Yankee Stadium Bowl to be Big East vs Big 12

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September 30th, 2009 at 5:17 PM
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Yankee Stadium Bowl to be Big East vs Big 12

Per Dr. Saturday, we've been scooped! The Yankee Stadium bowl game will be a Big East vs Big 12 matchup. While I'm glad to see a bowl game taking place north of the 34th parallel, I have to say I'm pissed that the Big 10 isn't taking part. I'd much rather see the 4th/5th place team play in the Big Apple than in San Antonio. Also, somehow Notre Dame gets the Big 12's spot if no Big 12 team is eligible. Seriously, it's not bad enough that they already have special BCS privileges - now they get special access to lower bowls as well? WTF.

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September 30th, 2009 at 5:34 PM | If I'm not mistaken (Score:1)
BlueinLansing
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this game would have matched Kansas vs South Florida last year, or the Big 12 wouldn't have had enough eligible teams.

So yay, boring unnecessary late December filler bowl game that I probably won't watch.

September 30th, 2009 at 5:39 PM | I probably will. (Score:1)
noshesnot
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I love me some bowl games, daggummit.

September 30th, 2009 at 5:41 PM | Why wouldn't you watch? Give (Score:1)
Brodie
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Why wouldn't you watch? Give me all the college football I can get.

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September 30th, 2009 at 5:50 PM | I get the Big East to some extent but... (Score:1)
James Burrill Angell
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WHY THE BIG TWELVE?? Because Wall Street is loaded with Kansas State and Nebraska grads???? Since its an outdoor venue, why wouldn't you schedule it with a conference with a large graduate base in the area like the Big Ten. I'm bummed. I would have made the trip to NYC to see Michigan play in Yankee Stadium.

September 30th, 2009 at 5:39 PM | ahhhhhhh (Score:1)
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September 30th, 2009 at 5:46 PM | http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/o (Score:1)
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http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/ot-bowl-game-yankee-stadium

Also, We aren't playing in San Antonio after this year. Couldn't tell if you knew that by the way you posted. On that note, S.A. isn't a bad bowl destination at all.

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September 30th, 2009 at 6:17 PM | Damn (Score:1)
WolverBean
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Damn, I swear I checked to make sure this wasn't a duplicate post. My bad.

September 30th, 2009 at 6:21 PM | Yeah (Score:1)
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What is wrong with San Antonio? I went to high school near Fort Worth and have relatives down in that area. The town is an absolute blast, especially if you get outside the city (Riverwalk is fun, but can get old quickly) and do stuff like tube the Guadalupe River or visit the Shiner brewery.

Also, I can't wait for WVU to get into this bowl game. 20-30 thousand 'eer fans in NYC would be priceless.

It is spelled HOKEAMANIA.  Our coach is an ass-kicking American citizen, not one of the Beatles, for Christ's sake!

September 30th, 2009 at 5:50 PM | i think a bowl game at yankee (Score:1)
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i think a bowl game at yankee stadium is a great idea. and like most new bowls, i expect the conference affiliations to change.

September 30th, 2009 at 5:54 PM | too bad (Score:1)
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I was hoping to see some of that southern speed deal with December in New York. As it is this will probably end up being Nebraska or Colorado taking turns.

September 30th, 2009 at 6:15 PM | Doesn't this bowl just become (Score:1)
Irish
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Doesn't this bowl just become Big East vs. an at large in the end? I mean 7th place big12, really?

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September 30th, 2009 at 6:23 PM | Oh boy, the Big East can play (Score:1)
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Oh boy, the Big East can play in front of all their fans...

Oh wait.

September 30th, 2009 at 6:41 PM | We already have 8 bowl (Score:1)
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We already have 8 bowl contracts. We would have been the ideal choice had the bowl been at this point last month... we're not going to abandon our three New Years games or a game in Texas and we're not going to run out on the Motor City Bowl, who needs the Big Ten to survive even though the Big Ten fills that spot maybe half the time. This could have taken the place of the Insight, but it's too late now.

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September 30th, 2009 at 6:52 PM | SEC (Score:1)
umchicago
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i was hoping an SEC team would finally have to travel north for a bowl game. i would like to see what they could do in a cold weather grind-it-out type of game.

September 30th, 2009 at 6:52 PM | It's too bad, (Score:1)
Engin77
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this would have been a natural tie-in for the Yankee Conference!

Taking it one week at a time

September 30th, 2009 at 7:08 PM | think about (Score:1)
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what self-respecting SEC team would play in something called the Yankee Bowl.

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