BIG signs 6 year deal with Detroit Lions(bowl game)
DETROIT – The Detroit Lions announced today that they have entered into a six-year partnership with the Big Ten Conference for a bowl game that will be played at Ford Field beginning in 2014.
The game will be officially named once sponsorship agreements are in place. The inaugural game is tentatively scheduled for December 30, 2014 (pending TV broadcast schedule)
At the end of each college football season, the Big Ten and a conference to be named will determine their team representatives after discussion between bowl and conference officials to create the best possible matchup.
if we ever play in that bowl... sad face.
Maybe its for the NC game!
When do I get my tickets for the Buddy's Pizza bowl?
I wonder if that's the only tie in or if it'll also be part of a 3/3 rotation with some other conference.
I wonder if anyone in the Lions Management knows someone from the Ford Motor Company that might be interested in sponoring the Bowl Game? I'm sure if they made a few cold calls into Ford they could find a good contact to discuss a sponorship.
Lafayette Coney Island Heavy Chili Bowl
If I understand this correctly then, the 2014 and beyond lineup is shaping up to go something like this:
The Rose Bowl, then selections 2-4 will probably get put in some order of the Capital One, Outback and Holiday Bowls, with 5-7 being in the Music City, Fight Hunger and Pinstripe Bowls (again, a guess at the combination here). That probably gives the Detroit's Bowl the 8th or lower selection. It's hard to say where precisely it will fit in considering that Jim Delany made it clear that the conference would be part of the selection process, but I have a feeling that this will still be where the 6-6 team goes.
As someone said above, at the time when it was first mentioned (CBS Article), the MAC was likely going to be ousted in favor of another Big Ten / ACC matchup here. Right now, the ACC's 7-9 tie-ins are the AdvoCare, Military and Kraft Fight Hunger bowls in that order, I think.
I thought when this was first announced that they were talking about that 4-6 range for the tie in. My understanding was that the goal was to try to get a good team field advantage in a bowl game. I also don't think that The Lions would enter this agreement if they didn't think they could get a better turnout than what the Motor City Bowl used to have.
it'll be the two loose and a chili bowl
Great. Maryland will get to play in Michigan twice a year and as an added bonus they will get a chance to play one of their old conference buddies. Unless Rutgers gets the bid of course.
Looking forward to seeing the Lions get their asses kicked by a B1G team.....no??
But on the bright side, at least Sparty doesn't have to travel far for bowl games anymore.
Actually, the name is going to change from year to year based on which car needs a boost in sales. Ford Taurus Bowl. Ford Fusion Bowl. Ford Escape Bowl. Ford Fiesta Bowl. Nevermind, that one is taken.