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The GameDay crew is lamenting the degradation of bowl season
Posted on 1/1/24 at 10:23 am
Posted on 1/1/24 at 10:23 am
They're going on about how nobody cares, players don't want to play, how do we fix it.
Nobody mentioned the role their employer played in ruining the system.
Nobody mentioned the role their employer played in ruining the system.
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Posted on 1/1/24 at 10:24 am to Lsuhoohoo
That’s one of the best talks they’ve had on this show in a long time. Wish gameday could be stuff like that all the time.
You can tell these guys still have passion for stuff like this but clearly the producers push a lot of the shite on there we hate now
ETA: but I agree. ESPN has a huge role in this. But of course they can’t say that. They’d all be fired.
ETA2: like clockwork now they’re talking about Sarkisians outfit. Christ.
You can tell these guys still have passion for stuff like this but clearly the producers push a lot of the shite on there we hate now
ETA: but I agree. ESPN has a huge role in this. But of course they can’t say that. They’d all be fired.
ETA2: like clockwork now they’re talking about Sarkisians outfit. Christ.
This post was edited on 1/1/24 at 10:28 am
Posted on 1/1/24 at 10:25 am to Lsuhoohoo
Posted on 1/1/24 at 10:31 am to Lsuhoohoo
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Nobody mentioned the role their employer played in ruining the system.
Desmond Howard mentioned there wouldn’t be as many bowl games if there wasn’t demand and he’s right. The Bowls have become content for ESPN but they are responding to the demands of the market place aka the fans.
But the entire sports culture that views anything short of the “championship” as failure is to blame, sure the “media” fules it but look in the mirror, the fans also fuel it.
Posted on 1/1/24 at 10:34 am to H-Town Tiger
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But the entire sports culture that views anything short of the “championship” as failure is to blame, sure the “media” fules it but look in the mirror, the fans also fuel it.
Yes. Every thread about bowls has people describing them as “meaningless”.
Posted on 1/1/24 at 10:34 am to Lsuhoohoo
Herbstreit floated scrapping the non-playoff/NY6 bowl format and instead having a secondary bracket tournament like the NIT.
Still not sure that solves the problem of disinterest and opt outs.
Still not sure that solves the problem of disinterest and opt outs.
This post was edited on 1/1/24 at 10:37 am
Posted on 1/1/24 at 10:34 am to H-Town Tiger
These bowls make some $$. So why not have a prize pool. Winning team gets more and it’s distributed to the players. Could work.
Posted on 1/1/24 at 10:34 am to Bunk Moreland
Yeah this is like an arsonist who burnt their own house down and then complaining they lost everything. Obviously these guys aren't going to stray to far from the ESPN narrative, but it's true the same people who sign their paychecks are the same people who're driving the sport off a cliff. They helped feed the beast and now they don't like it, cry me a river.
The closest I've seen someone come to really criticizing this whole thing was Fowler on instagram a while back. He was lamenting the end of the PAC 12 on one of his videos and people started blasting him for it. He criticized the powers that be and you could tell he loves the sport and it hurts him that it has changed so dramatically.
The closest I've seen someone come to really criticizing this whole thing was Fowler on instagram a while back. He was lamenting the end of the PAC 12 on one of his videos and people started blasting him for it. He criticized the powers that be and you could tell he loves the sport and it hurts him that it has changed so dramatically.
Posted on 1/1/24 at 10:35 am to Lsuhoohoo
TV networks are responsible for almost everything we hate about CFB. And ESPN chief among them.
So sick of their fake bullshite.
So sick of their fake bullshite.
This post was edited on 1/1/24 at 10:47 am
Posted on 1/1/24 at 10:36 am to Lsuhoohoo
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Herbstreit floated scrapping the non-playoff bowl format and instead having a secondary bracket tournament like the NIT.
Whats the difference between a tourney that means nothing and bowls that mean nothing? I don't get what Herbie is going at here.
Posted on 1/1/24 at 10:37 am to Lsuhoohoo
The mouse
Unregulated NIL
Super conferences
Wide open transfer portal
All driving college football right off the cliff.
Unregulated NIL
Super conferences
Wide open transfer portal
All driving college football right off the cliff.
This post was edited on 1/1/24 at 10:38 am
Posted on 1/1/24 at 10:40 am to Lsuhoohoo
Herbie is talking about the games between 6-6 teams that no one cares about. Stupid comment because it's those games where the players try the hardest and that means the most to them. Ohio State guy would not be able to understand I guess
Posted on 1/1/24 at 10:40 am to Lsuhoohoo
Posted on 1/1/24 at 10:44 am to jlovel7
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ETA2: like clockwork now they’re talking about Sarkisians outfit. Christ.
I love this kind of chatter, mate
Posted on 1/1/24 at 10:45 am to grsharky
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Whats the difference between a tourney that means nothing and bowls that mean nothing? I don't get what Herbie is going at here.
Herbstreit has been getting shellacked by anybody with a modicum of integrity regarding his deepthroating of Alabama getting into the playoffs.
ESPN and the selection committee lifted the veil this year.
Posted on 1/1/24 at 10:48 am to grizzlylongcut
Yeah didn't Herbie have a full on meltdown on Twitter a while back because people were mean to him?
Posted on 1/1/24 at 10:52 am to grsharky
Herbie is probably worth $100 million so he shouldn't complain about the system.
Posted on 1/1/24 at 10:52 am to grsharky
Idk where else to put this but since it's a gameday thread...
I had no idea The Rocks ex wife was his manager.
that was some alimony.
I had no idea The Rocks ex wife was his manager.
that was some alimony. Posted on 1/1/24 at 11:01 am to Swagga
ESPN is laughing about it but also the force behind the scenes that kept fsu out because they want better tv
Posted on 1/1/24 at 11:03 am to Lsuhoohoo
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Nobody mentioned the role their employer played in ruining the system.
Bingo, and I mentioned this in another thread. Kirk brought this up, seems like it's been two years or so, and he pledged to do something about it and he's done nothing. He still focuses on the playoff etc, just like ESPN wants him to do.
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