Bowl teams playing at "home" (or close)

[Trizzle]

These teams are at home (or closeby) for their bowl. Anyone have insight as to whether this is a good thing or not historically?

SD state San Diego WINNER

Hawaii Honolulu LOSER

Maryland Wash DC WINNER

Baylor Houston LOSER

SMU Ft. Worth LOSER

Syracuse Bronx WINNER

Tex Tech Dallas

Fla Tampa

Tex A&M Arlington

 

[Trizzle]

update above

 

[Trizzle]

no pattern

 

[Morris]

How do you figure Syr was close to home?

 

[Trizzle]

you are right Morris, that was a stretch ! (250 miles !!). In the South, we think of New York as being all in one place !

 

[gardenweasel]

syracuse had the overwhelming fan support...their folks traveled,apparently...personally,i`d call "in-state" home...

 

[Mr Rattler]

Tigers?

Tigers?

Clemson playing real close to home....Charlotte, N.C. less than 2 hour drive from Clemson, S.C.


I think that the kids almost feel cheated by not being invited to a travel bowl. In Maryland's case, they were very disappointing in their bowl until their coach got shit canned before the game. Then they got motivated to send him off with a big win.

If anything, I feel it could:shrug: be a negative to play close to home, ESPECIALLY after a disappointing season.