New York City, Get Ready For Syracuse vs. Baylor!
by Sean Keeley on Mar 9, 2010 12:14 PM EST
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We've been calling it The Yankee Bowl for so long I just assumed they'd stick with it. But alas, the bowl game to be played in Yankee Stadium starting this December will be forever known as The Pinstripe Bowl or at least until Bloomberg buys the naming rights).
ESPN agreed to a six-year contract, the Yankees said Tuesday, and New Era Cap Co. Inc. agreed to a four-year deal to be the title sponsor. Future games will be played no earlier than Christmas and no later than New Year’s Day.
This will be the first bowl game at Yankee Stadium since Nebraska defeated Miami 36-34 at old Yankee Stadium on Dec. 15, 1962.
According to the report, the game will feature the Big East's No. 3 vs. The Big 12's No. 6, which is a little better of a match-up then we had previously heard. Had the game been in existence this past year, it would have theoretically featured Pittsburgh vs. Missouri.
One would assume the bowl is hoping for Rutgers, Syracuse or UConn to be a regular participant in order to draw on the local fan and alumni bases. Though as much as it makes sense for SU from a strategic standpoint, I'd still prefer The Beef.
Now that the tough part is done, Yankee Stadium has one tiny thing to work out...how in the hell they're going to fit a football field in there.
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Wow
Maybe the field will levitate off the ground. As situated… what would be the good seats for a game?
The poster is very sloppy looking anyway. Really went on the cheap.
Also… what happens if the Big 12 implodes? :-)
They always
get these things to work out. They play football games at baseball stadiums all the time. I’m not talking about the obvious Oakland and Miami stadiums, but like AT&T Park in San Fran and Safeco in Seattle.
It’ll just be interesting as to whether the turf will still be growing in a 30 degree environment in NYC.
Without Gerry McNamara we wouldn't have won 10 f-- games, not 10
by PoetryInMoten on Mar 9, 2010 1:49 PM EST up reply actions
as a nyc area cuse fan
i’ll def be rooting for 3rd place this season. will daryl gross crown himself the king of new york for getting syracuse in a football game in yankee stadium with a 3rd place finish??
Would
you look into HCDM’s eyes and tell him to lose a game?
Personally I would think that fireballs would shoot out his eyes and he’d crush your skull in between his thighs.
Without Gerry McNamara we wouldn't have won 10 f-- games, not 10
by PoetryInMoten on Mar 9, 2010 3:49 PM EST up reply actions
Really 4th Place
We would actually only have to finish fourth. It’s 3rd place “excluding BCS participants.” If the Bowl had happened this year, a 3-4 Rutgers team would have played in it. Not sure where Sean got Pitt from since they finished 2nd last season.
It's almost certainly 3rd choice, not 3rd place
This bowl almost certainly really wants SU, UConn, or Rutgers; most Big East bowls really want West Virginia if they can’t have Notre Dame.
But Pitt was the 3rd Bowl Team selected
since they got passed over by the Gator Bowl for West Virginia.
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