Boycott the Fiesta Bowl

[Chris_Sanders]

Boo to the Fiesta Bowl for passing on selecting ASU. I won't be watching your bowl, your parade, or eating any of your Tostitos

 

[Diamondback Jay]

Boo to the Fiesta Bowl for passing on selecting ASU. I won't be watching your bowl, your parade, or eating any of your Tostitos

*Grabs the bag of Tostitos I have in my cabinet and flushes them down the toilet.*

 

[TheKid_1]

wow we just got it right up the ASS! WITHOUT KY!! ******** IT!!!!!!!!!!!!! #$^& BCS!

 

[Azlen]

Blame the Rose Bowl for taking Illinois and the Washington receiver for dropping the touchdown pass at the end of the Hawaii game. The Fiesta Bowl really had no choice.

 

[devilalum]

*Grabs the bag of Tostitos I have in my cabinet and flushes them down the toilet.*

Damn, I just bought 2 giant bags at Costco.

 

[Dback Jon]

Blame the Rose Bowl for taking Illinois and the Washington receiver for dropping the touchdown pass at the end of the Hawaii game. The Fiesta Bowl really had no choice.

Again, for the fifth time - the Rose Bowl was not going to select two Pac 10 teams.

Blame ASU for getting blown out against the only two tough teams they played...

 

[Nasser22]

Again, for the fifth time - the Rose Bowl was not going to select two Pac 10 teams.

Blame ASU for getting blown out against the only two tough teams they played...

Game vs. Oregon wasn't really a blowout, just a loss...... and the Rose Bowl could've picked better teams than both ASU and Illinois. I didn't understand what you said before, but didn't they have the first pick after losing Ohio State?

 

[HooverDam]

Blame the Rose Bowl for taking Illinois and the Washington receiver for dropping the touchdown pass at the end of the Hawaii game. The Fiesta Bowl really had no choice.

Bingo. The Fiestas hands were tied.

 

[TheHopToad]

The Rose Bowl should have selected Georgia to play USC. Neither the Sugar or Fiesta would have selected Illinois, thus ASU would have probably gotten in then.

 

[Azlen]

Again, for the fifth time - the Rose Bowl was not going to select two Pac 10 teams....

I don't think anyone ever expected the Rose Bowl to take two Pac 10 teams, its that by taking Illinois they took the last BCS at large spot that ASU had a chance at.
There are only 4 at large spots and Hawaii got one of them, Georgia was a virtual lock for a second and with 3 teams in the top 8, the Big 12 was going to get another. That left one at large spot left. The Rose Bowl filled it with Illinois.
If the Rose Bowl would have selected Kansas or Hawaii instead of Illinois, ASU would be playing in the Fiesta Bowl.

 

[Azlen]

The Rose Bowl should have selected Georgia to play USC. Neither the Sugar or Fiesta would have selected Illinois, thus ASU would have probably gotten in then.

The Rose Bowl never had a shot at Georgia. Because it lost LSU, the Sugar Bowl has rights to the SEC, so the Rose Bowl could have only got Georgia if the Sugar Bowl didn't want them and that wasn't going to happen.

 

[Dback Jon]

The Rose Bowl never had a shot at Georgia. Because it lost LSU, the Sugar Bowl has rights to the SEC, so the Rose Bowl could have only got Georgia if the Sugar Bowl didn't want them and that wasn't going to happen.

So that left the Rose Bowl to
A) Pick Illinois, keep the tradition alive or
B) Pick Hawaii

Kansas or Missouri was not an option - backroom deals among the bowls took care of that - the Orange Bowl wanted Kansas - how many ASU fans would really travel to Miami??? 5,000?? As opposed to the whole freaking state of Kansas.

 

[Trey]

how many ASU fans would really travel to Miami??? 5,000?? As opposed to the whole freaking state of Kansas.

Which is what? 5,000??

 

[Gaddabout]

I think let's beat Texas first and not pull an '83 SMU.

 

[AZ Shocker]

Which is what? 5,000??

lol - Actually the other team in Kansas (Kansas St.) brought 40,000 to Tempe a few years back. They do travel very well.

 

[MigratingOsprey]

i think the fiesta bowl usually does a pretty fair job of lining up the games - i don't think this year is any exception

 

[DWKB]

Which is what? 5,000??

There are probably 5,000 KU alums in Phoenix alone. We spread like a virus, Dallas, Chicago, Phoenix, Vegas.

 

[Dback Jon]

Which is what? 5,000??

The fans that ASU would have brought to Miami.

 

[Card Trader]

Go Lumberjacks.

 

[Shane]

How the hell does ASU end up on the Holiday Bowl? What # were they in the BCS final rankings?

 

[82CardsGrad]

How the hell does ASU end up on the Holiday Bowl? What # were they in the BCS final rankings?

Well, the Rose Bowl decided to be their pompous, arrogant selfs and picked Illinois over Kansas... Once that happend, ASU was screwed...
The entire system sucks though... How is it that Ohio St and Georgia were both Idle, yet Georgia is the only one who got dinged for being idle?? Stupid...

 

[Nasser22]

How the hell does ASU end up on the Holiday Bowl? What # were they in the BCS final rankings?

#11....hard to build tradition when our conference continually gets screwed. Won't impress anyone with Holiday bowls. I'm okay with it this year I guess. Texas, a big football school, would be a good match-up for us. Erickson still has a few more years to get us to a BCS bowl and he probably will. The recruiting has been better already that what Koetter has done and there's a LONG way to go.

 

[Shane]

Well, the Rose Bowl decided to be their pompous, arrogant selfs and picked Illinois over Kansas... Once that happend, ASU was screwed...
The entire system sucks though... How is it that Ohio St and Georgia were both Idle, yet Georgia is the only one who got dinged for being idle?? Stupid...

Well I was obvioulsy wrong. I thought if you were in the top 12 in the BCS you were guaranteed a BCS bowl. Whats the point?

 

[Azlen]

Well I was obvioulsy wrong. I thought if you were in the top 12 in the BCS you were guaranteed a BCS bowl. Whats the point?

The top two spots are really the only thing that matters. Everything else is just money and politics.
Well....every part of the BCS is about money and politics.

 

[82CardsGrad]

Well I was obvioulsy wrong. I thought if you were in the top 12 in the BCS you were guaranteed a BCS bowl. Whats the point?

Great question... There really is no point, other than the creation of another oppty to make more money while still not creating the best, most pure chance for a game that produces the true "National Champion", not to mention the charades that are played at the rest of the BCS bowls... What happened this year is truely pathetic. The BCS Championship game, while potentially a great game to watch, is NOT pitting the two most deserving teams. And the Rose Bowl seriously and intentionally screwed up not only their own bowl, but the Fiesta as well... It's a shame the way College Football ends its' season each year...