Van De Velde says because the program had played in the Independence Bowl in 2008 and then the Poinsettia Bowl last year, one of those bigger bowls seemed like the progression.I'm not sure a two year old bowl game with nearly the same payout or a game in Memphis that is regarded (at least by 'people I talk to') the same is a bigger bowl. The most telling is that the Liberty bowl took a 6-6 Big 12 team in an re-match with the C-USA champion, instead of setting up a game between Louisiana Tech and Tulsa that has potential to become a big C-USA rivalry.
The silver lining is Derek Dooley is available if Dykes decides to leave, which he should absolutely do considering the decision making in Ruston. If Dooley's agent is paying any attention here, he'll absolutely know how to play this.
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