re: This is why bowl games are stupid

The years UGA hasn’t been in the playoff have changed what bowls are. After UGA lost to Texas, they approached bowls differently. They were early auditions for the following year. Instead of asking players to stay, Smart basically said that if you’re even considering skipping the game, you should. He wanted hungry guys fighting for a starting job next year, not guys going to the NFL loafing.

It’s worked well bot in setting up the next year and I’m having a motivated (if inexperienced) team for the bowls that don’t matter. It’s made them matter for the players as a start to next year.