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Posted on 1/29/24 at 5:07 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
The number one me is the matchup for bowl games were great. You didn't have opt-outs. New Year's was a day you could look forward too. Also there was no targeting rule. The defenses went all out to knock your head off. But the rule is a good rule to have for safety. Refs are just to inconsistent with it.
Posted on 1/29/24 at 5:08 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
The players may have come into college less skilled than those today because of QB camps, 7v7 and personal trainers, but they were waaay tougher 30 years ago.
I was playing high school football less than 30 years ago and there's no way any of my coaching staff keeps their job if they were coaching today. If we lost a game on Friday we had full pads contact practice on Monday...let's just say we didn't lose many. Lots of guys shrugged off minor injuries because they didn't want to come off the field and give someone else a shot to take their starting position. Hell, our linebacker had his dislocated shoulder popped back into place by our trainer in the lockerroom mid-way through the second quarter and he played the entire second half with something like 4 solo tackles, 6 assists and a sack.
I'm not saying football was better back then, but we knew it was a gladiator sport and loved every second of it. No sure there are a lot of highly rated recruits these days who truly love the game. Sure they love the benefits of being a football player, but I suspect if they could get the same somewhere else they wouldn't choose to play such a physically violent game. Just my .02
I was playing high school football less than 30 years ago and there's no way any of my coaching staff keeps their job if they were coaching today. If we lost a game on Friday we had full pads contact practice on Monday...let's just say we didn't lose many. Lots of guys shrugged off minor injuries because they didn't want to come off the field and give someone else a shot to take their starting position. Hell, our linebacker had his dislocated shoulder popped back into place by our trainer in the lockerroom mid-way through the second quarter and he played the entire second half with something like 4 solo tackles, 6 assists and a sack.
I'm not saying football was better back then, but we knew it was a gladiator sport and loved every second of it. No sure there are a lot of highly rated recruits these days who truly love the game. Sure they love the benefits of being a football player, but I suspect if they could get the same somewhere else they wouldn't choose to play such a physically violent game. Just my .02
Posted on 1/29/24 at 5:19 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
Although at the time, I hated him with the “Heat of a Thousand Suns”…I now have the upmost respect and reverence for the man.
Heisman Trophy winner turned head coach. Won a Natty…played for two of ‘em…won the SEC Championship 6 times.
Ran the score up like a pinball machine on the regular. His defense of this practice : “If you don’t want us to score, you might wanna do a better job of trying to stop us”
Wasn’t self deprecating nor fond of being respectful of opponents & their coaches. The guy that while simultaneously OWNING his opponents and making runs at championships would taunt his fellow SEC programs by saying things like: “You can’t spell Citrus (Bowl) without U.T.”
It wasn’t the entire reason SEC football was “Cooler”…but it was A LOT more “Colorful”because of him.
Heisman Trophy winner turned head coach. Won a Natty…played for two of ‘em…won the SEC Championship 6 times.
Ran the score up like a pinball machine on the regular. His defense of this practice : “If you don’t want us to score, you might wanna do a better job of trying to stop us”
Wasn’t self deprecating nor fond of being respectful of opponents & their coaches. The guy that while simultaneously OWNING his opponents and making runs at championships would taunt his fellow SEC programs by saying things like: “You can’t spell Citrus (Bowl) without U.T.”
It wasn’t the entire reason SEC football was “Cooler”…but it was A LOT more “Colorful”because of him.
Posted on 1/29/24 at 5:32 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
I do agree that people have rosy retrospection bias for most things in their past and don't realize "the good ol' days" are actually right now.
But I also believe college football was a better experience 30 years ago, at least in person. There wasn't really any piped in music. No flashing LEDs. No silly jumbotron games. Nobody on their phones. Fewer things were available to detract from the game itself.
There are some aspects that are better today, like you mentioned. Stadiums are nicer for the most part. Pee troughs are going away. I would say the at-home experience has improved too: We have more games available to watch and they're in high def. We can record them and skip commercials.
But I also believe college football was a better experience 30 years ago, at least in person. There wasn't really any piped in music. No flashing LEDs. No silly jumbotron games. Nobody on their phones. Fewer things were available to detract from the game itself.
There are some aspects that are better today, like you mentioned. Stadiums are nicer for the most part. Pee troughs are going away. I would say the at-home experience has improved too: We have more games available to watch and they're in high def. We can record them and skip commercials.
This post was edited on 1/29/24 at 5:34 pm
Posted on 1/29/24 at 5:35 pm to Tolbert1906
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I do agree that people have rosy retrospection bias for most things in their past and don't realize "the good ol' days" are actually right now.
But I also believe college football was a better experience 30 years ago, at least in person. There wasn't really any piped in music. No flashing LEDs. No silly jumbotron games. Nobody on their phones. Fewer things were available to detract from the game itself.
There are some aspects that are better today, like you mentioned. Stadiums are nicer for the most part. Pee troughs are going away. I would say the at-home experience has improved too: We have more games available to watch and they're in high def. We can record them and skip commercials.
Fair enough!
Posted on 1/29/24 at 5:42 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
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Mike Gottlieb
Its Gottfried.
Posted on 1/29/24 at 5:49 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
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these 2 things back then during such a simpler time called AIDS and crack-cocaine. Violent crime also was just as bad if not worse, and people were also way more likely to get away with molesting children and/or beating the hell out of their wife, etc.
Well there you go dumbass. AIDS is still here. It didn’t start in the 90s. And the rest of this is pure utter bullshite you punk. Pedos like your generation hide behind the anonymity of computers now. When we grew up if I wanted to say or do some shite that I knew
Would piss people off I had to say it to their face. It’s amazing when you have to face the consequences of your actions how many people actually put thought and care into the things you say and do. Football was better because not just any pussy could play.
Posted on 1/29/24 at 5:55 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
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Back then you could go weeks at a time without seeing your team play on television, especially if you weren't one of the Big 6.
There were 3 or 4 SEC games on television per week, instead of all of them.
Who told you that BS, snot nose?
Posted on 1/29/24 at 5:55 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
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SEC football was so much cooler 30 years ago
It wasn't, if you were a Tiger fans 30 years ago. In fact I was heated up with rage almost of the 1994 season, before Camp Curley closed.
Posted on 1/29/24 at 6:02 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
1994 was when Florida was dominating with Spurrier. He came into the SEC passing the ball with a spread offense, which no one else was doing at that time (people threw it some, but not in the style he did). No one could stop his offense and every coach had to revamp how they played defense.
1994 was when LSU had Curly Hallman and sucked.
Bama was still pretty good and was about the only team who could sometimes slow Spurrier down.
Auburn was still on their 20 game win streak and beat Spurrier in both 1993 and 94.
Georgia was very mediocre if I recall.
UT was decent, but never could beat Florida.
1994 was when LSU had Curly Hallman and sucked.
Bama was still pretty good and was about the only team who could sometimes slow Spurrier down.
Auburn was still on their 20 game win streak and beat Spurrier in both 1993 and 94.
Georgia was very mediocre if I recall.
UT was decent, but never could beat Florida.
Posted on 1/29/24 at 6:32 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
Technology has ruined everything. You can tie all things back to the advancement in technology.
Posted on 1/29/24 at 7:05 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
I started watching in 04. It seems like there are way more commercials now.
Posted on 1/29/24 at 7:14 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
Can honestly say i was the luckiest man ever to be stationed in Alaska for much of the early 90's. You ask why? Big LSU fan and not being able to watch almost all of those games was a good thing. I missed the worst stretch of LSU football in history. Thanks Uncle Sam 
Posted on 1/29/24 at 7:19 pm to Zander Kelley
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DAVE, DAVE & DAVE
It’s big man on big man!
This post was edited on 1/29/24 at 7:20 pm
Posted on 1/29/24 at 7:22 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
less distractions..
less whiny prima donna bitches..
less BS nit picky rules.
more loyalty & even love for schools, fans, etc..
less whiny prima donna bitches..
less BS nit picky rules.
more loyalty & even love for schools, fans, etc..
Posted on 1/29/24 at 7:25 pm to Darth Vol
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Who told you that BS, snot nose?
After the Oklahoma-Georgia vs NCAA lawsuit victory in 1983...
If your conference didn't have you on TV about 9 or 10 times a year... your conference was doing it wrong.
Especially by the 1990s.
Posted on 1/29/24 at 7:36 pm to DhanTigers212
Money ruins everything. There's not a single negative development in the sport that can't be traced back to pursuing more revenue (or personal gain)
Posted on 1/29/24 at 7:38 pm to Opry
Players cared for the school they played for instead of just a pay check.
Posted on 1/29/24 at 7:38 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
I miss the days of power run game out of the I formation and a good ol safety blitz designed to kill the QB and it wouldn’t draw a flag
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