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BYU Football: Why the Independence Bowl is fine

By Adam Gibby

Dec 26, 2019; Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; A overall view of the field before the game between the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and the Miami Hurricanes at Independence Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Justin Ford-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 26, 2019; Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; A overall view of the field before the game between the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and the Miami Hurricanes at Independence Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Justin Ford-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 26, 2019; Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; A overall view of the field before the game between the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and the Miami Hurricanes at Independence Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Justin Ford-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 26, 2019; Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; A overall view of the field before the game between the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and the Miami Hurricanes at Independence Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Justin Ford-USA TODAY Sports /

BYU Football fans were hoping for more than the Independence Bowl.

When the bowl game was announced for BYU Football, I like many of you felt cheated and disrespected. How could the No. 13 team in the nation, which is a whole other conversation, be in a pre Christmas bowl game against the third place CUSA team in Lousiana’s third most populous town.

No matter how you try to spin it, I’m not gonig to pretend that this destination is better than the Outback Bowl, the Fiesta Bowl or about 75% of the other bowls out there. However, at the same time, this isn’t all doom and gloom.

The Independence Bowl has some prestige to it. The Bowl Game has been around since 1976 and has it’s own stadium. No colleges play in the Independence Stadium on a regular basis and it seats 50,000 people.

Compare that to other bowl games like the Bahamas Bowl, Camellia Bowl or the Quick Lane Bowl and things don’t sound so bleak. The actual bowl game is a good bowl and has plenty of history.

Now let’s talk about the opponent.

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