re: Jimbo says beating LSU would be 'huge' but doesn't want a bowl invite

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I think it's a loser mentality not to want to play in a bowl game.

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It is, but I can agree with his thought process.

They'd most likely get a horrible no-name bowl against a shitty opponent, and nothing to really gain. If they win, so what? They beat a 6-6 or slightly better no name opponent. If they lose? Damn that looks even worse.

Then he knows he'll most likely have a ton of opt-outs and players hitting the portal, not playing in the game. The roster would be down to 2nd and 3rd stringers on a team that already wasn't great to begin with. They probably lose any bowl game and end their season on a down note, opposed to ending it by hypothetically beating LSU.

Plus if I were their coach and I was trying to instill a new winning attitude and disciplined culture, I wouldn't want to reward my team for going 5-7. I'd want them to feel the full pain and embarrassment of failure, not give them an out to feel like 5-7 is good enough in ANY way.