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Suddenly SEC homers say bowl games are meaningless
Posted on 12/30/25 at 8:47 pm
Posted on 12/30/25 at 8:47 pm
Half our conference sucked this year and the “but they don’t play anybody” narrative seems as southern backwoods as ever. Indiana is going to bully Bama on Thursday and UGA is the SEC’s only shot.
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Posted on 12/30/25 at 8:50 pm to Tdubs7
Learn to read.
I said that gauging conference strength by meaningless bowl.games is a retarded exercise
And all of the bowls outside of the playoff(NY6) bowls are meaningless.
I said that gauging conference strength by meaningless bowl.games is a retarded exercise
And all of the bowls outside of the playoff(NY6) bowls are meaningless.
Posted on 12/30/25 at 8:54 pm to Lexis Dad
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Learn to read
Don’t care what you said and discount any bubba who still uses the word retarded.
What I said was correct. The narrative here changed when the SEC lost its dominance over the last few years.
This post was edited on 12/30/25 at 8:55 pm
Posted on 12/30/25 at 8:55 pm to Tdubs7
The non playoff bowl games are completely meaningless. We as fans need to all just agree to throw them out when debating and discussing which teams/conferences are better. They dont tell us anything about who these teams were in the regular season.
Posted on 12/30/25 at 8:56 pm to Lexis Dad
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And all of the bowls outside of the playoff(NY6) bowls are meaningless.
Most Bowls arent meaningless. To me, the only ones where they seem pointless are the ones with coaching changes or where you can tell the teams didnt want to be there due to pre-season expectations (i.e. PSU vs Clemson).
Tomorrow Vandy plays Iowa and I believe the only opt out for the game is Vandy's TE, despite both teams having a bunch of NFL prospects. The North Texas starters also played their bowl game despite entering the portal with millions on the line (they have several guys who got re-rated as high 4*s).
I still like the bowls, Bert vs Beamer last year was an all time classic
Posted on 12/30/25 at 8:57 pm to BuckeyeGoon
The issue here is that Tennessee fans literally made a book about winning a non playoff bowl just a couple of years ago (yes this is real).
Posted on 12/30/25 at 8:59 pm to Tdubs7
Alabama will beat Indiana by 14 points
Posted on 12/30/25 at 8:59 pm to GoGators1995
There is a difference between the Orange Bowl and the Music City bowl.
Posted on 12/30/25 at 9:00 pm to rich4pres
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There is a difference between the Orange Bowl and the Music City bowl
The point of playing a football game is to win. Treating games as unimportant is loser mentality
Posted on 12/30/25 at 9:00 pm to rich4pres
Posted on 12/30/25 at 9:02 pm to SingleMalt1973
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Alabama will beat Indiana by 14 points
Hate to disagree with one of my SEC brethren...but...Bama will win by 24
Posted on 12/30/25 at 9:18 pm to Tdubs7
quote:They are meaningless as being able to win the NC. Fun to watch? I watch as many as I can but don't build my schedule around it.
Suddenly SEC homers say bowl games are meaningless
Posted on 12/30/25 at 9:24 pm to BuckeyeGoon
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The non playoff bowl games are completely meaningless. We as fans need to all just agree to throw them out when debating and discussing which teams/conferences are better. They dont tell us anything about who these teams were in the regular season.
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BuckeyeGoon
This guy gets it.
Posted on 12/30/25 at 9:33 pm to Tdubs7
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Suddenly SEC homers say bowl games are meaningless
I think the majority of this sub would agree that bowl games are meaningless and the CFP is all the matters. I also think that the majority of this sub would be fine with their team declining a bowl game because a crap ton of starters and rotational players would opt out for the draft or the portal.
Posted on 12/30/25 at 9:34 pm to Tdubs7
Not meaningless but not really a good gauge of true strength of teams in this opt out era. Of course I’m referring to the non-playoff bowl games
This post was edited on 12/30/25 at 9:37 pm
Posted on 12/30/25 at 9:34 pm to Tdubs7
Only play-off games actually mean anything in the big scope. Any bowl games outside playoffs is just teams in transition for next year.
Posted on 12/30/25 at 9:54 pm to Lexis Dad
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“And all of the bowls outside of the playoff(NY6) bowls are meaningless”
No college football game is meaningless. Bowl games are important. If you are a college football player, then the bowl games are a reward. It gives you one more opportunity to play with your teammates. It gives your team a chance for one more victory.
And since NIL is a part of the scheme today, make the cash payable as a bonus at the conclusion of the season (including a bowl game). Period. Barring injury, all players must play or be available to play in every game.
“And all of the bowls outside of the playoff(NY6) bowls are meaningless”
No college football game is meaningless. Bowl games are important. If you are a college football player, then the bowl games are a reward. It gives you one more opportunity to play with your teammates. It gives your team a chance for one more victory.
And since NIL is a part of the scheme today, make the cash payable as a bonus at the conclusion of the season (including a bowl game). Period. Barring injury, all players must play or be available to play in every game.
Posted on 12/30/25 at 10:27 pm to Lexis Dad
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I said that gauging conference strength by meaningless bowl.games is a retarded exercise
I agree and would add that you don't need bowl games to tell that the SEC sucks again this season. It was plenty apparent during the regular season.
Posted on 12/30/25 at 10:57 pm to Tdubs7
With opt outs and pay for play now officially happening especially with bowl games why should I invest as a fan with support when the players don’t show up and could care less?
Bowl games used to mean something. Now they don’t.
Bowl games used to mean something. Now they don’t.
Posted on 12/30/25 at 10:59 pm to Tdubs7
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