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re: Independence Bowl Duke vs Tempie Official
Posted on 12/27/18 at 10:03 am to GetCocky11
Posted on 12/27/18 at 10:03 am to GetCocky11
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How the Independence Bowl has survived all these years, I will never know.
John Wayne's last public appearance was at the Independence Bowl in 1978 when Louisiana Tech played ECU. He received the Spirit of Independence Award at halftime. For that reason alone the Independence Bowl must never die.
This post was edited on 12/27/18 at 10:05 am
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Posted on 12/27/18 at 10:11 am to GetCocky11
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How the Infependence Bowl has survived all these years, I’ll never know
Remember it started as a bowl for the Southland Conference champion to play a bigger type opponent. Then in 1981, they brought Texas A&M in against Oklahoma State and began to get big name schools. I remember it was a big deal when Ole Miss was chosen in 1983, and became the first SEC school to play in the bowl. Over the years some big name programs(Notre Dame, Bama, Georgia, LSU, etc.) have played in the Indy Bowl.
Posted on 12/27/18 at 10:29 am to Bossier2323
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Seems like an abundance of travelers from all over are already showing up.
o/u 28,500 attendance?
Posted on 12/27/18 at 10:48 am to Bossier2323
I've wanted to attend the game and night before events since I moved here....really wish it wasn't always on a weekday.
Posted on 12/27/18 at 11:00 am to Bossier2323
Got 6 free tickets from a walk ons thot
Posted on 12/27/18 at 11:01 am to TH03
Iowa State folks love the cyclones. And they Drink. But they are not real good at it, they get obliterated.
Posted on 12/27/18 at 11:01 am to hg
This may be near capacity he's not lying lots of people out here.
Posted on 12/27/18 at 11:03 am to BossierTigerFan24
Which quarter do they tell us that Elvis played a concert in Shreveport?
Posted on 12/27/18 at 11:05 am to tigerfoot
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But they are not real good at it, they get obliterated.
False in my experience.
Plus they drank Memphis out of Busch light last year.
False meaning they do get obliterated, but it’s after a LOT of booze.
This post was edited on 12/27/18 at 11:07 am
Posted on 12/27/18 at 11:09 am to Bossier2323
The rain is over. Game time temp will be 65 degrees. The match up isn't good enough for me to attend. But I'll watch on TV.
Posted on 12/27/18 at 11:16 am to TH03
Busch Light...yes, the beer of choice up there when we visit. And that is what I meant, they love to drink, but they do not stop till they just cant move. They also love to wake and bake and do it again. These are 50 year old men.
Posted on 12/27/18 at 11:17 am to BossierTigerFan24
I am glad they have a good crowd 
Posted on 12/27/18 at 11:18 am to tigerfoot
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they love to drink, but they do not stop till they just cant move. They also love to wake and bake and do it again. These are 50 year old men.
Yep. I know them well.
Best tailgate atmosphere I’ve seen outside LSU. My first game there was an 11 AM kick against San Jose state. Team was 0-2 and it had stormed bad the night before so certain lots were closed. They still came out in droves. Every lot was packed and going hard at 6:30 when we got out. Stadium was absolutely packed to the brim.
Ames is a little treasure up there.
Posted on 12/27/18 at 11:40 am to TH03
I'm gonna leave this here before people with good old days syndrome start talking about how great this game used to be when there were only 20 bowls.
They've had some big names but hardly any of them were ever coming off big years.
1976 - 7-3-1 Tulsa vs 9-2 McNeese St
1977 - 7-3-1 Louisville vs 8-1-2 La Tech
1978 - 8-3 East Carolina vs 6-4 La Tech
1979 - 6-5 Syracuse vs 11-0 McNeese St
1980 - 8-3 Southern Miss vs 10-1 McNeese St
1981 - 6-5 Texas A&M vs 7-4 Oklahoma St
1982 - 6-5 Wisconsin vs 6-4-1 Kansas St
1983 - 9-2 #16 Air Force vs 7-4 Ole Miss
1984 - 7-4 Air Force vs 8-3 Virginia Tech
1985 - 6-5 Minnesota vs 6-5 Clemson
1986 - 7-4 Texas Tech vs 7-3-1 Ole Miss
1987 - 6-4-1 Washington vs 6-5 Tulane
1988 - 10-2 UTEP vs 9-2 Southern Miss
1989 - 7-4 Oregon vs 6-5 Tulsa
1990 - 6-5 Maryland vs 8-3 La Tech
1991 - 8-3 #24 Georgia vs 6-5 Arkansas
1992 - 6-5 Oregon vs 7-4 Wake Forest
1993 - 8-3 #21 Indiana vs #22 8-3 Virginia Tech
1994 - 8-3 #18 Virginia vs 7-4 TCU
1995 - 6-4-1 Michigan St vs 6-4-1 LSU
1996 - 10-1 #24 Army vs 8-4 Auburn
1997 - 7-5 Notre Dame vs 8-3 #15 LSU
1998 - 7-4 Texas Tech vs 6-5 Ole Miss
1999 - 7-4 Oklahoma vs 7-4 Ole Miss
2000 - 8-4 Miss St vs 7-5 Texas A&M
2001 - 6-5 Alabama vs 7-4 Iowa St
2002 - 7-6 Nebraska vs 6-6 Ole Miss
2003 - 9-4 Arkansas vs 8-5 Missouri
2004 - 8-4 Miami Ohio vs 8-4 Iowa St
2005 - 6-5 Missouri vs 7-4 South Carolina
2006 - 6-6 Alabama vs 6-6 Oklahoma St
2007 - 6-6 Alabama vs 6-6 Colorado
2008 - 6-6 Northern Illinois vs 7-5 La Tech
2009 - 6-6 Texas A&M vs 7-5 Georgia
2010 - 8-4 Air Force vs 6-6 Georgia Tech
2011 - 7-5 Missouri vs 7-5 North Carolina
2012 - 8-4 Ohio vs 8-4 La-Monroe
2013 - 7-5 Boston College vs 7-5 Arizona
2014 - 6-6 Miami vs 6-6 South Carolina
2015 - 6-6 Tulsa vs 6-6 Virginia Tech
2016 - 6-6 NC State vs 6-6 Vanderbilt
2017 - 6-6 Florida St vs 8-4 Southern Miss
2018 - 7-5 Duke vs 8-4 Temple
They've had some big names but hardly any of them were ever coming off big years.
1976 - 7-3-1 Tulsa vs 9-2 McNeese St
1977 - 7-3-1 Louisville vs 8-1-2 La Tech
1978 - 8-3 East Carolina vs 6-4 La Tech
1979 - 6-5 Syracuse vs 11-0 McNeese St
1980 - 8-3 Southern Miss vs 10-1 McNeese St
1981 - 6-5 Texas A&M vs 7-4 Oklahoma St
1982 - 6-5 Wisconsin vs 6-4-1 Kansas St
1983 - 9-2 #16 Air Force vs 7-4 Ole Miss
1984 - 7-4 Air Force vs 8-3 Virginia Tech
1985 - 6-5 Minnesota vs 6-5 Clemson
1986 - 7-4 Texas Tech vs 7-3-1 Ole Miss
1987 - 6-4-1 Washington vs 6-5 Tulane
1988 - 10-2 UTEP vs 9-2 Southern Miss
1989 - 7-4 Oregon vs 6-5 Tulsa
1990 - 6-5 Maryland vs 8-3 La Tech
1991 - 8-3 #24 Georgia vs 6-5 Arkansas
1992 - 6-5 Oregon vs 7-4 Wake Forest
1993 - 8-3 #21 Indiana vs #22 8-3 Virginia Tech
1994 - 8-3 #18 Virginia vs 7-4 TCU
1995 - 6-4-1 Michigan St vs 6-4-1 LSU
1996 - 10-1 #24 Army vs 8-4 Auburn
1997 - 7-5 Notre Dame vs 8-3 #15 LSU
1998 - 7-4 Texas Tech vs 6-5 Ole Miss
1999 - 7-4 Oklahoma vs 7-4 Ole Miss
2000 - 8-4 Miss St vs 7-5 Texas A&M
2001 - 6-5 Alabama vs 7-4 Iowa St
2002 - 7-6 Nebraska vs 6-6 Ole Miss
2003 - 9-4 Arkansas vs 8-5 Missouri
2004 - 8-4 Miami Ohio vs 8-4 Iowa St
2005 - 6-5 Missouri vs 7-4 South Carolina
2006 - 6-6 Alabama vs 6-6 Oklahoma St
2007 - 6-6 Alabama vs 6-6 Colorado
2008 - 6-6 Northern Illinois vs 7-5 La Tech
2009 - 6-6 Texas A&M vs 7-5 Georgia
2010 - 8-4 Air Force vs 6-6 Georgia Tech
2011 - 7-5 Missouri vs 7-5 North Carolina
2012 - 8-4 Ohio vs 8-4 La-Monroe
2013 - 7-5 Boston College vs 7-5 Arizona
2014 - 6-6 Miami vs 6-6 South Carolina
2015 - 6-6 Tulsa vs 6-6 Virginia Tech
2016 - 6-6 NC State vs 6-6 Vanderbilt
2017 - 6-6 Florida St vs 8-4 Southern Miss
2018 - 7-5 Duke vs 8-4 Temple
Posted on 12/27/18 at 11:57 am to Manlaw35
quote:The teams playing in it... actually enjoy going there and the way they are treated...
How the Independence Bowl has survived all these years, I will never know.
in effect Shreveport does it right..
Posted on 12/27/18 at 12:02 pm to Dr RC
It’s always been a bowl where it’s either a bad year for a good team or a good year for a bad team. Either way, fan support is there so you always had good crowds.
The matchups were better when you had name brands like sec and big 12 since you’re right in the middle of where those conferences meet geographically.
The matchups were better when you had name brands like sec and big 12 since you’re right in the middle of where those conferences meet geographically.
Posted on 12/27/18 at 12:04 pm to choupiquesushi
Thinking about it more, the GOAT moment for the Independence Bowl isn't even something that happened in a game. It's when La Tech told them "Nah son we headed to bigger and better things like the Liberty Bowl", Liberty was all "Ehh, we'd rather have Iowa St", then La Tech crawled back to the Indy and was shocked they no longer had an invite.
Laugh at LA Tech thread. No Bowl game.
Laugh at LA Tech thread. No Bowl game.
Posted on 12/27/18 at 12:08 pm to Dr RC
I forgot about that and That was a classic.
What ended up happening to tech that year? No bowl game?
What ended up happening to tech that year? No bowl game?
Posted on 12/27/18 at 12:22 pm to TulaneUVA
Yep. A 9-3 La Tech that climbed as high as #19 in the polls sat home for bowl season b/c they thought they were too good to play an 8-4 ULM in the Indy.
Posted on 12/27/18 at 12:31 pm to Dr RC
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They've had some big names but hardly any of them were ever coming off big years
But does that really matter though for a bowl game if it's an intriguing match up? Several examples already mentioned were really fun and interesting games.
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