[CardinalSagehen]

My understanding of the Foster Farms disappointment was that the bowl organizers expected a bump in attendance because Stanford was so close.  But it was Christmas break, so all the students were gone, and the fan-base was not bunched within convenient driving distance as with more local universities.  

Also, it was really, really cold on the day of the Foster Farms Bowl. If any local fans were on the fence about going to the game, the weather may have kept them home.

Yep, it was very cold, windy and rainy in the Bay Area in 2014. There was even some hail, if I recall correctly. I was planning to pick up tickets on Stubhub, but I bailed when I saw the weather report.  

It now looks like 6 out 7 pundits are projecting Oregon in the Holiday (not us), and the 7th has Utah (on the assumption that Wazzu doesn't make the NY6 and heads to the Alamo). See https://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/index.s...on_du.html. Among these 7 projections, we are slated for the Redbox Bowl in 4 and the Vegas Bowl in 3.  Presumably, the 4 that have us in the Redbox are predicting a win @ Cal and the other 3 are predicting a loss.

If the pundits have it right, no Bowl with any choice in the matter will opt for a small fan base over a large one, regardless of conference or head-to-head records. The discussion of Oregon's prior appearances in the Holiday and our lack thereof is practically moot - their appearances were in 2000, 2005 and 2008. I think the only history that matters is whether you've been there in the last year or two.

After seeing the game times, I've stopped caring about the Holiday Bowl. The Redbox's 12 noon kickoff on NYE is more appealing than the Holiday's 4pm kickoff. And I'm most likely to attend the Redbox. 

But first, BEAT CAL!

[CardinalSagehen]

My understanding of the Foster Farms disappointment was that the bowl organizers expected a bump in attendance because Stanford was so close.  But it was Christmas break, so all the students were gone, and the fan-base was not bunched within convenient driving distance as with more local universities.  

Also, it was really, really cold on the day of the Foster Farms Bowl. If any local fans were on the fence about going to the game, the weather may have kept them home.

Yep, it was very cold, windy and rainy in the Bay Area in 2014. There was even some hail, if I recall correctly. I was planning to pick up tickets on Stubhub, but I bailed when I saw the weather report.  

It now looks like 6 out 7 pundits are projecting Oregon in the Holiday (not us), and the 7th has Utah (on the assumption that Wazzu doesn't make the NY6 and heads to the Alamo). See https://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/index.s...on_du.html. Among these 7 projections, we are slated for the Redbox Bowl in 4 and the Vegas Bowl in 3.  Presumably, the 4 that have us in the Redbox are predicting a win @ Cal and the other 3 are predicting a loss.

If the pundits have it right, no Bowl with any choice in the matter will opt for a small fan base over a large one, regardless of conference or head-to-head records. The discussion of Oregon's prior appearances in the Holiday and our lack thereof is practically moot - their appearances were in 2000, 2005 and 2008. I think the only history that matters is whether you've been there in the last year or two.

After seeing the game times, I've stopped caring about the Holiday Bowl. The Redbox's 12 noon kickoff on NYE is more appealing than the Holiday's 4pm kickoff. And I'm most likely to attend the Redbox. 

But first, BEAT CAL!