9-3 teams don't normally play 7-5 teams in bowls. Because we're 8-3 and not 9-3, that played a factor. Also not being able to reach 10 wins sucks. The team better not take Texas Tech lightly though. They kicked Arkansas' butt in Fayeteville. Something we were never close to doing at home.

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Posted by tigerfan in bamaland

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Posted on 12/6/15 at 4:44 pm to schwartzy

We cant score with them. oh well.

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Posted by Adam Banks

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Posted on 12/6/15 at 4:46 pm to schwartzy

This has already been discussed along with other possibilities

Ultimately I believe the new selection set up has hurt us and will continue to hurt us for the forseeable future. Until the SEC balances the florida bowls with an equivalent prestige bowl a la the old outback/cotton west teams will get the short end of the stick. We would be the ideal pick up for the old cotton.

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Posted by CoachChappy

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Posted on 12/6/15 at 4:48 pm to schwartzy

Let it go

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Posted by atltiger6487

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Posted on 12/6/15 at 4:50 pm to schwartzy

Is this what we've become? Arguing that our failure to be able to play an FCS team cost us a chance at playing in a shitty bowl as compared to a slightly less-shitty bowl.

God help us.

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Posted by arobbi3

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Posted on 12/6/15 at 4:50 pm to schwartzy

So we could have potentially gone to a slightly less shitty bowl? Darn.

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Posted by LSUFANDAY1

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Posted on 12/6/15 at 4:51 pm to arobbi3

yea we are fighting over shitty bowls

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Posted by Adam Banks

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Posted on 12/6/15 at 4:54 pm to arobbi3

January 1, 1999 #20 Texas 38 #25 Mississippi State 11 notes
January 1, 2000 #24 Arkansas 27 #14 Texas 6 notes
January 1, 2001 #11 Kansas State 35 #21 Tennessee 21 notes
January 1, 2002 #10 Oklahoma 10 Arkansas 3 notes
January 1, 2003 #9 Texas 35 LSU 20 notes
January 2, 2004 #16 Mississippi 31 #21 Oklahoma State 28 notes
January 1, 2005 #15 Tennessee 38 #22 Texas A&M 7 notes
January 2, 2006 #8 Alabama 13 #20 Texas Tech 10 notes
January 1, 2007 #10 Auburn 17 #22 Nebraska 14 notes
January 1, 2008 #7 Missouri 38 #25 Arkansas 7 notes
January 2, 2009 #20 Mississippi 47 #8 Texas Tech 34 notes
January 2, 2010 Mississippi 21 #21 Oklahoma State 7 notes
January 7, 2011 #11 LSU 41 #18 Texas A&M 24 notes
January 6, 2012 #7 Arkansas 29 #11 Kansas State 16 notes
January 4, 2013 #9 Texas A&M 41 #11 Oklahoma 13 notes
January 3, 2014 #9 Missouri 41 #13 Oklahoma State 31 notes

This is the cotton bowl pairings since the SEC had a tie in. This is what we would be in under the old system.

I sure as hell would rather and be much more excited about the Cotton bowl against TCU over the Texas Bowl vs Texas Tech.

This post was edited on 12/6/15 at 4:55 pm

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Posted by bama61

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Posted on 12/6/15 at 5:59 pm to atltiger6487

In all fairness probably not so much a FCS opponent as playing one less game. Sad to me at least, because I believe LSU deserves better given their record versus the schedule played and while I do respect LSU, I'm certainly not a LSU fan.

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