I know it's a bit early to speculate, but should we beat Miami, I'd go to this bowl.

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"How about a trip to Washington for the N.C. State football team? That’s a possibility, a spokesman for the new EagleBank Bowl confirmed Tuesday morning. The new bowl, which will be played Dec. 20 at 11 a.m. at RFK Stadium, will feature Navy against an ACC school. RFK seats 46,000, bowl spokesman Shaun May said Tuesday. May said the EagleBank "would love" to have N.C. State, in part because the bowl would be only a five-hour drive from Raleigh and would be accessible for Wolfpack fans. He said the bowl expects Navy to bring a strong crowd. While the EagleBank might sound like a low-level bowl, the game would have some appeal for the Wolfpack and its fans. Tom O’Brien played football at Navy, which would give the game a good storyline. NCSU is 5-6 overall and 3-4 in the ACC. State needs to beat Miami on Saturday at noon to be eligible for a bowl. The EagleBank Bowl has ninth choice among ACC schools. The game will be televised on ESPN."

[Edited on November 25, 2008 at 11:24 AM. Reason : w]

11/25/2008 11:24:22 AM

I'd go to this. I love RFK stadium!

11/25/2008 11:27:34 AM

Why an 11 am kickoff though?

I thought this was going to be played at the Nationals new stadium?

11/25/2008 11:47:09 AM

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"December 22, 1996 – The Redskins win their last game in the stadium, defeating their arch-rivals, the Dallas Cowboys, 37–10. In a halftime ceremony, several past Redskins greats were introduced, wearing replicas of the jerseys of their time. After the game, fans storm the field and rip up chunks of grass as souvenirs. In the parking lot, fans are seen walking away with the stadium's maroon and yellow seats. "

11/25/2008 11:53:22 AM

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"Why an 11 am kickoff though"

because its a shit bowl

[Edited on November 25, 2008 at 11:56 AM. Reason : r]

11/25/2008 11:55:26 AM

nothing screams college football like...washington, dc

11/25/2008 11:58:37 AM

Haha!

11/25/2008 12:01:06 PM

I would contemplate going to this game only because I'd like to hang out in DC for a few days.

11/25/2008 12:05:15 PM

I actually want to go to Boise since this is the last year.....lol. I think the trip and the game would be really fun and cool to experience.

11/25/2008 12:06:03 PM

After this start, I don't give a damn what bowl game they put us in...

Aug 28 @South Carolina Lost 0-34
Sep 6 William & Mary Won 34-24
Sep 13 @Clemson Lost 9-27
Sep 20 East Carolina Won 30-24
Sep 27 South Florida Lost 10-41
Oct 4 Boston College Lost 31-38
Oct 16 Florida St. Lost 17-26
Oct 25 @Maryland Lost 24-27

If we can take care of business on Saturday, this team would be happier than hell to go to a bowl game, and I think we would put on a show in DC attendance-wise as well. Not a bad drive up there and a good bit of NCSU alums around DC/VA.

GO PACK

[Edited on November 25, 2008 at 12:08 PM. Reason : ]

11/25/2008 12:07:08 PM

nah, i think we should decline any invitation and just get ready for next season


actually, i think we need to defeat miami and delete all these bullshit threads about bowl games until that happens

[Edited on November 25, 2008 at 12:08 PM. Reason : gf]

11/25/2008 12:07:54 PM

I agree with your second statement, but why should we decline an invitation? the most important part of going to a shitty bowl is the 20 or so extra practices that would be crucial in getting us ready for next year. the bowl itself is meaningless other than the trip and swag for the players.

11/25/2008 12:20:58 PM

^^agreed. Im trying to not even think about a bowl game atm

[Edited on November 25, 2008 at 12:22 PM. Reason : ^]

11/25/2008 12:21:47 PM

poor TOMFB if we do have to play navy

on the plus side, party at terpball's.

11/25/2008 12:25:14 PM

seriously bobby, seriously?

11/25/2008 12:28:04 PM

You should never decline a bowl invitation.

The extra practices really do help when you have a young team. And if you've got some recruits near the DC area, its nice to get them in to see the team and coaches more.

And its always nice to tell recruits that you went to a bowl the year before as opposed to saying you didn't...whether you turned it down or not.

And there's always the added revenue.

11/25/2008 12:37:17 PM

^^ ok, i guess now i change my stance.

11/25/2008 12:53:25 PM

11/25/2008 1:08:03 PM

Go DC United! lol

11/25/2008 1:12:39 PM

I'd be down for going to this shit

It's only a couple hrs away for me

11/25/2008 2:08:15 PM

I went to a few Mets-Nats games in RFK. Crappy ass stadium. Even 3/4 full for a baseball game the beer line was INSANE. The stadium sections shake when something good happens. There is NOTHING around it. It rained hard every time I went.

The new Nats ballpark is $$$ though...

11/25/2008 2:09:23 PM

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"And there's always the added revenue."

Most teams lose money or barely break even when going to Non BCS bowls

It wouldn't be a huge travel expense going from Raleigh to DC

but whichever ACC team draws the Boise straws will probably end up 6 figures in the red

11/25/2008 2:27:48 PM

If we made it for this one, i'd definitely be down for going

11/25/2008 2:29:12 PM

^^ Marching band kids get a huge benefit for going to the games.

11/25/2008 2:47:08 PM

id probably go, but then again, i live 30 minutes from DC.


its the only bowl i would possibly go to. im not travelling a long distance to see a 6-6 team play.

[Edited on November 25, 2008 at 3:10 PM. Reason : d]

11/25/2008 2:58:19 PM

i hope State does make this bowl game. I'm already going to it as a Navy alumni, and my brother and our good friend (both state grads) will be there with me. maybe i could do one of those half navy/half state shirt things

11/25/2008 3:41:51 PM

Good seats still available! Probably right up until gametime...

I'd be down to go, drive up and back the same day, spend $75 on a ticket. We'd probably lose though, I wish we got to trade one of those losses for a loss to GT so we'd have seen the option.

11/25/2008 7:27:42 PM

I think I'll actually be off work that day, so a bowl in DC would be perfect.

[Edited on November 25, 2008 at 7:37 PM. Reason : but of course it doesn't matter if we lose to Miami]

11/25/2008 7:32:00 PM

would this be payback by the bowl gods for the Meineke bowl we played in Charlotte? D.C. is what, 30 miles from Annapolis?


[Edited on November 25, 2008 at 7:55 PM. Reason : fg]

11/25/2008 7:52:43 PM

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"Most teams lose money or barely break even when going to Non BCS bowls It wouldn't be a huge travel expense going from Raleigh to DC but whichever ACC team draws the Boise straws will probably end up 6 figures in the red"

Uhhhh........since when did the ACC stop splitting up bowl payouts?

11/25/2008 8:08:45 PM

I hope they get this game. I'll be in DC that weekend anyway going to the iggles game on Sunday!

11/25/2008 8:14:33 PM

I'm in

11/25/2008 8:26:45 PM

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"would this be payback by the bowl gods for the Meineke bowl we played in Charlotte? D.C. is what, 30 miles from Annapolis?"

What?

11/25/2008 10:41:28 PM

I'm there if we play in DC. If we take care of business Saturday, I'm not convinced we are the 9th ACC team to be picked by a bowl. Considering no team will do better than 5-3 in conference, why wouldn't one of the middle tier bowls pick a 6-6 school that finished on a hot streak and travels well over say, a 7-5 Wake Forest team (if they beat Vandy) or even a letdown 7-5 or 6-6 Clemson team more concerned about who their next coach will be? We could get the nod over the Maryland-BC loser, considering their respective fanbases. Maybe we fell off the radar screen early, but I tend to think a solid win puts us in play for anything below the Gator. I think Champs Sports in Orlando takes GT, Miami, or FSU. That leaves Meineke (Charlotte), Music City (Nashville), Emerald Bowl (San Francisco), Humanitarian (Boise), and Eaglebank (DC) as other viable options.

On the other hand, I'll take Eaglebank against Navy in DC over the blue turf Humanitarian Bowl any day, and a last minute SF trip on December 27 isn't going to be that practical for most fans this year.


How would you like to be a MAC team, when the best you can ever hope for is Christmas in Detroit?

11/26/2008 5:15:30 AM

Clemson has to win against South Carolina and get to 7 games b/c two of their 6 wins are over DI-AA teams and you can only count one of those wins toward bowl eligbility.

11/26/2008 8:15:52 AM

yeah, we've already been through that

11/26/2008 9:25:34 AM

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"There is NOTHING around it."

Yeah, but it's a 5 minute walk to the metro which gives you access to the entire city. I stayed in Arlington for the US National Soccer team game a month or so ago and I had almost forgotten what it was like to be in a city and be able to take the metro and walk everywhere. I love it.

11/26/2008 9:32:38 AM

FFK has plenty of watering holes at the Eastern Market and Capital Hill stops, and plenty of parking to tailgate in.

11/26/2008 10:12:51 AM

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"I'm there if we play in DC. If we take care of business Saturday, I'm not convinced we are the 9th ACC team to be picked by a bowl. Considering no team will do better than 5-3 in conference, why wouldn't one of the middle tier bowls pick a 6-6 school that finished on a hot streak and travels well over say, a 7-5 Wake Forest team (if they beat Vandy) or even a letdown 7-5 or 6-6 Clemson team more concerned about who their next coach will be? We could get the nod over the Maryland-BC loser, considering their respective fanbases. Maybe we fell off the radar screen early, but I tend to think a solid win puts us in play for anything below the Gator. I think Champs Sports in Orlando takes GT, Miami, or FSU. That leaves Meineke (Charlotte), Music City (Nashville), Emerald Bowl (San Francisco), Humanitarian (Boise), and Eaglebank (DC) as other viable options."

i agree. we've gone to some higher bowls than other teams/fans might expect simply because of the fact that these bowl organizers know that nc state fans don't mind traveling and we will spend the monies.

11/26/2008 10:56:42 AM