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Bowl games mean nothing anymore
Posted on 12/29/22 at 8:25 am
Posted on 12/29/22 at 8:25 am
Old guy here. The transfer portal and players opting out has destroyed the bowl games. Use to be my favorite time of the year, now it means nothing. What a shame
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Posted on 12/29/22 at 8:26 am to kjntgr
Bowl games have been meaningless long before the transfer portal.
Posted on 12/29/22 at 8:27 am to kjntgr
Only three bowl games mean anything.
Posted on 12/29/22 at 8:27 am to kjntgr
They didn't really meant anything before either, you just cared for some reason. There are still good games on. I'm not sure why people act like they are just pulling random guys off the street to play these games. The guys that aren't playing won't be playing next year, the guys that are playing will.
This post was edited on 12/29/22 at 8:31 am
Posted on 12/29/22 at 8:28 am to kjntgr
I still like them and yesterdays games were great. The kids were having a blast. That KU game - man!
Posted on 12/29/22 at 8:29 am to kjntgr
Please explain why the Oregon UNC game last night meant anything less than any other Holiday Bowl 5-10 years ago.
Posted on 12/29/22 at 8:30 am to kjntgr
Who watches The NIT,if you are a Football School and there's no chance of winning a National Championship, do you want to watch a meaningless bowl
Posted on 12/29/22 at 8:31 am to kjntgr
They have never meant anything other than a few bragging rights and the awesome extra month of practice.
Posted on 12/29/22 at 8:43 am to kjntgr
Wrong. Bowl games match teams otherwise would never play each other. It's for the players who earned the right to become bowl eligible. A reward for the years hard work. More practice time for the younger players. Plus with the new NCAA rule allowing freshman not to lose their red shirt for playing in the bowls helps balance the opt out or NFL draft entries. This helps a lot. So the bowls are still important. Especially when we go to a 12 team playoff in 2024.
Posted on 12/29/22 at 8:50 am to kjntgr
quote:40 years ago when there were only 15 bowls - they all meant something. And the true "New Years Day bowls" (Cotton, Orange, Rose, Sugar) were incredibly meaningful.
Bowl games mean nothing anymore
But now there are 41 bowls. 82 out of 131 teams play in a bowl game.
So most of them are garbage, but there are still 10-15 that are meaningful.
But I'm with you, I haven't watched a second of the bowls thus far. I'll watch some of the better bowls from here on out, but with all the opting out, I don't even know who/what I'm watching.
Posted on 12/29/22 at 8:51 am to atltiger6487
quote:you’ve missed some great games then
I haven't watched a second of the bowls thus far.
Posted on 12/29/22 at 8:52 am to kjntgr
I haven’t watched any and I’m not pausing my vacation to watch ours either. If the team doesn’t care about them why should we.
Posted on 12/29/22 at 8:52 am to pitchandcatch27
Finally getting past all the 6-6 teams that "earned" their bowl bid and seeing some better teams compete.
Posted on 12/29/22 at 8:53 am to kjntgr
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Bowl games mean nothing anymore
Well, you think Bowl Games are meaningless?
Look at the embarrassment Ole Miss is dealing with today after a pathetic showing by Kiffin and his team in the Texas Bowl.
If they didn’t mean anything they wouldn’t make a difference if a team has a winning season or not.
If they didn’t mean anything the TV Networks wouldn’t pay to broadcast each and every one of them. If you want to watch reruns of “Murder She Wrote” or “The Love Boat” then do it.
In reality only 1 or 2 Bowl Games ever determined the National Champion. When the CFP expands to 12 teams every one of those games will have an input toward the NC. It will not be long before the CFP expands again to 16 teams because the CFP Games will generate much more money than non-playoff Bowl Games. This is just common sense and some Bowl Games will die.
That all being said, right now Bowl Games still do mean something and are far from meaningless.
This post was edited on 12/29/22 at 9:03 am
Posted on 12/29/22 at 8:53 am to Meauxjeaux
quote:that’s why I like them.
extra month of practice.
Get next year’s starters some reps.
And yes. I will watch even if lsu has 39 players in a bowl game.
I did it last year until the game ended.
I was very happy for jontre to pass for touchdowns.
This post was edited on 12/29/22 at 8:55 am
Posted on 12/29/22 at 8:57 am to kjntgr
So true. Just like no game in the regular season means anything after a team loses two games. Just like no game really means anything for 99% of the teams that have no realistic chance of winning a conference or national championship. Unless of course you enjoy watching college football. In which case every game is meaningful if your coaching staff gets the players ready to play at a high level.
Posted on 12/29/22 at 8:59 am to kjntgr
quote:
Old guy here
quote:
Bowl games mean nothing anymore
Checks out
Posted on 12/29/22 at 8:59 am to kjntgr
So don't focking watch them!
You pitiful little Nancies that show up here everyday complaining about the bowl games are ridiculous.
They do mean something to the programs (extra practice,extra money) and to the players (for some; one final game) and for some fans (holiday trip).
But if they are meaningless to you, so do something else like, playing with your gerbil or cleaning the lint from your dryer filter.
You pitiful little Nancies that show up here everyday complaining about the bowl games are ridiculous.
They do mean something to the programs (extra practice,extra money) and to the players (for some; one final game) and for some fans (holiday trip).
But if they are meaningless to you, so do something else like, playing with your gerbil or cleaning the lint from your dryer filter.
Posted on 12/29/22 at 9:02 am to kjntgr
-I'll watch because of kids like Josh Williams
-I'll watch to see the super Frosh continue to grow
-I'll watch to see guys like Quincy Wiggins get some action
-I'll watch because LSU will be on the field for the last time this season
-I'll watch because I love LSU football, warts and all! I can't imagine not watching a bowl game(or any game) with them in it.
-I'll watch to see the super Frosh continue to grow
-I'll watch to see guys like Quincy Wiggins get some action
-I'll watch because LSU will be on the field for the last time this season
-I'll watch because I love LSU football, warts and all! I can't imagine not watching a bowl game(or any game) with them in it.
Posted on 12/29/22 at 9:06 am to kjntgr
Bowl games mean enough to get online to start a thread bitching about how they are meaningless and to say you miss the good ole days. Just don’t watch. Pretty simple.
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