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re: What is it like playing a bowl game that doesn’t matter?
Posted on 12/24/18 at 8:35 am to Atxgump
Posted on 12/24/18 at 8:35 am to Atxgump
You better enjoy it now because come mid January, you will bring up the rear of the conference for the rest of the winter and spring sports.
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Posted on 12/24/18 at 8:37 am to Judah Mann
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When you grow up and become an adult with real responsibilities, you'll learn that none of them actually matter.
I want to up vote this response 1,000 times, and it has nothing to do with my team never playing in a bowl game that matter (in recent history), it has everything to do with truth!
Posted on 12/24/18 at 8:40 am to Atxgump
I'd imagine it's the same feeling you have whenever Alabama's games are over. Empty and meaningless.
Posted on 12/24/18 at 8:43 am to Rex Feral
One day bama is going to fall back to earth and the melt will be like nothing we've seen before.
Wives, children, dogs and trees will all be in great peril.
Wives, children, dogs and trees will all be in great peril.
This post was edited on 12/24/18 at 8:46 am
Posted on 12/24/18 at 8:46 am to Atxgump
I've never played in a bowl game. I played for Newberry College. We did beat the Citadel though.
This post was edited on 12/24/18 at 9:50 am
Posted on 12/24/18 at 8:48 am to Atxgump
What's it like to have your life & state revolve around a make-believe game that doesn't matter?
Posted on 12/24/18 at 9:14 am to OBReb6
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I miss playing in bowl games that don’t matter
That is the damned truth, I usually watch a ton of football from late December until the championship game and all I’ve watched this year was 15 minutes or so of a game in between other things I wanted to watch while at a family gathering. Even playing in a meaningless bowl game is a hell of a lot better than not playing in one at all.
Oh, as to the OP sometimes meaningless is in the eye of the beholder. In 2009 Utah saw a ton more meaning in their game than Alabama did and proceeded to out play you in every facet of the game and embarrassed you in a national stage.
To all the seniors playing in these early bowls games that will never even sniff a shot at the next level, I assure you that playing one more game with their friends before having to leave football forever means a lot more than it does to some prima dona that was a first round draft pick in waiting the day he signed his LOI.
This post was edited on 12/24/18 at 9:18 am
Posted on 12/24/18 at 9:16 am to Dawgholio
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Are you only 7? Y’all played in the Capitol One Bowl in 2011
That's a pretty long time to go back to find a meaningless post season game. Thanks for reminding me how great we are.
And let that stubble keep growing. It feels great.
Posted on 12/24/18 at 9:30 am to Dawgholio
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Are you only 7? Y’all played in the Capitol One Bowl in 2011
And we played in the "meaningless" 2014 Sugar Bowl as well. While Auburn was in the only game that mattered in the OP's mind. OP is a moron
This post was edited on 12/24/18 at 9:37 am
Posted on 12/24/18 at 9:51 am to aujerm
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One day bama is going to fall back to earth and the melt will be like nothing we've seen before. Wives, children, dogs and trees will all be in great peril.
Were would college football be without Schadenfreude.
Posted on 12/24/18 at 9:52 am to Atxgump
Ask the aggies or Arkansas lol
Posted on 12/24/18 at 10:15 am to Atxgump
You blocking out the 2013 and 2008 Sugar Bowls?
Posted on 12/24/18 at 10:20 am to DyeHardDylan
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You guys playing Colorado to the wire in the Independence Bowl not too long ago was a classic
That was over a Decade and 5 National Chamoionships ago
Posted on 12/24/18 at 10:24 am to TheLSUTiger
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What's it going to be like to lose in the first round of the playoff?
You have to ask because you dont know
Posted on 12/24/18 at 10:28 am to SammyTiger
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You blocking out the 2013 and 2008 Sugar Bowls?
My therapist has done a good job.
Posted on 12/24/18 at 10:29 am to BurgTiger
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BurgTiger
Be grateful we let you be in our conference.
Now go get your shine box!
Posted on 12/24/18 at 10:37 am to Nitro Express
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Now go get your shine box!
Posted on 12/24/18 at 10:38 am to Atxgump
Sorta like your life between football seasons.
Posted on 12/24/18 at 10:38 am to Atxgump
This is a sad thread, and you should feel bad about it.
Posted on 12/24/18 at 11:49 am to Atxgump
depends on how you look at it. IMO, all bowl games matter. For those who are likely NFL talent and want to play to see if they can get some extra looks, it's not a waste of time.
For those who are sitting out for NFL reasons, it gives other players who likely see very little time an opportunity to shine to get ready for the next season.
It's an automatic practice opportunity that has significant meaning.
For fans if they were expecting more but didn't get what they want, but are still in a bowl, it helps with remaining consistent; rewarding players for a complete season; and to prepare for 2019.
I agree with many there are too many bowls. But for the reasons above I enjoy the abundance of bowls. We are likely to see programs that may not get the exposure throughout the year.
A great example is Kentucky. As an SEC program they want to be among the best. That's always a goal. 9-3 this year is a marquee season for them. They are guaranteed a top 25 finish no matter what. But a 10 win season capped off with a Citrus Bowl win, and a possible top 12 final ranking would set a new standard for that program.
For those who are sitting out for NFL reasons, it gives other players who likely see very little time an opportunity to shine to get ready for the next season.
It's an automatic practice opportunity that has significant meaning.
For fans if they were expecting more but didn't get what they want, but are still in a bowl, it helps with remaining consistent; rewarding players for a complete season; and to prepare for 2019.
I agree with many there are too many bowls. But for the reasons above I enjoy the abundance of bowls. We are likely to see programs that may not get the exposure throughout the year.
A great example is Kentucky. As an SEC program they want to be among the best. That's always a goal. 9-3 this year is a marquee season for them. They are guaranteed a top 25 finish no matter what. But a 10 win season capped off with a Citrus Bowl win, and a possible top 12 final ranking would set a new standard for that program.
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