West Bank Dan

People forget that Stony Brook did not just sneak up and surprise us. They took down Miami in Coral Gables in the regional. That Miami program ain’t so proud of that either although is losing alleviated their PTSD. Now Troy beat Miami AND Florida twice. Crazytown man.

Two things can be true at same time: watching Coastal Carolina play in the Myrtle Beach Bowl at 11:00 AM on a Wednesday in front of 6,000 fans is depressing. Do I need to watch a 6-6 team play a 5-7 team in the Birmingham Bowl? No

But, if the New Orleans Bowl can scratch out 30,000 fans - that is 30,000 fans in hotels, restaurants and bars (bowls are thrown by chambers of commerce, tourism boards, etc.) and that is a good thing.

Plus: why do we want to watch #3 seed Ohio State beat #21 seed University of Houston 48-13? That really is better? Star players get hurt for rest of playoffs? More is not always more…

I agree with the posters who say ECU or USM for small schools. GA Tech is fun to watch. Nebraska making a deep run would be fun for the fans and TV. Arky and Fla State are due. Just not Florida…

In the Jack Nicholson movie “About Schmidt” he gets restless ~3 months into retirement, puts on his best suit and tie, tells his wife he’s going to the office to “help with his files”. When he gets there the young boss says “what are you doing here?” and he spots boxes of his files next to dumpster out back. I hate to think Paul was just having a terrible time adjusting to retirement and said “yes” to Tanner when he should have said “no”, become an advisor, helped with their coaching search, whatever…

Who was that catcher that transferred from Air Force a few years ago?? Did not play in the championship series vs Florida but man, he had potential

When they brought NHL hockey to Atlanta (again) they had a billboard on the highway that said “Come watch our yankees whup their yankees!” Football is now “come watch our pro players whup their pro players!”. I am just going to imagine baseball players come to LSU to play for CJJ and hope I can get a few more years out of baseball before it is ruined. Women’s gymnastics is pretty good to watch if y’all haven’t tried it yet. They smile, cheer and look like they are having fun.

If I remember right, there was a minute when Alfred Blue was our 5th string RB and then he went on to be a starter in the NFL. Yes, an injury knocked him down a few rungs in the ladder here but that dude made it happen as a pro.

Spencer Ware was another guy I loved watching thrive in the NFL. However, with his violent running style you knew he’d have a short window.

Child please…

Envision Justin Jefferson counting touchdowns on his fingers yo

I have nothing against them but would you rather root for CJ Daniels and Logan Diggs or Justin Jefferson and CEH? If current portal rules had been in place just a few years ago, there is no way we could have kept (paid) Chase and Jefferson, CEH would not have waited his turn, he would have transferred to Arkansas or Southern Miss.

Delane and Haulcy are very good football players but I’d rather root for Louisiana kids to go 8-4 vs. importing pro players who displace the kids who have been in the program for 3 years.

It is a free country and I love capitalism so if a local chamber of commerce wants to partner up with a sponsor to bring in 2 teams and 15-20k fans to fill hotels, I got no problem at all. I will always watch or check in on the New Orleans Bowl and Independene Bowls and hope they do well. It truly bums me out if the Sugar Bowl is not a sellout.

The REAL problem, as a fan of the sport, is rewarding 6-6 or 5-7 teams with bowl games. They really do cheapen the concept and whole experience. Did y’all know Miss State lost 7 of their last 8 and are going to a bowl?

Would watching TCU - USC in a kickoff classic be any more compelling that watching them in the Alamo Bowl last night? Tennessee vs Illinois??

We can be disappointed the prestige of playing in a bowl game is gone, but playing in a bowl game is never “meaningless”. I learned that when Burrow ran over to jaw at the UCF player during the Fiesta Bowl. The rest of the team saw that and stuff like that adds up to what the 2019 season became.

I am not suggesting - truly asking - are there guys that “major in football” and simply stop going to class, skip tests knowing that opting out of the bowl is easier route? Are “grades” even a criterion anymore? I mean, how will they be with a professional contract?