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Remember when bowl games were fun and meant something...?
Posted on 12/30/23 at 5:21 pm
Posted on 12/30/23 at 5:21 pm
The big four were the Sugar, Cotton, Orange and Rose...
I guess it's been watered down so much, no one give a frick about them anymore unless there's championship teams involved.
Now it's football for shits and giggles.
I guess it's been watered down so much, no one give a frick about them anymore unless there's championship teams involved.
Now it's football for shits and giggles.
This post was edited on 12/30/23 at 5:23 pm
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Posted on 12/30/23 at 5:22 pm to Hangover Haven
I've enjoyed them 
Posted on 12/30/23 at 5:22 pm to Hangover Haven
Other than the CFP games they are glorified scrimmages.
The outcomes mean nothing.
The outcomes mean nothing.
Posted on 12/30/23 at 5:25 pm to Hangover Haven
And the matchups in the Outback, Citrus, and Peach Bowls were just as anticipated.
Now, unless it’s a playoff game, it’s meh.
Now, unless it’s a playoff game, it’s meh.
Posted on 12/30/23 at 5:27 pm to Hangover Haven
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The big four were the Sugar, Cotton, Orange and Rose...
I dont understand why they dont just go right to 12 team playoff with those bowl games being tbe elite 8 games or rnd 2
And add a cash payout to players for the finals now with this NIL bs is allowed. That might keep players from skipping out
Posted on 12/30/23 at 5:27 pm to Hangover Haven
No
Posted on 12/30/23 at 5:28 pm to Hangover Haven
Had no idea this abomination was even on today 
Posted on 12/30/23 at 5:32 pm to Hangover Haven
I mean if we're being honest most bowls have always been kinda meaningless. But at least players weren't opting out.
Posted on 12/30/23 at 5:34 pm to Hangover Haven
As f'ed up as the NFL is, CFB has taken f'ed up to an art form in a few short years. The Portal, Agents paying players to opt out, and the abortion known as the NIL, CFB is headed over a cliff.
This post was edited on 12/30/23 at 5:39 pm
Posted on 12/30/23 at 5:34 pm to Hangover Haven
This crap is an abomination now at this point
Posted on 12/30/23 at 5:35 pm to Hangover Haven
I think we're looking at the past through rose colored glasses if we believe a lot of these bowl games, especially outside of the New Year's Six, "meant something."
They were always a joke.
They were always a joke.
Posted on 12/30/23 at 5:44 pm to Hangover Haven
Meh nothing has really changed IMO except more opt outs. They’ve always just felt like teams were enjoying a vacation and playing a scrimmage.
Posted on 12/30/23 at 5:47 pm to Hangover Haven
Most are legit terrible in the Era of being meaningless and opt outs
Posted on 12/30/23 at 5:47 pm to Hangover Haven
It's an awful postseason. I hope the playoffs games are good because this has been pathetic
Posted on 12/30/23 at 5:48 pm to Hangover Haven
I just noticed the upper deck of the Orange Bowl is sparsely populated. I know it’s a lousy game, but bowl attendance has dropped precipitously since the CFP, NIL, and the portal. Opt outs too.
Posted on 12/30/23 at 5:54 pm to Hangover Haven
"Remember when is the lowest form of conversation."
-Tony Soprano
-Tony Soprano
Posted on 12/30/23 at 6:07 pm to Hangover Haven
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Message Remember when bowl games were fun and meant something...?
That ship has sailed
Posted on 12/30/23 at 9:22 pm to Hangover Haven
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The big four were the Sugar, Cotton, Orange and Rose...
I guess it's been watered down so much, no one give a frick about them anymore unless there's championship teams involved.
Now it's football for shits and giggles.
These takes are so terrible. This was also when the top teams didn't play each other, so it was rarely if ever decided on the field, and the media chose the national champion.
So great.
Posted on 12/30/23 at 9:40 pm to Hangover Haven
Bowl games have always been meaningless in the grand scheme of things but there was a hierarchy and pride depending on the bowl or matchup
As a LSU fan a decent example was the 2005 Peach Bowl vs Miami
Being in the Peachbowl was a disappointment that season but drawing a top 10 team, storied program gave both teams something to fight for
Both teams relished the chance to play in that game because to them it meant something
Now if you don't make the CF Playoff the season is over and players declare early
It sucks because bowl games used to be either a great way for a legend to sign off or potentially the chance for a new guy to step up
Ex. 05 Peach Bowl...Addai signed off and Flynn stepped up showing what LSU fans would see in 07
But now when even a few players mail in the bowl or tap out altogether the team is entirely different
Bowl season used to be closer to March Madness...today it is closer to the Pro Bowl
As a LSU fan a decent example was the 2005 Peach Bowl vs Miami
Being in the Peachbowl was a disappointment that season but drawing a top 10 team, storied program gave both teams something to fight for
Both teams relished the chance to play in that game because to them it meant something
Now if you don't make the CF Playoff the season is over and players declare early
It sucks because bowl games used to be either a great way for a legend to sign off or potentially the chance for a new guy to step up
Ex. 05 Peach Bowl...Addai signed off and Flynn stepped up showing what LSU fans would see in 07
But now when even a few players mail in the bowl or tap out altogether the team is entirely different
Bowl season used to be closer to March Madness...today it is closer to the Pro Bowl
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