Craig Thompson Bowl Mumblings

[Wyovanian]

No go for the Arizona Bowl Nevada vs. Arkansas State.

Potato Bowl has BYU vs. Western Michigan, according to rumor.

Are they not required to take a MWC team!

Yeah so apparently there was some wheeling and dealing going on. Appeasing BYU to get them back into the MW? Excuse me.... uke: uke: uke:

If this is true, and our AD acquiesced in any way, both he and Hair-boy should apply for jobs at byu*. Their agenda is definitely different from the mainstream....

 

[BJC]

Wait what?

 

[Wyovanian]

Yeah, it's looking more and more as if, for some reason, Thompson released the Potato Bowl from its MWC obligation...

 

[Wyokie]

No bowl invite for us. No shocker there. :roll:

 

[Wyokie]

Yeah, it's looking more and more as if, for some reason, Thompson released the Potato Bowl from its MWC obligation...

Betca good money that he did it to appease BYU.

 

[Wyovanian]

Yeah, it's looking more and more as if, for some reason, Thompson released the Potato Bowl from its MWC obligation...

Betca good money that he did it to appease BYU.

There's also the possibility that we were looking at a possibility of returning to the Potato Bowl and Bohl and Burman decided not to.

But any "appeasement" of byu* is inexcusable and unforgivable. If that's the true case, and we never had the first right of refusal, Burman should cancel the games scheduled against byu* and unreservedly complain to the presidents about Thompson.

 

[POKE FAN]

Yeah, it's looking more and more as if, for some reason, Thompson released the Potato Bowl from its MWC obligation...

Betca good money that he did it to appease BYU.

There's also the possibility that we were looking at a possibility of returning to the Potato Bowl and Bohl and Burman decided not to.

But any "appeasement" of byu* is inexcusable and unforgivable. If that's the true case, and we never had the first right of refusal, Burman should cancel the games scheduled against byu* and unreservedly complain to the presidents about Thompson.

Looking forward to comments from Tommy B. and the irrepressible Craig Thompson concerning the Potato Bowl.

Radioactive BYU (6-6) over the Pokes in Boise? I'm seething.

https://twitter.com/sluhm/status/1069343488024571905

 

[LanderPoke]

Unbelievable. Fire Thompson

 

[POKE FAN]

By the way, Mike Prater is your typical brainless, Boise-lovin' pr!ck. I apologize after the fact for using his tweets in this thread.

https://twitter.com/MikeFPrater/status/1069355089792356352

 

[POKE FAN]

https://twitter.com/TomBurman1/status/1069357880334180353

 

[WestWYOPoke]

This is kinda what I figured... once UCF won, there was zero chance Wyo was going to a bowl. Who falls where is just semantics...

 

[LanderPoke]

This is kinda what I figured... once UCF won, there was zero chance Wyo was going to a bowl. Who falls where is just semantics...

So it basically came down to that. If Memphis won we got a bowl

 

[OrediggerPoke]

This is kinda what I figured... once UCF won, there was zero chance Wyo was going to a bowl. Who falls where is just semantics...

So it basically came down to that. If Memphis won we got a bowl

No. I don't believe so. If Memphis won, I believe the Potato Bowl takes SDSU, the Frisco Bowl or the First Responders Bowl takes BYU and the remaining opening spot in the Frisco/First Responder goes to someone else. The Potato Bowl did not want Wyoming for a 2nd year in a row and was only willing to forego a MWC selection to get BYU. Wyoming needed both Memphis and Marshall to win for the requisite cascade of events.

 

[LanderPoke]

This is kinda what I figured... once UCF won, there was zero chance Wyo was going to a bowl. Who falls where is just semantics...

So it basically came down to that. If Memphis won we got a bowl

No. I don't believe so. If Memphis won, I believe the Potato Bowl takes SDSU, the Frisco Bowl or the First Responders Bowl takes BYU and the remaining opening spot in the Frisco/First Responder goes to someone else. The Potato Bowl did not want Wyoming for a 2nd year in a row and was only willing to forego a MWC selection to get BYU. Wyoming needed both Memphis and Marshall to win for the requisite cascade of events.

OK, thanks for the clarification

 

[OrediggerPoke]

This is kinda what I figured... once UCF won, there was zero chance Wyo was going to a bowl. Who falls where is just semantics...

So it basically came down to that. If Memphis won we got a bowl

No. I don't believe so. If Memphis won, I believe the Potato Bowl takes SDSU, the Frisco Bowl or the First Responders Bowl takes BYU and the remaining opening spot in the Frisco/First Responder goes to someone else. The Potato Bowl did not want Wyoming for a 2nd year in a row and was only willing to forego a MWC selection to get BYU. Wyoming needed both Memphis and Marshall to win for the requisite cascade of events.

OK, thanks for the clarification

Yep. Actually pretty sure that the Frisco Bowl would have been obligated to take an AAC team and BYU probably goes to the First Responder (or Gasparilla) with a Memphis win. So, in hindsight, I'm not upset that Memphis won because I want to see BYU get pounded on the Blue field after leaving the MWC (in part) because the bowl opportunities weren't good enough.