prime candidates. I’d prefer LSU, I think they would be easier to beat than Missouri.

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Unless you were there freezing to death lol. Feels like yesterday

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Yeah, but it was worth freezing my butt off. Great game, Tune played well and pulled it out at the end.

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Here are my preconceptions about the Alamo Bowl. I’m sure someone will tell me where I’m wrong.

  1. Regardless of CFP, BYU is unlikely to go to Alamo Bowl. The blue cougs played there in 2024.

  2. Arizona, Arizona State, and Utah are not likely to get the Big 12 berth to the Alamo bowl since they are all legacy Pac-12. Legacy Pac-12 teams have a separate berth in the Alamo Bowl. That’s why Colorado was BYU’s opponent last year.

  3. Regardless of CCG outcome, I’m guessing Texas Tech is going to the CFP and won’t be available for the Alamo Bowl.

  4. Top teams left are: UH (9-3), Iowa State (8-4), and TCU (8-4). Alamo Bowl gets top team.

As a result, even though it would be awfully convenient for me for UH to go to the Texas Bowl, I’m guessing UH goes bowling in San Antonio.

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Houston vs LSU at NRG would be a dream matchup. Please let that happen.

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I thought bowl games were more about driving economic traffic to your businesses and less about attendance.

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THIS is what i want.

The Alamo Bowl will pick a colder Big 12 School that would jump at the opportunity to travel to warmer San Antone

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Bowl games are about making money for TV broadcasters. That’s why ESPN Events owns so many bowls. Everything else is secondary. If broadcasters don’t make money, a bowl will not survive. Statements about supporting local businesses are simple virtue signaling. Statements about attendance are misguided; a bowl can survive without attendance as long as the broadcaster makes money (see: Bahamas Bowl).

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Do players or UH admin care whether it’s Houston or SA for bowl? I would think UH would want to expand presence with a marquee bowl in SA where we expand student applications.

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So you’re saying ESPN invents bowls out of whole cloth and it doesn’t have anything to do with the city?? If you are I don’t think you understand the order of bowl creation.

From the time I was little my dad got tickets to the Independence Bowl in Shreveport. The whole week was a boon for local business and there was fierce competition to get a piece of the pie.