for capping purposes.....what bowl teams would you...

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consider to be a home team for their bowl games....

here are some possibilities...tell me if i am wrong or if i left out a team....where you see ? means that i'm not sure....

hawaii....playing in their own stadium...

so. fla....this is a possibility because they are playing in at. pete, fla...don't know how far the stadium is from the school...?

central michigan.....playing in ford stadium in detroit..again don't know how far the stadium is from the school...?

north carolina...playing in charlotte n. carolina...is this considered home ?

fla. st....playing in orlando?

california....playing in frisco?

lou tech....playing in shreveport ?

rice....playing in houston..where i think the school is located...

houston.....ft. worth, texas ?

vandy...game will be played in nashville, tenn....think the school is also in tenn...?

georgia tech...playing in atlanta ?

usc....playing in the rose bowl which i think is where usc is located....?

texas tech...playing in the cotton bowl in dallas....don't know where tt is located...?

fla....playing the bcs game in miami, which i don't think is fair for okla....?
 
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Not sure on those but I would think if the surface is a different than their actual "home" field then it would not be as helpful. Just my opinion.
 
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AR182 said:
central michigan.....playing in ford stadium in detroit..again don't know how far the stadium is from the school...?
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~3 hours from Central but there are plenty of Central alums in the Detroit area. It will not be full but of the 30-40K that show up 99% will be CMU. Definite advantage for the Chips, especially since they have played at Ford Field 5 times in the last three years (4-1 SU and ATS).
 
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Going down your list:

Hawaii (nuff said)

S.Fla (plays in Tampa, about 15-20 miles away)

C. Mich (plays in Mt Pleasant, about 3 hrs away from Detroit)

NC (plays in Chapel Hill, 3 to 3.5 hrs away, depends on traffic)

FSU (plays in Tallahassee, which is more towards the panhandle, probably 250 miles to Orlando)

Cal (plays in Berkeley, 15-20 miles away)

LT (plays in Ruston, 50 miles away)

Rice (plays in Houston)

Vandy (plays in Nashville)

GT (plays in Atlanta)

USC (plays in LA)

TT (plays in Lubbock, about 250 miles away from Dallas)

FL (plays in Gainesville, which is a pretty good drive from Miami but you're right, it's still in FL)
 
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could this perhaps be an unusual angle this year. are there more homefield advantages in more bowl games than usual due to the economy?
 
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Nevada plays at this field every other year and will have the home crowd due to conference affilation.
My records go back to 1996 and Maryland hasn't been to the Blue Carpet.
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so. fla....this is a possibility because they are playing in at. pete, fla...don't know how far the stadium is from the school...?

S. Florida plays at Raymond James Stadium (Home of the Bucs)

This is across the Bay, roughly 20 miles...
 
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fla....playing the bcs game in miami, which i don't think is fair for okla....?

Florida U is in Gainesville, a 120 mile drive north of Tampa on 75N. In no way do they have an advantage playing in Miami outside of it being home state... Weather shouldn't be a factor as well... 340 miles from Gainesville to Miami...

FWIW
 
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