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Atlanta interested in hosting Big 12-SEC bowl
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Atlanta interested in hosting Big 12-SEC bowl


May 21, 2012, 3:31 PM

Just a few days after the announcement of the Big 12-SEC bowl game, one site is already publicly expressing interest in playing host.

Speaking to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Chick-fil-A Bowl president Gary Stokan said he would consider bidding for the game.

“If we have the opportunity, we definitely would be interested in bidding, just as we would be very interested in bidding for the national championship game if it is decided to bid that out,” Stokan said.

Atlanta, Dallas and New Orleans are some of the cities already connected as possible host sites for the game. And therein lies the biggest benefit of the agreement: the conferences, not the bowls, dictate the terms of the event.

Though the site of the game is to be bid out, one would have to think the leagues would still have some say in the matter; I can’t imagine the Big 12 would agree to allow the bowl to be in Atlanta, at least not every year.

Maybe then scouts from each conference can go to bowl sites and get wined and dined for a weekend instead of the other way around.

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Re: Atlanta interested in hosting Big 12-SEC bowl


May 21, 2012, 3:33 PM

Not exactly a neutral field. Although if some ACC teams join the Big12, might be a little bit better of a fit.

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Re: Atlanta interested in hosting Big 12-SEC bowl


May 21, 2012, 3:40 PM

With the Conferences initiating this game are they revolutionizing the way bowl games are set up? I mean lets face it the SEC/Big12 just took away the power of the bowl game and put themselves in the position of power to bid it out for as much money as possible (both location and TV).

What stops all of the conferences form setting up new games when their contracts with other bowl games run out? If that is the direction we are heading the ACC should go out and try to get every #2 team from every conference to play an ACC team in a bowl. This is another opportunity for the ACC to compete with the rest of college football or wait and end up at the bottom of the money list once again.

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That would be assuming the ACC office was motivated and


May 21, 2012, 3:47 PM

smart enough to make a good deal.

apparently they are not.

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Re: That would be assuming the ACC office was motivated and


May 21, 2012, 3:59 PM

Also it is interesting that the BCS/Sugar/Fiesta bowl would allow this. What is to say the BCS was not planning on keeping the BCS bowls outside of the 4 team play-off. If that is the case either the Sugar or Fiesta is losing their conference tie-in.

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The announcement of WVU and Bama in the Chik fil A game was


May 21, 2012, 4:10 PM

also a warning shot to the ACC

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May 21, 2012, 4:55 PM

The power will now be with the conferences and not the bowls themselves. This will be a true bonanza for both conferences.

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Re: The announcement of WVU and Bama in the Chik fil A game was


May 21, 2012, 5:29 PM

It could mean every team in a 12 league conference could earn an additional 3-5 mil.

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