Goodbye San Diego, Hello San Antonio
by srr50 on Aug 13, 2009 8:45 PM CDT
in Texas Longhorns and Other Football
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PrintThe Pac 10 and Big 12 are getting ready to dump the Holiday Bowl as its showcase bowl match up and put the Pac 10's runner-up team and the Big 12 #3 team in the Alamo Bowl
The San Antonio-based bowl is boosting its payout to $3 million per team - which is $650,000 more than the Holiday Bowl will pay. The change will take effect after the 2010 season, and it is expected to kick off several bowl tie-ins.
First of all the Holiday Bowl will be saddled with the #4 Pac-10 team and the #5 Big 12 squad, because the Insight Bowl (in Tempe) is expected to up its payout enough to move up to the #4 slot in the Big 12 bowl tie-ins.
The Big 10 gets dropped by the Alamo Bowl, but will probably pick up a tie-in with the Gator Bowl.
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Oughta save the UT Athletic department a ton in travel costs, too…..
by ftf on Aug 13, 2009 10:00 PM CDT reply actions
At least the trip to San Diego is fun for the football team and fans. San Antonio isn’t the worst place in the world, but anyone can travel there any weekend. I think this kinda sucks.
by n-ea on Aug 14, 2009 5:02 PM CDT reply actions
Does this mean the Alamo Bowl will be played earlier? I kind of liked having the Holiday Bowl to break up the monotony of the boring meaningless lawn equipment games that Aggy plays in leading up to Jan 1
by H Bowler on Aug 14, 2009 5:57 PM CDT reply actions
The Alamo Bowl is actually in January this year and they want to keep a late Dec. or early Jan. date.
by srr50 on Aug 14, 2009 6:05 PM CDT reply actions
Confirmed Pac-10 Participation
srr50 – How might this impact the rumored Pac-10/Big 12 television partnership? Does it inch the Big 12 toward the partnership ahead of the ACC?
by Huckleberry on Aug 28, 2009 12:52 PM CDT reply actions
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