Blue Cross Bowl Bids

[TomLHS]

7 hours ago, fredjones said:

Stockstill's boss is the problem

MTSU doesn’t have anything to do with it.  The City and County understand that economically is doesn’t make sense.  

[chs1984]

6 hours ago, TomLHS said:

MTSU doesn’t have anything to do with it.  The City and County understand that economically is doesn’t make sense.  

Both MTSU and the city were fed up with fooling with it last time, from what I heard. I agree it’s the best place. 
 

[GWAVE1]

Vanderbilt was the best spot.  It seemed more like an event and a spectacle.  There were some big crowds at that venue.  MTSU was second just because of central location but parking was an issue.  Cookeville just does not have that same atmosphere.   
 

I think Chattanooga would be fun to try for a few years.  It’s a good city.  

[sheppy]

Why not rotate between Knoxville, Murfreesboro, Nashville, Memphis?  Those are our  D-1 FBS sites.

And Nashville has 2 choices, Vanderbilt & Nissan Stadium.

[bounder]

You got to get the people that own the stadiums to want you there and right now most of them don't! UT doesn't want to rent Neyland stadium, doesn't seem like MTSU and Murfreesboro do either. We know Vanderbilt want too much rent and who wants to go to Memphis except to maybe eat some good Que! 

Now that I've hacked everyone off, prove me wrong. 

[TomLHS]

8 hours ago, bounder said:

You got to get the people that own the stadiums to want you there and right now most of them don't! UT doesn't want to rent Neyland stadium, doesn't seem like MTSU and Murfreesboro do either. We know Vanderbilt want too much rent and who wants to go to Memphis except to maybe eat some good Que! 

Now that I've hacked everyone off, prove me wrong. 

Truth!!!

[RCfan]

I know it’s not ideal geographically speaking but they should really consider giving  Chattanooga a try. Why not? They have played it at most of these other places and apparently Murfreesboro (IMO the best choice) just isn’t interested for whatever reason. Vanderbilt (the 2nd best choice IMO) also doesn’t seem interested and it’s never gonna happen in Knoxville as long as UT has grass. Max Finley Stadium Chattanooga would be a great venue for these games with a seating capacity of just over 20,000. 

[MondaymornQB]

Why not alternate between  East, Middle, and West Tennessee?

 

[bounder]

48 minutes ago, MondaymornQB said:

Why not alternate between  East, Middle, and West Tennessee?

 

That's what we're debating which city to have it in. And which part of the state.

[MidTennFootball]

You can't alternate when cities dont want it. It's good for Cookeville but it's not worth it to any of the major cities considering none of the games will draw 10k. Chattanooga putting in a bid suprises me, but after being shut out from all the major championships, I'm sure they're desperate to get back in

[ItsAlwaysSunnyInAtwood]

12 hours ago, MondaymornQB said:

Why not alternate between  East, Middle, and West Tennessee?

 

This should be the call. 2 years in each and rotate. 

[ItsAlwaysSunnyInAtwood]

9 hours ago, MidTennFootball said:

You can't alternate when cities dont want it. It's good for Cookeville but it's not worth it to any of the major cities considering none of the games will draw 10k. Chattanooga putting in a bid suprises me, but after being shut out from all the major championships, I'm sure they're desperate to get back in

Very true and this is part of the problem why the state games aren't bigger draws. Even casual fans of a school would be much more likely to go if the game was in an iconic stadium like neyland or even lp