Sugar Bowl gets the SEC-BIG12 Champions game

[Edisto_Tiger]

Sugar Bowl in New Orleans to be site of marquee Big 12-SEC game - ESPN

The Sugar Bowl in New Orleans will be the site of the new Champions Bowl between the SEC and Big 12, the leagues announced Tuesday night.

Earlier Tuesday, ESPN first reported the SEC and Big 12 had chosen the Sugar Bowl over the Cotton Bowl in Arlington, Texas. Two weeks ago, SEC commissioner Mike Slive told ESPN.com that those cities were the two finalists.

Sources said one of the factors why the Sugar Bowl was selected was the SEC's long history in New Orleans. An SEC team played in the inaugural Sugar Bowl in 1935 and SEC teams have been a staple with the bowl game ever since.

The first edition of the new Sugar Bowl between the champions of the SEC and Big 12 will be Jan. 1, 2015. If the SEC or Big 12 champion advances to the national semifinals, each conference would then provide another team for the Sugar Bowl.

ESPN will pay $80 million a year to televise the Sugar Bowl, sources said. That's the same amount ESPN will pay annually for the Rose Bowl. The Orange Bowl is expected to cost $55 million, sources said.

The Sugar Bowl also will be part of the semifinal rotation during college football's 12-year four-team playoff deal, starting after the 2014 regular season. Other bowls announced in the semifinal rotation are the Rose (Pasadena, Calif.) and Orange (Miami).

Sources said the other three bowls in the semifinal rotation are expected to be the Fiesta (Glendale, Ariz.), Chick-fil-A (Atlanta) and Cotton (Arlington, Texas). Each of the six bowls is expected to host four semifinals during the 12-year period.

 

[OnlyCrimson]

Boo, I would have preferred a different location and a different match up, there needs to be a SEC vs Pac 12 bowl.

 

[Red_Alert]

So is the Fiesta Bowl out on it's ear?

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

So is the Fiesta Bowl out on it's ear?

nah, It says the Fiesta will be a part of the rotation for the play off system.

Sources said the other three bowls in the semifinal rotation are expected to be the Fiesta (Glendale, Ariz.), Chick-fil-A (Atlanta) and Cotton (Arlington, Texas). Each of the six bowls is expected to host four semifinals during the 12-year period.

 

[TexasMan]

So is the Fiesta Bowl out on it's ear?

Damn well should be if it is.

 

[Red_Alert]

nah, It says the Fiesta will be a part of the rotation for the play off system.

Fiesta Bowl will no longer host the Big XII champion like now though.

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

Fiesta Bowl will no longer host the Big XII champion like now though.

oh, I see. I reckon not.

 

[ugafan6612]

Tostitos isn't even that popular anymore
Everybody gets ghetto store brand chips that are just the same when you're drunk anyways

 

[TexasMan]

Tostitos isn't even that popular anymore
Everybody gets ghetto store brand chips that are just the same when you're drunk anyways

 

[KansasSooner]

Why New Orleans? Hell, Atlanta or Dallas or Houston would be better.

 

[bocomo007]

Why New Orleans? Hell, Atlanta or Dallas or Houston would be better.

Why?

Arlington sucks
Houston might not be a bad idea
Atlanta already gets the SEC camp game

 

[starbigd]

Jerry Jones is going to get the Cotton Bowl in this somehow so he can host fro the Deathstar......it's just a matter of time. His stadium is the largest of the bunch and will make them the most money

 

[KansasSooner]

Why?

Arlington sucks
Houston might not be a bad idea
Atlanta already gets the SEC camp game

Arlington might suck to you but New Orleans is a dump, Katrina didn't quite finish the job...

 

[bocomo007]

Arlington might suck to you but New Orleans is a dump, Katrina didn't quite finish the job...

Arlington sucks to everyone, don't kid yourself

Don't be scared of new orleans-lots of fun, maybe you just haven't really explored it

 

[Red_Alert]

Nawlins >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>arlington

 

[KansasSooner]

New Orleans is a cesspool. That's why the SEC championship game is played in Atlanta.

 

[Red_Alert]

If I was in Nawlins I could charter a saltwater fishing trip, hit the casino's, and eat good.

 

[Red_Alert]

I can get drunk anywhere. Don't need Arlington, Tx for that.

 

[starbigd]

whether you like arlington or not is irrelevant.

It's the largest stadium, and it brings in THE most revenue. It will be in play, it's just a matter of time.

 

[MarkOU]

Ease of access to the stadium. Quality of Hotels to stay. DFW beats NO.

Local flavor. Night spots. Site seeing. NO beats Arlington.

Stadium capacity and comfort. Jerry World beats Superdome.

Hopefully its only in that dump for few years before Jerry gets it.