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Posted on 6/10/21 at 10:11 pm to Bear88
Posted on 6/10/21 at 10:11 pm to Bear88
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Only problem o see with that is the tradition and bowls doesnt mean much to these kids nowadays … hate to say it but prolly going to see more and more “opt outs”
Since 1992, only one bowl game has truly mattered.
It’s a lazy argument to suggest that the playoff has killed the other bowls.
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Posted on 6/10/21 at 10:42 pm to SECFan413
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Since 1992, only one bowl game has truly mattered.
What does mattered mean? As far as I’m concerned any game the fans and players care about matters, and prior to the playoff, fans and players definitely cared about bowl games. Did you not care about the Iron Bowl when neither team was a national championship contender?
If your opinion is that only games that determine the national champion matter, then 95+% of games don’t matter regardless of the system.
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It’s a lazy argument to suggest that the playoff has killed the other bowls.
For close to 100 years no one quit on their team before a bowl game. About 3 years into the playoff system it became the norm.
That seems like a pretty big coincidence.
Posted on 6/11/21 at 4:38 am to SECFan413
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Since 1992, only one bowl game has truly mattered.
It’s a lazy argument to suggest that the playoff has killed the other bowls.
I strongly disagree. I became aware of Alabama Football in the late-90s and was super excited (along with my father) to see our favorite team win the SEC and make it to the Orange Bowl in 1999. Even if it wasn't the national championship, making a BCS bowl was a big deal at that time. Because back then it wasn't "national championship or bust." The networks still talked about other teams who weren't in the national title picture. We all understood that Florida State vs. Virginia Tech in the Sugar Bowl was for all the marbles, but ESPN and other networks still put a lot of emphasis on the other "big" bowl games - not just the BCS.
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