St. Petersburg Bowl vs. Houston

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St. Petersburg Bowl vs. Houston

Unread post by zim262 » Wed Nov 30, 2016 9:51 am

Stewart Mandel, whoever he is, has us playing Houston in the St. Petersburg Bowl in December 26 due to a lack of qualifying ACC teams.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/ ... hp#image=1

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Re: St. Petersburg Bowl vs. Houston

Unread post by Saint3333 » Wed Nov 30, 2016 10:36 am

No thanks, 11AM on the 26th is a no go.

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Re: St. Petersburg Bowl vs. Houston

Unread post by /\PP ST/\TE GRAD 09 » Wed Nov 30, 2016 10:54 am

Not the ideal time or date for me, but it's not about me. I knew this could happen when the talks of moving up started. I want what's best for the program. Win against Houston would be huge, even if it meant I had to watch at home.
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Re: St. Petersburg Bowl vs. Houston

Unread post by WVAPPeer » Wed Nov 30, 2016 10:56 am

This is the absolute best opponent I have seen even if it is just a guess --- Huge game if it happens!!!
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Re: St. Petersburg Bowl vs. Houston

Unread post by Yosef10 » Wed Nov 30, 2016 11:02 am

Two ways to look at this:

1. If you actually want this program to continue to grow and be seen nationally there is almost no better bowl game we can play.

2. If you just want to be able to attend he game and not miss Christmas with the family then there may not be a worse bowl game for you.

I personally look at this through lens number 1. If we want to thump our chest we need to play (and beat) the better G5 teams in the country and not the Sun Belt schools of the world. Could not have a better measuring stick game.

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Re: St. Petersburg Bowl vs. Houston

Unread post by Rick83 » Wed Nov 30, 2016 11:04 am

WVAPPeer wrote:This is the absolute best opponent I have seen even if it is just a guess --- Huge game if it happens!!!
I totally agree but it's going to be hard for me to go on the 26th to FL. It would be such a great match up, I just hope the team that played Tennessee shows up as opposed to the team that played Miami...if we end up there.

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Re: St. Petersburg Bowl vs. Houston

Unread post by mountaineerman » Wed Nov 30, 2016 11:11 am

This needs to happen!

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Re: St. Petersburg Bowl vs. Houston

Unread post by mike87 » Wed Nov 30, 2016 11:26 am

Ho, Ho, Ho, I'd definately go. Flown out west to go skiing on Christmas day. It's really a good travel day. And most of the celebrations are done up to and including Christmas Eve.

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Re: St. Petersburg Bowl vs. Houston

Unread post by AppinATL » Wed Nov 30, 2016 11:29 am

zim262 wrote:Stewart Mandel, whoever he is, has us playing Houston in the St. Petersburg Bowl in December 26 due to a lack of qualifying ACC teams.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/ ... hp#image=1
I would go. Houston would be a great opponent and a huge feather in our cap if we win. The thing I don't like is that 11 am start time. We've NEVER played worth a damn when we start at 12. I hate to see what we'd look like at 11.

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Re: St. Petersburg Bowl vs. Houston

Unread post by Rick83 » Wed Nov 30, 2016 11:31 am

AppinATL wrote:
zim262 wrote:Stewart Mandel, whoever he is, has us playing Houston in the St. Petersburg Bowl in December 26 due to a lack of qualifying ACC teams.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/ ... hp#image=1
I would go. Houston would be a great opponent and a huge feather in our cap if we win. The thing I don't like is that 11 am start time. We've NEVER played worth a damn when we start at 12. I hate to see what we'd look like at 11.
It's hard to start drinking that early too...

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Re: St. Petersburg Bowl vs. Houston

Unread post by t4pizza » Wed Nov 30, 2016 11:39 am

This would be a great bowl opportunity if we landed there. It would be the best opponent by far that I have seen us matched against. Plus, its only 2 hours for me so I'd be there for sure.

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Re: St. Petersburg Bowl vs. Houston

Unread post by /\PP ST/\TE GRAD 09 » Wed Nov 30, 2016 11:41 am

Rick83 wrote:
AppinATL wrote:
zim262 wrote:Stewart Mandel, whoever he is, has us playing Houston in the St. Petersburg Bowl in December 26 due to a lack of qualifying ACC teams.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/ ... hp#image=1
I would go. Houston would be a great opponent and a huge feather in our cap if we win. The thing I don't like is that 11 am start time. We've NEVER played worth a damn when we start at 12. I hate to see what we'd look like at 11.
It's hard to start drinking that early too...
I had no problem obtaining a buzz before the Miami game.
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Re: St. Petersburg Bowl vs. Houston

Unread post by EastHallApp » Wed Nov 30, 2016 11:56 am

Yosef10 wrote:Two ways to look at this:

1. If you actually want this program to continue to grow and be seen nationally there is almost no better bowl game we can play.

2. If you just want to be able to attend he game and not miss Christmas with the family then there may not be a worse bowl game for you.

I personally look at this through lens number 1. If we want to thump our chest we need to play (and beat) the better G5 teams in the country and not the Sun Belt schools of the world. Could not have a better measuring stick game.
Both are valid viewpoints. I am typically all about growing the program's profile, so I do see the value there. But let's not oversell the impact. Houston got lots of pub this year for two reasons: 1) They were beating big-name teams and were briefly a playoff contender, and 2) their coach was going to basically have his pick of any P5 opening in the country.

Tom Herman won't be there, and Houston isn't ranked anymore (at least by the CFP). Houston vs. App State won't generate the same hype as Houston vs. Oklahoma or Louisville. And 11 a.m. on a Monday isn't exactly a primetime TV spot.

So yeah, it would be a higher-profile win than whoever we might play in Montgomery or Orlando. But I'm not sure it would move the needle much outside our fanbase. To me, it wouldn't be worth the negative effect it would have on our attendance.

Oh, and we'd be more likely to lose this game than others. That matters too.

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Re: St. Petersburg Bowl vs. Houston

Unread post by AppSt94 » Wed Nov 30, 2016 12:02 pm

Heck yea. Great opponent. On the network and it's a 20 minute car ride. Works for me.

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Re: St. Petersburg Bowl vs. Houston

Unread post by appfanjj » Wed Nov 30, 2016 12:14 pm

It is probably unlikely that this game happens. However, if it does, is it a "must win" game? Don't like that term but it is time for us to win a game against a
"name" opponent. Especially since the Cougars did not finish strong and have the coaching thing going on.
Also, how do you think they would see us as a bowl opponent?

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Re: St. Petersburg Bowl vs. Houston

Unread post by hotrod2001 » Wed Nov 30, 2016 12:37 pm

Rick83 wrote:
AppinATL wrote:
zim262 wrote:Stewart Mandel, whoever he is, has us playing Houston in the St. Petersburg Bowl in December 26 due to a lack of qualifying ACC teams.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/ ... hp#image=1
I would go. Houston would be a great opponent and a huge feather in our cap if we win. The thing I don't like is that 11 am start time. We've NEVER played worth a damn when we start at 12. I hate to see what we'd look like at 11.
It's hard to start drinking that early too...
Amateur...back when I cared about NASCAR we'd pull up to Darlington at 6am and we'd be putting them away as the sun rose, lol.

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Re: St. Petersburg Bowl vs. Houston

Unread post by appst89 » Wed Nov 30, 2016 12:49 pm

Rick83 wrote:
AppinATL wrote:
zim262 wrote:Stewart Mandel, whoever he is, has us playing Houston in the St. Petersburg Bowl in December 26 due to a lack of qualifying ACC teams.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/ ... hp#image=1
I would go. Houston would be a great opponent and a huge feather in our cap if we win. The thing I don't like is that 11 am start time. We've NEVER played worth a damn when we start at 12. I hate to see what we'd look like at 11.
It's hard to start drinking that early too...
You just don't stop from the night before.

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Re: St. Petersburg Bowl vs. Houston

Unread post by /\PP ST/\TE GRAD 09 » Wed Nov 30, 2016 12:53 pm

appst89 wrote:
Rick83 wrote:
AppinATL wrote:
zim262 wrote:Stewart Mandel, whoever he is, has us playing Houston in the St. Petersburg Bowl in December 26 due to a lack of qualifying ACC teams.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/ ... hp#image=1
I would go. Houston would be a great opponent and a huge feather in our cap if we win. The thing I don't like is that 11 am start time. We've NEVER played worth a damn when we start at 12. I hate to see what we'd look like at 11.
It's hard to start drinking that early too...
You just don't stop from the night before.
Or you just do the alternative that I am sure most if not all of us did while at App for a buzz/high. Not condoning it, but a hint is it's legal in Colorado.
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Re: St. Petersburg Bowl vs. Houston

Unread post by Rick83 » Wed Nov 30, 2016 1:17 pm

/\PP ST/\TE GRAD 09 wrote:
Rick83 wrote:
AppinATL wrote:
zim262 wrote:Stewart Mandel, whoever he is, has us playing Houston in the St. Petersburg Bowl in December 26 due to a lack of qualifying ACC teams.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/ ... hp#image=1
I would go. Houston would be a great opponent and a huge feather in our cap if we win. The thing I don't like is that 11 am start time. We've NEVER played worth a damn when we start at 12. I hate to see what we'd look like at 11.
It's hard to start drinking that early too...
I had no problem obtaining a buzz before the Miami game.
It's clear from this and other responses that I forgot who my audience was here...party on Mountaineers!

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Re: St. Petersburg Bowl vs. Houston

Unread post by EastHallApp » Wed Nov 30, 2016 1:21 pm

appfanjj wrote:It is probably unlikely that this game happens. However, if it does, is it a "must win" game? Don't like that term but it is time for us to win a game against a
"name" opponent. Especially since the Cougars did not finish strong and have the coaching thing going on.
Also, how do you think they would see us as a bowl opponent?
Whoever we play is at least going to have some fans on message board/Twitter who make the typical "What? Why are we playing a D2 team?" comments. Just go ahead and get ready for it now.

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