re: why i don't want to play texas a&m in the cotton bowl

Tickets aren't really an issue for me. I go where the team goes.

Therefore, I think Orlando > Dallas (and Michigan St. > A&M).

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BUT for 1.275 million more reasons, I want LSU to go.

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The clear financial favorite seems to be the Capital One Bowl, with a sleek payout of $4.3 million, slightly ahead of the $3.6 million from the Cotton Bowl. But payouts are often misconstrued, as total revenue from all the SEC bowl games is totaled and then redistributed.

"All the money goes to the conference," Ausberry said. "There is no difference in money. People get caught up in that too much. Most people think it's more money."

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LSU GrandDad

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Agreed, I see what your saying now

It will give them a look at the stadium they'll play in opening day next year.

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#1- it's the cotton bowl; dallas sucks as a bowl destination

#2-our opponent has sucked for 10 years and is a very good team this year; beating us will put them on the national map

#3-i question if this is a good bowl for our players; they have to be disappointed and i just don't see how the coaches are going to get them pumped up about playing a team that has been irrelevant so long that our players aren't even old enough to know when they didn't stink.

#4-i can assure you, a&m will be as fired up as arkansas and they have a damn good defense. they have a DL ever bit as good as arky and they have a rush guy (miller) that is as good as fairly (close anyway).

these factors put us in a lose/lose situation. i hate to be a debbie downer put this seasons ending is really pissing me off. losing to arkansas and losing the sugar bowl, going to a sucky bowl playing an opponent gunning for us to establish their program's legitimacy and now i hear crowton may be staying.

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Then admit that you are a loser, crawl into a corner, cower and hope that someone else can make you a living.

The real reason why lsu does not want to play A&M:

Deep down inside you know lsu is going to lose.
Start getting your excuses ready, because you will need them come 1/7/2010.

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#1- it's the cotton bowl; dallas sucks as a bowl destination

#2-our opponent has sucked for 10 years and is a very good team this year; beating us will put them on the national map

#3-i question if this is a good bowl for our players; they have to be disappointed and i just don't see how the coaches are going to get them pumped up about playing a team that has been irrelevant so long that our players aren't even old enough to know when they didn't stink.

#4-i can assure you, a&m will be as fired up as arkansas and they have a damn good defense. they have a DL ever bit as good as arky and they have a rush guy (miller) that is as good as fairly (close anyway).

these factors put us in a lose/lose situation. i hate to be a debbie downer put this seasons ending is really pissing me off. losing to arkansas and losing the sugar bowl, going to a sucky bowl playing an opponent gunning for us to establish their program's legitimacy and now i hear crowton may be staying

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From one GrandDad to another, I have to disagree with a couple of your points. The new stadium in Irving is a fabulous venue and very fan-friendly. The atomosphere for that game will be electric, much more like a game in Tiger Stadium than the VitaminC Bowl arena. A&M has a rich history in spite of a few down years. Beating Nebraska, OU and Texas has already put them on the map.
You are right that the Aggies will be fired up, have solid, SEC type talent and of course they view LSU as a major opponent, worthy of their best effort. LSU is used to this, week-in and out in the SEC, year after year. The new Cowboys stadium is primed to move into a BCS bowl slot in the near future and is one of the reasons they are seeking to get a top ten team that is BCS bowl eligible. Word from around the campus is the players and coaches prefer the Cotton over the Cap one. Playing in that venue will also give the Tigers a leg up prior to their meeting there with Oregon next September. I do understand that it's still a lemon to you and others and I respect that. Let's make some lemonade.

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why i don't want to play texas a&m in the cotton bowl
#1- it's the cotton bowl; dallas sucks as a bowl destination

#2-our opponent has sucked for 10 years and is a very good team this year; beating us will put them on the national map

#3-i question if this is a good bowl for our players; they have to be disappointed and i just don't see how the coaches are going to get them pumped up about playing a team that has been irrelevant so long that our players aren't even old enough to know when they didn't stink.

#4-i can assure you, a&m will be as fired up as arkansas and they have a damn good defense. they have a DL ever bit as good as arky and they have a rush guy (miller) that is as good as fairly (close anyway).

these factors put us in a lose/lose situation. i hate to be a debbie downer put this seasons ending is really pissing me off. losing to arkansas and losing the sugar bowl, going to a sucky bowl playing an opponent gunning for us to establish their program's legitimacy and now i hear crowton may be stayin


I agree with ALL of this.






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Sorry pops...you need to get the headspace and timing on your brain pan recalibrated. LSU will be fired up. If LSU plays near it's best, and the aggies play their best, LSU still wins.