Texas will play Iowa in Alamo Bowl


By JOSEPH DUARTE
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle

Nearly a year after winning the national championship, the Texas Longhorns will only need to make a 90-minute drive to their bowl destination.
The Longhorns will make their first appearance in the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio on Dec. 30, a bowl official told the Houston Chronicle. Texas (9-3) will play Iowa (6-6).

Bowl pairings will officially be announced later today.

It marks the first time the two schools have met since the Hawkeyes won 55-17 in the 1984 Freedom Bowl.

Less than a month ago, the Longhorns were in position for a third straight Bowl Championship Series appearance. Those hopes disappeared when consecutive losses to Kansas State and Texas A&M to end the regular-season cost the Longhorns a chance to play for the Big 12 title and the league

Congrats to the Mountaineers! Plenty of time to get healthy and hammer whoever the ACC representative is!

Sounds like the Gator needs WVU fans to bail them out of the red stemming from the poorly attended ACC title game ;-)


Jackson

Jackson1011 Wrote:Sounds like the Gator needs WVU fans to bail them out of the red stemming from the poorly attended ACC title game ;-)


Jackson

Someone posted an article saying the same thing. In fact, I think they cut a deal so that they could avoid Georgia Tech and bring in Clemson fans, who travel well. Pretty funny that the Gator Bowl tried to get out from under the Big East, and now need them to save face! lmfao

and it looks like the same will happen with the Orange Bowl IF they choose Louisville.
Here are two Bowls that kept their ACC deals and restricted or withdrew their BE ties and now will rely on Big East teams to make up for poor travelling ACC teams. I hope MT remembers this when dealing with them for future contracts

Oh, he will remember. What comes around goes around!

I would have thought that the Gator Bowl would have gone for Texas vs. Clemson in a heartbeat. Clemson would have filled the stadium for a chance to play the Longhorns and I would think that Texas fans would travel well enough to fill the place up. I can not see Georgia Tech fans going back to Jacksonville a month after losing to Wake Forest there. They've lost to Georgia and WF in the last two games and seem to have lost their enthusiasm.

My question is: Is the Gator Bowl calling the shots here or the ACC? It seems to me to be the later. Rumor has it that Virginia Tech gets the Peach Bowl. The Gator is for the 3rd ACC team and Clemson has a better record than GT don't they?

I'm not complaining. I thought we would be playing Oregon State in the Sun Bowl.

I am guessing, but could it be that the ACC insisted that GT get the Gator and with their probable lack of fan attendence prevent the Gator from getting the defending national champions.

And Texas plays a 6-6 Iowa team in the Alamo Bowl.

A Texas-Clemson Gator Bowl is a no brainer.

What's the deal here?

Quote:A Texas-Clemson Gator Bowl is a no brainer.

What's the deal here?

-- The Gator can't take Clemson because ACC bowls are now based on records. You have to be within one game of the team above you in order to jump a team in the standings. This is a new rule for this yr because BC was crying due to the fact that no ACC bowl wanted then last yr


Jackson

Jackson1011 Wrote:

Quote:A Texas-Clemson Gator Bowl is a no brainer.

What's the deal here?

-- The Gator can't take Clemson because ACC bowls are now based on records. You have to be within one game of the team above you in order to jump a team in the standings. This is a new rule for this yr because BC was crying due to the fact that no ACC bowl wanted then last yr


Jackson

Works out well for the Mountaineer fans doesn't it? This new ACC does have it's positive points.

lmfao