Gator Bowl to match SEC vs. Big Ten

[DavidWilliams]

http://jacksonville.com/sports/college/2009-10-07/story/gator_bowl_to_match_sec_vs_big_ten


Good job Catlett. Maybe we can get back to selling out the Gator Bowl game.

[JeffreyS]

It will be low in the pecking order for those two conferences?  The SEC and Big 10 are the most popular leagues and should bring big crowds and dollars.

[kramer2k]

I see this as a great move by Jax.  I've never even given a second thought to attending games in that past, when it was an ACC-Big East matchup.  SEC-Big 10 would be an awesome game even if it was the #6 teams.

[copperfiend]

Nice work. Outside of Vandy, SEC teams have huge alumni bases and travel well. That is the biggest problem will the ACC outside of a handful of schools.

[jandar]

ACC has loyal fans, just smaller schools.

After 13 years, and numerous like matchups, its nice to change.

[Captain Zissou]

I'll go ahead and make my prediction for the outcome of the next 6 games.....SEC team wins.

[hanjin1]

I would have loved to see an SEC vs ACC matchup.

[copperfiend]

I'll go ahead and make my prediction for the outcome of the next 6 games.....SEC team wins.

Look at the outcomes of recent Outback and Capital One bowls. You might be surprised.

[reednavy]

Nice work. Outside of Vandy, SEC teams have huge alumni bases and travel well. That is the biggest problem will the ACC outside of a handful of schools.

Vanderbilt DOES have a very large alumni base. It just has never been the biggest sports school, it is a more professional university than anything.

[tufsu1]

I've never even given a second thought to attending games in that past, when it was an ACC-Big East matchup. 

and therein lies the problem w/ SEC football fans....they can't imagine that anyone else in teh country plays good football.

[Captain Zissou]

Copperfiend, Penn State is good.  Ohio State is pretty good, but let's be honest, they're a joke. Otherwise, the conference is extremely below the SEC ( UF, LSU, UGA, Auburn, Bama, USC, even Ole Miss).

This is the only game I will say this about ever, The UF vs Michigan game in '07 was not completely accurate.  To say that UF tried to the very end is false.  I think Michigan was allowed to end that atrocious season with a little dignity.

[tufsu1]

so the Gators just gave up...on purpose?