jikespingleton said:

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Daveisabovereproach said:

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every bowl game that isn't a playoff game is basically a participation trophy if you want to look at it in a glass half-full perspective

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I look at bowl games as being 'outside of the sport'. Except for CCG's, the season is over. Bowls aren't anything except exhibition games that have been created to make money for a handful of people. Outside of a handful of bowls, the bowls don't move you further into the playoffs and therefore don't mean anything.

You and I can create an organization, obtain funding for it, get a sponsorship from Proctor and Gamble and call it the Pepto Bismol bowl. We can invite teams and hand out pepto bismol to all of the players. We can crown the winner of the game the Pepto Bismol Champ.

whoop de do

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Competitors like to play and compete. Pretty simple. If you like football, you like football. Saying only games with playoff implications "don't mean anything" equates to most games not meaning anything. That's just silly. If you don't like football, then so be it. But those of us who like it enjoy seeing our 8-4 team play, say, Arkansas. It's more football. It's fun. I also enjoy watching Army play Nebraska, or whoever. It's called football. It's supposed to be fun.

muddybrazos said:

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jikespingleton said:

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bear2be2 said:

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blackie said:

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RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:

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Stefano DiMera said:

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Probably the 5th time you've posted that.

Never met a male so focused on tampons.

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No need to be pissy. It was just a joke. Baylor Football is 8-4 and should certainly accept their participation trophy. Life is good.

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Its not about participation trophies. It is about 15 extra practices, recruiting narrative, and general perception of the program.

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Both our 2013 championship team and our 2019 Sugar Bowl team benefitted greatly from the boost they got off "mediocre" bowl wins.

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How did they benefit greatly and which specific bowl wins are you referring to?

If what you claim is true, then wouldn't we have been hurt greatly by the loss to UCF in the Fiesta bowl in 2013 and the loss to Georgia in 2019? Seems to me that we did just fine in 2014 and in 2021 after Covid and CDA got his feet wet.

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I think the game against UGA in 2019 showed our team exactly what they are up agaisnt if you face a Georgia or Bama team. It showed them that there is another level that those teams operate on and we saw them get to that level when they wrecked Ole Miss. Facing a mid tier team in a bowl is mostly meaningless but the 3 weeks of practice is beneficial to the younger players to get more reps. We are set up for a big year next year so every bit of practice time will help towards that.

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I would agree with this three years ago and beyond. But Georgia and Alabama aren't operating at that level anymore either. Multiple results this year prove that for both -- and their declines actually started in 2023 as they started to lose the depth that made them so much better to the portal.

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ParadeOfBears said:

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jikespingleton said:

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Daveisabovereproach said:

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every bowl game that isn't a playoff game is basically a participation trophy if you want to look at it in a glass half-full perspective

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I look at bowl games as being 'outside of the sport'. Except for CCG's, the season is over. Bowls aren't anything except exhibition games that have been created to make money for a handful of people. Outside of a handful of bowls, the bowls don't move you further into the playoffs and therefore don't mean anything.

You and I can create an organization, obtain funding for it, get a sponsorship from Proctor and Gamble and call it the Pepto Bismol bowl. We can invite teams and hand out pepto bismol to all of the players. We can crown the winner of the game the Pepto Bismol Champ.

whoop de do

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Very strange comment on a football forum... So you don't like watching football unless the game is deemed worthy by some committee? Bowl games matter as much as any out of conference game. Every game matters if you're a sportsman.

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I think bowl games are a stupid way to end a season, and I still agree with you. If the game is scheduled, you are held accountable to the result of it. You get credit for the win and criticism for the loss.

Competitors compete. And those who don't want to deserve to be punished for it.

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I like the bowl system as an addition to the playoff. I think CFB is getting to a good point with a large-enough playoff and a bowl system supplementing it for everyone else.

HS football errs too far in the other direction. Everyone makes the playoffs, which makes the first couple rounds kind of stupid.

Robert Wilson said:

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jikespingleton said:

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blackie said:

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RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:

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Stefano DiMera said:

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Probably the 5th time you've posted that.

Never met a male so focused on tampons.

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No need to be pissy. It was just a joke. Baylor Football is 8-4 and should certainly accept their participation trophy. Life is good.

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Its not about participation trophies. It is about 15 extra practices, recruiting narrative, and general perception of the program.

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Outside of the bowl game, there is no evidence whatsoever that the extra practices benefit the future of the program.

I do see value in the recruiting narrative and general perception of a program, though.

If you win.

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And an extra 3 weeks of practice has got to be valuable. How much? Who knows, but you get better by working and playing.

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For some reason this is making me think of Iverson's practice rant

bear2be2 said:

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muddybrazos said:

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jikespingleton said:

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bear2be2 said:

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blackie said:

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RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:

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Stefano DiMera said:

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Probably the 5th time you've posted that.

Never met a male so focused on tampons.

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No need to be pissy. It was just a joke. Baylor Football is 8-4 and should certainly accept their participation trophy. Life is good.

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Its not about participation trophies. It is about 15 extra practices, recruiting narrative, and general perception of the program.

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Both our 2013 championship team and our 2019 Sugar Bowl team benefitted greatly from the boost they got off "mediocre" bowl wins.

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How did they benefit greatly and which specific bowl wins are you referring to?

If what you claim is true, then wouldn't we have been hurt greatly by the loss to UCF in the Fiesta bowl in 2013 and the loss to Georgia in 2019? Seems to me that we did just fine in 2014 and in 2021 after Covid and CDA got his feet wet.

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I think the game against UGA in 2019 showed our team exactly what they are up agaisnt if you face a Georgia or Bama team. It showed them that there is another level that those teams operate on and we saw them get to that level when they wrecked Ole Miss. Facing a mid tier team in a bowl is mostly meaningless but the 3 weeks of practice is beneficial to the younger players to get more reps. We are set up for a big year next year so every bit of practice time will help towards that.

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I would agree with this three years ago and beyond. But Georgia and Alabama aren't operating at that level anymore either. Multiple results this year prove that for both -- and their declines actually started in 2023 as they started to lose the depth that made them so much better to the portal.

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I dont disagree and think Bama is no longer the bama of Saban. Kirby can still fire UGA up to get out there and kill people but I expect the horns to beat them this week. As far as our 19 sugar bowl I think our players got a lesson in what it takes to get to that level and we got there in 21. Sark himself even said he had to get the horns lines up to the level that they can compete with the best of the SEC. Watching their play against aggy the other night he has doen that.

Robert Wilson said:

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bear2be2 said:

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ParadeOfBears said:

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jikespingleton said:

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Daveisabovereproach said:

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every bowl game that isn't a playoff game is basically a participation trophy if you want to look at it in a glass half-full perspective

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I look at bowl games as being 'outside of the sport'. Except for CCG's, the season is over. Bowls aren't anything except exhibition games that have been created to make money for a handful of people. Outside of a handful of bowls, the bowls don't move you further into the playoffs and therefore don't mean anything.

You and I can create an organization, obtain funding for it, get a sponsorship from Proctor and Gamble and call it the Pepto Bismol bowl. We can invite teams and hand out pepto bismol to all of the players. We can crown the winner of the game the Pepto Bismol Champ.

whoop de do

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Very strange comment on a football forum... So you don't like watching football unless the game is deemed worthy by some committee? Bowl games matter as much as any out of conference game. Every game matters if you're a sportsman.

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I think bowl games are a stupid way to end a season, and I still agree with you. If the game is scheduled, you are held accountable to the result of it. You get credit for the win and criticism for the loss.

Competitors compete. And those who don't want to deserve to be punished for it.

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I like the bowl system as an addition to the playoff. I think CFB is getting to a good point with a large-enough playoff and a bowl system supplementing it for everyone else.

HS football errs too far in the other direction. Everyone makes the playoffs, which makes the first couple rounds kind of stupid.

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I would still prefer a large, 16-24 team national playoff with a secondary NIT type tournament for those who miss out, but the bowls are fine when they're not deciding a national champion.

I don't have a problem with the high school playoffs, though. I'd rather include too many teams than too few. It takes care of itself in a week or two and the best teams are rewarded with a couple of dress rehearsals to shake off any playoff jitters.

Robert Wilson said:

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jikespingleton said:

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Daveisabovereproach said:

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every bowl game that isn't a playoff game is basically a participation trophy if you want to look at it in a glass half-full perspective

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I look at bowl games as being 'outside of the sport'. Except for CCG's, the season is over. Bowls aren't anything except exhibition games that have been created to make money for a handful of people. Outside of a handful of bowls, the bowls don't move you further into the playoffs and therefore don't mean anything.

You and I can create an organization, obtain funding for it, get a sponsorship from Proctor and Gamble and call it the Pepto Bismol bowl. We can invite teams and hand out pepto bismol to all of the players. We can crown the winner of the game the Pepto Bismol Champ.

whoop de do

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Competitors like to play and compete. Pretty simple. If you like football, you like football. Saying only games with playoff implications "don't mean anything" equates to most games not meaning anything. That's just silly. If you don't like football, then so be it.

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To argue that I don't like football because I don't care for exhibition games is silly straw man argument.

FBS lacks a real playoff system. That's the main reason why bowl exhibitions were created in the first place. After the regular season was over, there was no playoff, no way to determine a champ etc. People who wanted to make money saw the lack of a postseason and created exhibition games - called bowl games.

I grew up watching the Houston Oilers. They finished 8-8 in 1996 and missed the playoffs. Should they have played in an exhibition game after the season, because competitors like to play and compete? If they did play in said exhibition game, what value would be placed on that game? Would it count for something? These are rhetorical questions - the answer is no. The games wouldn't improve their in-season record and they would still miss the playoffs.

I just think seeing a 2-8 team make the playoffs is just ridiculous. 4 teams in 5-team districts qualifying, etc.

Pop Tart, Texas, Liberty, Rate. It will be one of the four. I think most likely Texas Bowl - BU vs. Arky

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I just think seeing a 2-8 team make the playoffs is just ridiculous. 4 teams in 5-team districts qualifying, etc.

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Those are exceptions to the rule, though. And I would much rather see bad teams make the playoffs than really good teams left out, which would happen if you cut down on the number of qualifiers. We see that all the time in six-man football, which still only sends two teams from each district.

jikespingleton said:

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Robert Wilson said:

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jikespingleton said:

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Daveisabovereproach said:

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every bowl game that isn't a playoff game is basically a participation trophy if you want to look at it in a glass half-full perspective

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I look at bowl games as being 'outside of the sport'. Except for CCG's, the season is over. Bowls aren't anything except exhibition games that have been created to make money for a handful of people. Outside of a handful of bowls, the bowls don't move you further into the playoffs and therefore don't mean anything.

You and I can create an organization, obtain funding for it, get a sponsorship from Proctor and Gamble and call it the Pepto Bismol bowl. We can invite teams and hand out pepto bismol to all of the players. We can crown the winner of the game the Pepto Bismol Champ.

whoop de do

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Competitors like to play and compete. Pretty simple. If you like football, you like football. Saying only games with playoff implications "don't mean anything" equates to most games not meaning anything. That's just silly. If you don't like football, then so be it.

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To argue that I don't like football because I don't care for exhibition games is silly straw man argument.

FBS lacks a real playoff system. That's the main reason why bowl exhibitions were created in the first place. After the regular season was over, there was no playoff, no way to determine a champ etc. People who wanted to make money saw the lack of a postseason and created exhibition games - called bowl games.

I grew up watching the Houston Oilers. They finished 8-8 in 1996 and missed the playoffs. Should they have played in an exhibition game after the season, because competitors like to play and compete? If they did play in said exhibition game, what value would be placed on that game? Would it count for something? These are rhetorical questions - the answer is no. The games wouldn't improve their in-season record and they would still miss the playoffs.

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You think this word "exhibition" adds some rhetorical weight? Ok... The reason post-season NFL is just the playoffs is because a sizable portion of the league makes the playoffs. There's no demand to watch the 8-8 and worse teams play more. CFB landscape and history is totally different, and those bowl games exist and have continued to grow in number because there is demand for watching teams that have gone .500 or better continue to play each other.

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Robert Wilson said:

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I just think seeing a 2-8 team make the playoffs is just ridiculous. 4 teams in 5-team districts qualifying, etc.

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Those are exceptions to the rule, though. And I would much rather see bad teams make the playoffs than really good teams left out, which would happen if you cut down on the number of qualifiers. We see that all the time in six-man football, which still only sends two teams from each district.

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2 teams making it out of 8 team districts left some very good teams at home. The sweet spot is somewhere between here and there, IMO. 3 teams out of an 8 team district, ok. 4 teams out of a 5 team district? Silly...

bear2be2 said:

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jikespingleton said:

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bear2be2 said:

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blackie said:

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RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:

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Stefano DiMera said:

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Probably the 5th time you've posted that.

Never met a male so focused on tampons.

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No need to be pissy. It was just a joke. Baylor Football is 8-4 and should certainly accept their participation trophy. Life is good.

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Its not about participation trophies. It is about 15 extra practices, recruiting narrative, and general perception of the program.

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Both our 2013 championship team and our 2019 Sugar Bowl team benefitted greatly from the boost they got off "mediocre" bowl wins.

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How did they benefit greatly and which specific bowl wins are you referring to?

If what you claim is true, then wouldn't we have been hurt greatly by the loss to UCF in the Fiesta bowl in 2013 and the loss to Georgia in 2019? Seems to me that we did just fine in 2014 and in 2021 after Covid and CDA got his feet wet.

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It wasn't just the bowl game in 2012 and 2018. It was the momentum those bowl wins preserved/continued.

In 2012, we rallied from a 4-5 start (1-5 in Big 12 play) to win our last four games with a lopsided bowl win over UCLA.

In 2018, we bounced back from four losses in five games -- the last a really tough one to a bad TCU team -- to earn a bowl berth with a unexpected win over Tech and continued that momentum with an impressive bowl win over a solid Vandy team.

In both cases, teams that many had concluded were mediocre or worse finished the season playing good football -- not unlike our team this year.

That stuff matters. Momentum and confidence are a huge deal in college football.

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I think you are putting far too much value on the bowl games (and presumably the 2-3 weeks of practices they come with).

A bowl game is a drop in the bucket compared to the amount of time spent lifting weights, conditioning and working with your teammates throughout the year. Strength can be built throughout the year, but cohesiveness and game-ready skills are build during the summer and through the playing season. I guess some would argue spring practice counts, too. My point is that those months and months of practice and playing games (May-Nov) are what builds teams - not a bowl game.

Momentum as related to how a team plays, can only be gained while the team is playing. Once the season (or bowl game) is over, they won't play another team for 8-9 months.

Whatever playing momentum that was had in the prior season evaporates quickly after the last game is played. New momentum has to be built. It's not magically transferred from a prior season.

Ok so I saw a Baylor vs LSU prediction for Liberty Bowl. I'd take that. I'll head to Memphis.

I think BYU/Colorado is a no-brainer for the Alamo Bowl.

I'd still like the Texas Bowl against Aggy but I keep seeing Arkansas in that spot.

The other is playing Rutgers in Phoenix? Maybe a golf trip is in order?

Robert Wilson said:

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bear2be2 said:

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Robert Wilson said:

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I just think seeing a 2-8 team make the playoffs is just ridiculous. 4 teams in 5-team districts qualifying, etc.

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Those are exceptions to the rule, though. And I would much rather see bad teams make the playoffs than really good teams left out, which would happen if you cut down on the number of qualifiers. We see that all the time in six-man football, which still only sends two teams from each district.

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2 teams making it out of 8 team districts left some very good teams at home. The sweet spot is somewhere between here and there, IMO. 3 teams out of an 8 team district, ok. 4 teams out of a 5 team district? Silly...

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jikespingleton said:

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Robert Wilson said:

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jikespingleton said:

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Daveisabovereproach said:

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every bowl game that isn't a playoff game is basically a participation trophy if you want to look at it in a glass half-full perspective

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I look at bowl games as being 'outside of the sport'. Except for CCG's, the season is over. Bowls aren't anything except exhibition games that have been created to make money for a handful of people. Outside of a handful of bowls, the bowls don't move you further into the playoffs and therefore don't mean anything.

You and I can create an organization, obtain funding for it, get a sponsorship from Proctor and Gamble and call it the Pepto Bismol bowl. We can invite teams and hand out pepto bismol to all of the players. We can crown the winner of the game the Pepto Bismol Champ.

whoop de do

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Competitors like to play and compete. Pretty simple. If you like football, you like football. Saying only games with playoff implications "don't mean anything" equates to most games not meaning anything. That's just silly. If you don't like football, then so be it.

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To argue that I don't like football because I don't care for exhibition games is silly straw man argument.

FBS lacks a real playoff system. That's the main reason why bowl exhibitions were created in the first place. After the regular season was over, there was no playoff, no way to determine a champ etc. People who wanted to make money saw the lack of a postseason and created exhibition games - called bowl games.

I grew up watching the Houston Oilers. They finished 8-8 in 1996 and missed the playoffs. Should they have played in an exhibition game after the season, because competitors like to play and compete? If they did play in said exhibition game, what value would be placed on that game? Would it count for something? These are rhetorical questions - the answer is no. The games wouldn't improve their in-season record and they would still miss the playoffs.

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I like Robert Wilson. Jikespringleton, I'm sure you're great, I'm going to try to get you to like football, more.

“I love guys who like football. And guys who like football, they like me back. And I like them back.” -Jim Harbaugh pic.twitter.com/apouNrj8Mt

— Jeff Eisenband (@JeffEisenband) September 13, 2024

jikespingleton said:

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blackie said:

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RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:

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Stefano DiMera said:

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Probably the 5th time you've posted that.

Never met a male so focused on tampons.

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No need to be pissy. It was just a joke. Baylor Football is 8-4 and should certainly accept their participation trophy. Life is good.

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Its not about participation trophies. It is about 15 extra practices, recruiting narrative, and general perception of the program.

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Outside of the bowl game, there is no evidence whatsoever that the extra practices benefit the future of the program.

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Did you forget the sarcasm tag there by chance? Can't be serious...

Robert Wilson said:

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bear2be2 said:

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Robert Wilson said:

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I just think seeing a 2-8 team make the playoffs is just ridiculous. 4 teams in 5-team districts qualifying, etc.

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Those are exceptions to the rule, though. And I would much rather see bad teams make the playoffs than really good teams left out, which would happen if you cut down on the number of qualifiers. We see that all the time in six-man football, which still only sends two teams from each district.

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2 teams making it out of 8 team districts left some very good teams at home. The sweet spot is somewhere between here and there, IMO. 3 teams out of an 8 team district, ok. 4 teams out of a 5 team district? Silly...

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The issue with sending three teams to the playoffs is it forces byes, which no one wants. You either have to go with two teams or four. And where playoffs are concerned, I'll always err on the side of inclusion.

jikespingleton said:

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bear2be2 said:

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jikespingleton said:

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bear2be2 said:

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blackie said:

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RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:

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Stefano DiMera said:

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Probably the 5th time you've posted that.

Never met a male so focused on tampons.

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No need to be pissy. It was just a joke. Baylor Football is 8-4 and should certainly accept their participation trophy. Life is good.

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Its not about participation trophies. It is about 15 extra practices, recruiting narrative, and general perception of the program.

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Both our 2013 championship team and our 2019 Sugar Bowl team benefitted greatly from the boost they got off "mediocre" bowl wins.

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How did they benefit greatly and which specific bowl wins are you referring to?

If what you claim is true, then wouldn't we have been hurt greatly by the loss to UCF in the Fiesta bowl in 2013 and the loss to Georgia in 2019? Seems to me that we did just fine in 2014 and in 2021 after Covid and CDA got his feet wet.

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It wasn't just the bowl game in 2012 and 2018. It was the momentum those bowl wins preserved/continued.

In 2012, we rallied from a 4-5 start (1-5 in Big 12 play) to win our last four games with a lopsided bowl win over UCLA.

In 2018, we bounced back from four losses in five games -- the last a really tough one to a bad TCU team -- to earn a bowl berth with a unexpected win over Tech and continued that momentum with an impressive bowl win over a solid Vandy team.

In both cases, teams that many had concluded were mediocre or worse finished the season playing good football -- not unlike our team this year.

That stuff matters. Momentum and confidence are a huge deal in college football.

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I think you are putting far too much value on the bowl games (and presumably the 2-3 weeks of practices they come with).

A bowl game is a drop in the bucket compared to the amount of time spent lifting weights, conditioning and working with your teammates throughout the year. Strength can be built throughout the year, but cohesiveness and game-ready skills are build during the summer and through the playing season. I guess some would argue spring practice counts, too. My point is that those months and months of practice and playing games (May-Nov) are what builds teams - not a bowl game.

Momentum as related to how a team plays, can only be gained while the team is playing. Once the season (or bowl game) is over, they won't play another team for 8-9 months.

Whatever playing momentum that was had in the prior season evaporates quickly after the last game is played. New momentum has to be built. It's not magically transferred from a prior season.

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What you have, in effect, just said is that experience doesn't matter in college football, which could not be further from the truth. In fact, in leagues where no one is recruiting blue chip freshmen, nothing matters more.

The experience gained one season 100 percent feeds into the next. We saw that early this season when we couldn't win a close game to save our lives. Now that we've learned to win games, that won't be a hurdle we have to clear early next season. Our returning leaders will enter the 2025 campaign with that skill (yes, winning is a skill), and it will help us in the foundational part of next season.

Is it a guarantee of success? No. Nothing is. But our history with experienced, confident teams is pretty damn good. And I'll happily take our chances with one next season.

All you have to do is watch the videos of the Baylor players after they clinched a bowl game this year to realize it is definitely meaningful to them.

If we had been on a streak of going to bowls for 10 consecutive years it might feel different for the program. But after the last two years it definitely feels significant.

Sporting News has us in the DirectTV Holiday Bowl vs UCal. We did ok in the Holiday Bowl last time with a very similar kind of team.

I am really hoping for the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl presented by Gin & Juice by Dre and Snoop though.

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Sporting News has us in the DirectTV Holiday Bowl vs UCal. We did ok in the Holiday Bowl last time with a very similar kind of team.

I am really hoping for the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl presented by Gin & Juice by Dre and Snoop though.

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I think we would murder Cal.

Honestly, as long as we don't end up in the Armed Forces Bowl against Navy, I'll be OK with wherever we end up.

I'd rather play an SEC team, but I'll take a comfortable win over a mediocre ACC or Big Ten team, too.

Me, I had the ceiling at 6 games. Given our seasons performance I'm thrilled we're in-line for a quality bowl. Since the bowl games aren't announced till championship weekend is complete we're in limbo. However, the Texas Bowl vs aTm is a good possibility.

The Rate Bowl with Rutgers? The game has zero appeal. It's honestly not much better than playing a service academy.

CorsicanaBear said:

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Sporting News has us in the DirectTV Holiday Bowl vs UCal. We did ok in the Holiday Bowl last time with a very similar kind of team.

I am really hoping for the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl presented by Gin & Juice by Dre and Snoop though.

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Does the b12 still have a tie in to the holiday bowl?

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The Rate Bowl with Rutgers? The game has zero appeal. It's honestly not much better than playing a service academy.

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Racking up a b1g win is about the only positive.

Robert Wilson said:

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CorsicanaBear said:

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Sporting News has us in the DirectTV Holiday Bowl vs UCal. We did ok in the Holiday Bowl last time with a very similar kind of team.

I am really hoping for the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl presented by Gin & Juice by Dre and Snoop though.

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Does the b12 still have a tie in to the holiday bowl?

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No. It's Pac 12 v. ACC.

I had been wondering where that prediction had cone from. Sporting News doesn't know what they're talking about.

Does our record guarantee us a BIG 12 tie in bowl game?

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The Rate Bowl with Rutgers? The game has zero appeal. It's honestly not much better than playing a service academy.

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It's a win over a Big Ten team.

Outside of playing A&M or LSU, I don't find any of these bowl matchups all that appealing, to be honest.

Just give me a win -- preferably over another power conference team -- and let's go to the offseason on a seven-game winning streak.

ParadeOfBears said:

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I spoke with a member of Lone Star Sports and Entertainment (which hosts the Texas Bowl).. They said they're really hoping for Baylor vs LSU. There are 6 teams they are prepping for :

Arkansas, Aggy, LSU, Tech, TCU, and Baylor

FWIW

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I can see Aggy and LSU players totally unmotivated for the Texas Bowl after visions of CFP...

LSU's QB just entered the portal, actually it is their back up QB

ParadeOfBears said:

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I spoke with a member of Lone Star Sports and Entertainment (which hosts the Texas Bowl).. They said they're really hoping for Baylor vs LSU. There are 6 teams they are prepping for :

Arkansas, Aggy, LSU, Tech, TCU, and Baylor

FWIW

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aggy vs Tech has to be the bowls first choice for ticket sales

Aliceinbubbleland said:

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ParadeOfBears said:

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I spoke with a member of Lone Star Sports and Entertainment (which hosts the Texas Bowl).. They said they're really hoping for Baylor vs LSU. There are 6 teams they are prepping for :

Arkansas, Aggy, LSU, Tech, TCU, and Baylor

FWIW

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aggy vs Tech has to be the bowls first choice for ticket sales

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They have to take a team from each conference.

I think Baylor travels best for big xii options. LSU has more graduates in the Houston area than Louisiana.