Big Ten is adding Gator Bowl in 2010

by RNF18 on Aug 14, 2009 11:13 AM EDT

Looks like the Champs Bowl is history and we're adding another New Year's Day Bowl game with a larger payout to our conference's already impressive list of bowl affiliations. This speaks to the fact that money talks and bull crap (media slamming Big Ten) walks. Nice job by Delaney. I'm not a Big Ten fan but the conference does a great job of running this business like a business. The Big Ten may not have the on the field glitz of the SEC in recent years but it's probably the best run conference in the country which means even though there's peaks and valleys, it'll remain vibrant and strong in the long term.

Big Ten adding Gator Bowl in 2010

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Road Trip

Well, I guess it’s closer to me than Orlando. 900 miles to Jacksonville vs. 1000 miles to Orlando.

Other than that, I guess I’m only happy that we drop a bowl game with a stupid name and pick up one with a little more traditional name. (Although it’d be a bummer if the Champs Sports Bowl was still called the Citrus Bowl.)

by cjapsu on Aug 14, 2009 11:50 AM EDT reply actions

The Champs Sports Bowl was never the Citrus Bowl — it started in Miami as the Blockbuster Bowl and later the Carquest and Micron PC Bowl. It moved to Orlando and adopted the Tangerine Bowl name in 2001 before adopting its current name.

It’s the Capitol One Bowl that was the former Citrus Bowl (and before that was the original Tangerine Bowl).

by Laaaaazzz on Aug 14, 2009 12:01 PM EDT reply actions

Thanks Mr. Peabody

Did you actually know that off the top of your head? If so that’s a little disturbing.

So I guess really I don’t care at all that we’re switching bowls.

by cjapsu on Aug 14, 2009 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions

Well, I knew that the Capitol One was the former Citrus Bowl since PSU played in it when it was the Citrus and in fact our game versus Auburn which I attended was the first under just the “Capitol One” moniker and I hated the switch. I’m one of those people who tends to call games by their old non-commertial names if they are available (Citrus, Peach). I guess I should call the other one in Orlando the Tangerine Bowl to be consistent.

As for the Champs Sports, I had to look up the names.

by Laaaaazzz on Aug 14, 2009 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions

While I applaud the BigTen for...

improving the bowl tie ins, its the match ups that we are created that have the potential for more egg in the face of BigTen teams.

I don’t care if it is the ACC, if the #5 BigTen is matched up against the #3 ACC there’s a good chance BigTen is always going to be a dog and add to the BigTen bowl loss total.

One man doing the work of 100's for the good of 1000's

by rahpsu92 on Aug 14, 2009 12:12 PM EDT reply actions

agreed

Or at least I wish people would take into account the fact that we have had the hardest bowl line-ups but of course, why would they? They’re trying to bash the Big Ten.

by PSUisMyHeart on Aug 14, 2009 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions

Last year, both the SEC and Big 12 sent second teams to the BCS, so the matchups were pretty fair in terms of placement within a conference… For example, the Citrus ended up being the Big Ten #3 versus the SEC #3, the Outback Big Ten #4 versus SEC #4, the Alamo was Big Ten #5 versus Big 12 #6, the Insight was Big Ten #7 versus Big 12 #7.

Only the Champs Sports — Big Ten #6 versus ACC #4 was a mismatch in terms of league standing.

There has been years were having an extra team in the BCS has led to the Big Ten having difficult matchups, but 2008 wasn’t one of them. The Big Ten was underdogs in their games — and resultant performances to match — because the league wasn’t deep in 2008, not because of having an extra BCS bid.

by Laaaaazzz on Aug 14, 2009 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah last year was different in that respect, not disagreeing

but, and of course I realize this was partially a result of the Big Ten not being deep, but the average ranking of the Big Ten opponent last year (pre-bowl game, and it was only worse after the bowl games of course) was the highest of all conferences at around 15.6 (I’m not 100% about the exact numbers but they’re about right) and the second toughest averaged 17.9 and it just kept going down from there. I’m fairly certain there were three BCS conferences who’s opponents averaged in the 20’s, and a BCS conference (think it was the Big East) with an average opponent ranking of about 25. In addition, look at some of the individual match-ups. I truly believe USC was at least the second best team last year, if not the best. I also believe Texas was better than Oklahoma. So yeah, even though there was only one league standing mismatch we still had a harder lineup than any other conference, even if some of it (definitely not all of it) was caused by us being weaker. Also, just to mention it, the Alamo may have been listed as Big Ten #5 vs. Big 12 #6 but really, Missouri was was the Big 12’s 5th best team, and Big 12 North champions. The only teams that were better were OU, OSU, Texas, and Texas Tech, so that bowl was even. I mean, I don’t deny that the Big Ten has not been up to our usual standards lately, but how “down” we are is getting blown way out of proportion. We would have fared well against a few other leagues bowl opponents (not including the Big Ten match ups of course).

by PSUisMyHeart on Aug 14, 2009 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions

The article

This article seems to be a reharshing of the earlier SI article on the subject. It doesn’t eally add much new info and still indicates that a Big Ten to the Gator shift is not certain. Apparently, the key is for the Gator to be moved to ESPN from CBS, which would probably mean that the Citrus Bowl (carried on ABC) would allow a Big Ten team to appear there. In the last bowl cycle, the Big Ten tried to get a Gator bid then, but could not since the Citrus (more likely their broadcasting partner Disney) wouldn’t allow a Big Ten team to appear in a bowl at the same time. But if the Citrus is on ABC and the Gator is on ESPN, then Disney probably won’t care as much.

by Laaaaazzz on Aug 14, 2009 12:27 PM EDT reply actions

Is this Gator Bowl...

….the one that will take place in January 2010 or January 2011?

WE ARE.......PENN STATE!

by Nick7 on Aug 14, 2009 2:35 PM EDT reply actions

January 2011. These are negotiations for bowls that follow and are part of the the 2010 season. The 2009 bowls are already set and include the Alamo and Champs Sports for the Big Ten.

by Laaaaazzz on Aug 14, 2009 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions