Lance West, Marshall athletic director, said the school is open to the idea of going to another bowl, even one in the Mountain, Pacific or Hawaii time zones if the offer is right. The university would face the question of being financially responsible while having the opportunity to compete at a higher level, he said. Chryst said a second bowl for the MAC is being talked about. I do remain of the belief that we will get a second bowl for this conference. Whether that happens this year or not, I couldn t tell you.
People are on different time frames on the bowl side.
The problem with getting another bowl game is the fact there are so few slots available, Chryst said. I think we ll make progress in that, but until that happens, we have to recognize the reality. It s not only our reality. Other conferences have found themselves in the position we re presently in. For example, Conference USA had four bowl lockups last year, three of them in their first year.