Alamo Bowl to be new Pac-10 number two bowl

[Brophdog88]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4395568

Apparently the Alamo offered $3,000,000 while the Holiday looks to be set at 2.35 million

Nice is the fact that the Alamo is a January Bowl game...the matchup would still be against the Big 12, and apparently the rest of the bowls would just drop down a notch...

[bigsugarduck]

This is pretty exciting stuff to see. We have had a new commissioner for all of a few months and already he's doing more than ol' Tom Hansen did in 5 years.

I'm still a bit confused with how the teams would match up between conferences now.
Rose- Pac10 #1 v. Big10 #1
Alamo- Pac10 #2 v. Big12 ?????
Holliday- Pac10 #3 v. Big12 ?????
Sun- Pac10 #4 v. ?????
Las Vegas- Pac10 #5 v. ?????
Emerald- Pac10 #6 v. ?????
??????- Pac10 #7 v. ?????

[Brophdog88]

This is pretty exciting stuff to see. We have had a new commissioner for all of a few months and already he's doing more than ol' Tom Hansen did in 5 years.

I'm still a bit confused with how the teams would match up between conferences now.
Rose- Pac10 #1 v. Big10 #1
Alamo- Pac10 #2 v. Big12 ?????
Holliday- Pac10 #3 v. Big12 ?????
Sun- Pac10 #4 v. ?????
Las Vegas- Pac10 #5 v. ?????
Emerald- Pac10 #6 v. ?????
??????- Pac10 #7 v. ?????

I would assume since our half of the contracts are up, that more than likely the other contracts are up, so we may see some changes to who goes where.

[greenyellow]

I like that arrangement a lot more. The Holiday Bowl is okay but not for a #2 team in a conference. A second-place team from a BCS conference should play in a bowl game that is on or near New Year's Day. It now looks like 2 of the conference's bowl games are against Big 12 teams, which could help create some rivalries. Also, it's about time the Sun Bowl is for the #4 team since the location isn't the greatest and the team the Pac-10 plays against isn't always on par with the higher rated Pac-10 team.

[DuxMan]

The BIG XII #5 goes to the Alamo bowl now. because the Big XII #3 goes to the Cotton Bowl every year since the Big XII always gets 2 BCS teams,

[bigsugarduck]

I certainly hope its not #2 vs. #5.....thats would make me vomit.....I would like for once if we could play roughly equivalent teams.

[DuxMan]

I'm not too thrilled about the #5 either, but it would be an easy win for us, and that's good enough for me

[stewbertwilloughby]

It says in that ESPN article.

Rose: Pac-10 #1 vs Big 10 #1
Alamo: Pac-10 #2 vs Big 12 #3
Holiday: Pac-10 #3 vs Big 12 #4

[DuxMan]

That Says "This seasons" this agreement won't kick in until next year.

This year its still BIG XII #3 vs. Big ten #4

next year its going to switch

[duckgrad99]

Even if it is against the #5 team from the Big 12, I like it. The Alamo Bowl is usually a good one, and it bumps the sun bowl down.

[VinnyKnuckles]

This is good in terms of money and the date on which the game is played, but the location and venue is a downgrade, in my opinion. The Holiday Bowl was more convenient for Duck fans to get to (particularly for the many that live in California) and playing the game outdoors in Qualcomm Stadium is a heck of a lot better than playing indoors in the Alamodome.

[gregspechtismyhero]

Slowly moving east...This will be much better for national exposure.

[UOducksTK1]

I wish there was a bowl game where the SEC and Pac-10 got to battle yearly.

[ncduck]

It's gonna suck for USC to have to play in a dome while we're in their neck of the woods playing in the Rose Bowl.

[echo31]

I wish there was a bowl game where the SEC and Pac-10 got to battle yearly.

I agree completely.