Report: Pinstripe Bowl to be officially added to Big 10 bowl rotation
It's about time we add another bowl in (or at least really close to) our conference footprint. Bring on the snow! How great would it be for a Big Ten team (hopefully not us, since we should aim for the BCS) to play a team like Miami, Georgia Tech, or one of the North Carolina teams in the snow?
Northern football games are a ridiculous idea because of the cold weather. NOBODY wants to go to a football game outside in the middle of winter. It wouldn't be fair to the student athletes!
Oh wait, those were criticisms only for campus bowl games. It's completely different if it's in New York where college sports are second fiddle to the pros. Then it's a good idea and the student athletes will love it.
What a crock of shit.
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msu should be happy with this news.
Whether we ever play a game there or not, I and my family won't attend. I have been to several bowl games over the years and part of the attraction is going someplace warm over the holidays. Now if I lived in the NYC/NJ area going to a game that time of year might be acceptable, similar to an NFL game, but compared to Cali on New Year's Day, no way.
"The Atlantic Coast Conference is the front-runner to land the spot opposite the Big Ten and replace the Big East. The Big East helped the Yankees get the Pinstripe Bowl off the ground, and between Syracuse and Rutgers the conference has won all three of the games."
It will be interesting to see where this bowl will fit in for the Big Ten in terms of who goes where. Until now, it was the 4th place team in the Big East and the Big 12's 7th place team. As I recall, the Big Ten's 4th pick either goes to the Gator Bowl or the BWW Bowl, but there was also a rumor a few weeks ago that the Meineke Car Care Bowl (6th pick in the Big Ten) could be on the chopping block in favor of other games for the conference. If the ACC joins in on the fun, then what it could mean is that instead of Rutgers and Syracuse vying for the same slot in this game, Rutgers could PLAY Syracuse in this game at some point. Compelling television, I am sure.
after Holiday and Gator/Music City. Holiday is supposedly going to up their payouts so I think it'll go after Capital One and Outback.
For my own selfish reasons, I wish we would get the Music City Bowl again.
It drew the largest crowds back in the B1G v SEC days. And plus, I would love to see a B1G come to town.
NYC is cool though. Literally.
Cheap and quick drive time from Murfreesboro.
its all coming into focus
I hope to never attend this bowl unless I want to waste a couple of bucks throwing snowballs at Sparty.