So in theory...

[MSUDC11]

North Texas gets first dibs on a bowl game. Let's say they pick the Armed Forces Bowl because Fort Worth is only an hour away from their fans.

Put yourself in Cohen or Mullen's shoes for a moment. Do you choose:

A) Las Vegas - better destination, but it's on Dec. 17th and you lose almost a week of practice because of final exams next week. You're really cramped for practice time.

B) Heart of Dallas - decent destination, on Dec. 27th, plenty of time for practice, MSU has a nice alumni base in Texas.


If we legitimately have a choice, I bet we take Dallas. I say this as a fan who likely won't be able to make the trip regardless of the location and with knowledge that our AD is a former coach who might look at it from this point of view. And you have to think Mullen will, too.

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

I would love to have a bowl excuse to spend a few days in Vegas, but that December 17th date for a bowl game absolutely SUX

 

[civildawg88]

The Dallas game on the 26th would have to be a factor as well. I agree about the 17th bowl date would suck. Family Christmas on my wife's side takes place that weekend.

 

[PonderThis1]

Mullen retweeted the Vegas bowl and that would be a nice pitch to recruits and reward (I guess they deserve one after the Egg Bowl) for our players. We may have to have some extra help for the guys that may be more apt to find trouble but...

That being said, I agree. It would be a cool thing to go to MNF Dal vs Det and see Dak (Tickets are $200 for nosebleed seats!!! hopefully you ask for stubhub giftcards for Christmas) and then see state the next day.

 

[TheStateUofMS]

I'm hoping for some upsets and we end up in the St. Petersburg bowl because I live in Central Florida.

 

[kired]

This would put me over the top... I'd been considering tickets to the game on the 26th. If we play in a bowl there on the 27th, I'd have to go ahead & get tickets for both.

 

[willi13]

I'm hoping for some upsets and we end up in the St. Petersburg bowl because I live in Central Florida.

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AMEN!!!

 

[Sutterkane]

The Dallas bowl would be the best case scenario.

-We'd get maximum practice time.
-There's plenty to do there as a destination city. The players would have a great time and so would the fans.
-The chance to watch Dak the next night would be gigantic. The whole city would be electric with Dak fans. Done properly we could have the team there to see Dak play. They play the Lions so Slay would be playing too.
-It's a better destination for recruits since we recruit out of Texas and not Vegas. It'd be a chance for some kids in Texas to watch us in person if they wanted to without having to go to Mississippi.

 

[CochiseCowbell]

Would it even be possible to get tickets for the whole bowl contingent of the team? That seems unlikely to me.

 

[PonderThis1]

Would it even be possible to get tickets for the whole bowl contingent of the team? That seems unlikely to me.

Highly unlikely

 

[MSUDC11]

There is an off chance that it could be part of the bowl festivities. Maybe both teams get recognized at the game or something. I want to say that one of our Liberty Bowl teams went to a Grizzlies game before the bowl.

 

[dawgstudent]

Grizzlies tickets < Cowboys Tickets

Although it would be cool if State came up with a package deal for both games but I doubt you can get a couple of thousand tickets for a Cowboys game.

 

[615dawg]

Cactus Bowl is going to be short a Pac 12 team. It may be a possibility.

December 27
$3.3 million payout (would be 4th highest SEC bowl)
vs. Big 12 opponent
Played at Chase Field (Diamondbacks Baseball stadium in downtown Phoenix)

Mountain West is the backup if the Big 12 or Pac 12 can't supply a team. They are also the every other year bid in the Armed Forces Bowl. However, there are only 7 MWC teams bowl eligible.

Hawaii is going to the Hawaii Bowl
New Mexico is going to the New Mexico Bowl
The Champion is likely going to the Las Vegas Bowl

That leaves the runner up (SDSU/Wyoming), Boise State, Air Force and Colorado State for the Poinsettia, Potato, Arizona and Armed Forces/Cactus Bowls.

If Ohio beats Western Michigan, Navy will go to the New Years 6, opening up the Armed Forces Bowl, which will take a MWC team. The MWC will not have an 8th team to send to the Cactus Bowl and Mississippi State will be the best eligible team possible for that game, even if Texas slips in, because the opponent is a Big 12 team. Texas could be the opponent, however.

 

[Sutterkane]

Especially considering they're incredibly good this year.

 

[Xenomorph]

Well...

The Dallas bowl would be the best case scenario.

-There's plenty to do there as a destination city. The players would have a great time and so would the fans.

There are a few ways to pass the time in Vegas too....

 

[CoolDawg]

The ultimate irony is that from a player's perspective, whether it be Dallas, Ft. Worth, Las Vegas, Phoenix, or some other location, MSU will be going to a better bowl than some of the SEC teams that finished with a winning record. All of these potential destinations are better than Birmingham, Shreveport, and Memphis.

 

[MSUDC11]

The ultimate irony is that from a player's perspective, whether it be Dallas, Ft. Worth, Las Vegas, Phoenix, or some other location, MSU will be going to a better bowl than some of the SEC teams that finished with a winning record. All of these potential destinations are better than Birmingham, Shreveport, and Memphis.

I've thought about this as well. Phoenix, Dallas, and Vegas are a whole lot more exciting than our options if we were 6-6. So in a way it's almost better to be 5-7 if you have a good APR.

 

[FQDawg]

Slight hijack (though still related)...

According to this, it may be a while before we learn where we are going.

http://www.espn.com/college-footbal...ipmen-win-aac-title-game-paralyze-bowl-system

The tl;dr version is that Navy's game against Army on the 10th could affect whether or not they play in the Cotton as the Group of Five representative. And not knowing where Navy will end up prevents quite a few other bowls from being able to select replacements (if necessary) as teams move up the pecking order.

 

[dawgatUSM]

I chose to do last minute standing room tickets for the thanksgiving day game since I was in the area visiting family. Worth 50 bucks but you do have to get there about 2 hrs early to see the field

 

[Palos verdes]

I'd like us to go to Las Vegas. But playing a beatable team needs to be stressed more. It won't look good if 5-7 MSU goes bowling and ends the season at 5-8. Need to win the motherloving game.