Per this, Bulldogs did not turn down a bowl invite as had been reported.
Latechsports.com: Louisiana Tech Not Selected for Bowl Game
Of course, Sonny Dykes probably won’t have to worry about such things anymore now that he’s taken the Cal job.
Just reading that if Dykes hadn’t taken the Cal job, probably would have landed at Texas Tech, where his dad Spike coached 1984-1999 (1986-1999 as head coach).