Conference USA & Big Ten swap bowl spots; C-USA will now play in Armed Forces vs. Army (if eligible) & B1G in Heart of Dallas vs. Big 12— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) September 13, 2017
Just for this season. Of course they could revisit after the season to keep it this way
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) September 13, 2017
From a Big10 - blog:
In a year where the Big Ten was scheduled to take a one-year hiatus from the Heart of Dallas Bowl, the conference is reportedly getting its affiliation with the bowl game back in 2017.
From LaTech Board:
Below are the slated Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl match ups for the next three seasons.•2017 Season - Army vs. Conference USA
•2018 Season - American Athletic Conference vs. Big 12 Conference
•2019 Season - Mountain West Conference vs. Big Ten ConferenceBelow are the slated Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl match ups for the next three seasons:
2017 Big 12 vs. Big Ten
2018 Big Ten vs. Conference USA
2019 Big 12 vs. Conference USA
From CUSA Board
Heart of Dallas Bowl Payout: $1.2 million Armed Forces Bowl Payout $675,000.
Thoughts?
Some initial reactions included:
My thoughts are quite simple: we need to be playing as many P5 programs as possible in bowls. I do not like anything that even temporarily removes our ability to do so. Pushing the G5 programs out of bowls against P5 gives the P5 the functional split that have been salivating over. This is a situation where perception > $. Even if we got paid off for the difference in the payout PLUS an incentive, it’s bad deal to me, made by a desperate commish, trying to refund some of the TV money lost to conference members on her watch.