Originally Posted by
TampaDuke
I can't say that I have the slightest clue about how bowls decide who to invite, but I am curious as to why UCF wouldn't get consideration from the Orange in this scenario.
In terms of a bigger draw, are bowls more concerned with the TV audience? Or game attendance and tourism to the City? Since UCF is not a big name, I can see them passed over if TV is the driving force (though it'll be the only bowl game on at the time regardless of participants). If attendance and local buzz are the goals, though, UCF would seem a decent choice given it's something like the second largest university in the nation outside of online schools (and considerably larger than FSU and UF, for example), and the proximity to Miami is ideal.
It's not quite FSU versus Florida, but rivalries among Florida's lesser-known universities (UCF, USF, FIU and FAU) are starting to build some momentum.
TV. Tourism to the City is basically minor and the tickets are sold to the schools and public regardless of whether they're used (the schools are forced to eat unused tickets).
UCF is a smaller draw than say Michigan State or Wisconsin (likely possibilities). And those fanbases will travel as well.
<devildeac> anyone playing drinking games by now?
7:49:36<Wander> drink every qb run?
7:49:38<loran16> umm, drink every time asack rushes?
7:49:38<wolfybeard> @devildeac: drink when Asack runs a keeper
7:49:39 PM<CB&B> any time zack runs, drink
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