re: Someone explain Tech's misfortune to me please

From what I have heard, so take it with a grain of salt like what everyone has been saying.

The Tech AD wasn't making a great impression when talking to potential bowl games. Independence bowl probably told them that they would have a bowl invite if they tell confirm they will accept it. The AD said not now, we are waiting on a better bowl game. Independence again said they would offer, but the AD said wait on us to see if there is another opening we might take. So Independence didn't want to lose out on a regional team and took ULM while Tech waited. (there was no potential match-up of tech-ULM in the beginning). Tech had word from liberty and possibly heart of dallas bowls that they could be lined up to get the bid. So the AD waited on one of the bids.

When NIU won though, it knocked a bunch of teams down the pecking order of bowls and Liberty had to take teams other than Tech (probably same for Heart of Dallas). Then Tech went back to Independence and said they would accept an invite to play ULM. But Independence took Ohio already.

Thus Tech left out in the cold. Their AD should be fired for not having a more definite under the table bid from better bowls. He took a gamble and lost the players and fans a bowl game that will have dire consequences including recruiting and alumni support.

Only way to resolve this is fire the AD and play Ohio State in a non-bowl.