Kingston Vol
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Most years pre-BCS, it was down to the winners of certain bowls and an undefeated Penn State freshly locked in to Big 10 Rose Bowl obligations would get jobbed. Other years they would make the national narrative fit to what teams had the opportunity to play for it all. All other bowls were trash back then too. We just didn’t have social media to grouse over it as much. These athletes sitting out bowl games to protect themselves for the draft hasn’t helped either. I’m nostalgic for the old bowl system like the Israelites were for Egypt when they got tired of manna every day.This was what the BCS was trying to prevent. They knew when they were designing it that if you messed with things too much you'd take away from both the regular season and the bowl season and that those were the two things that made college football unique. The playoff system just doesn't feel the same. It doesn't excite me the same way the old setup did. Some folks want NFL-lite (more and more playoffs where the regular season matters less and less). I don't. I want college ball where the regular season matters and there's still a lot of pride to play for in bowls.
Yeah, but that seems to over. I think the endless media focus on only the playoff teams has a lot to do with it. They rarely even talk about the other bowl games.
Didn’t seem like he was “throwing anything out” to me. Moreso reacting to the rumors of the day.
Earlier this month, coach Mike Gundy said he hadn’t heard from anyone at Tennessee, but that he also typically stays out of his assistant coaches’ business unless they’re actually leaving to take another job.
“I think that there’s probably some truth to parts of it and then I think that sometimes it’s blown out of proportion,” Gundy said. “But what happens now in most cases, if guys are on the road recruiting, they don’t even show up at a place and interview. They meet somewhere in recruiting in Dallas at night and they’ll do it at a hotel or whatever. I’ve told guys on our staff, if they want to do that it doesn’t bother me. I’m not getting involved in that anyway. I’ve never tried to keep a coach here that wanted to leave. So I said if you guys end up taking jobs you need to come tell me, otherwise you don’t need to waste my time. That’s kind of the policy that we have here.”
1) The “I’ve never tried to change a coaches mind” line is telling.
2) he’s trolling us with that “meeting in Dallas” line. That’s where we met with him multiple times for the HC search.
With the increasing number of players sitting out of bowls with no chance for a championship, I think a bowl/playoff system is inevitable; even players sitting out of the Sugar Bowl. Some of these bowls have a "Pro Bowl" feel to them. Watched WVU SYU warmups and when I saw Grier wasn't playing, what's the point. I'd love to see a big tiered playoff/conference championship/bowl system.With you. It’s inevitable, but bowls are hanging on through politics et al. One of the big bowls has a guy in charge and ONLY organizes that bowl and nets $1 mil a year. Gotta break that racket but making the bowls more a part of expanded playoffs could be the solution.
With the increasing number of players sitting out of bowls with no chance for a championship, I think a bowl/playoff system is inevitable; even players sitting out of the Sugar Bowl. Some of these bowls have a "Pro Bowl" feel to them. Watched WVU SYU warmups and when I saw Grier wasn't playing, what's the point. I'd love to see a big tiered playoff/conference championship/bowl system.
The FCS playoffs are quality football! Add a couple billion dollars into that mix and there’s not a bowl game in history that matches the energy imo.With the increasing number of players sitting out of bowls with no chance for a championship, I think a bowl/playoff system is inevitable; even players sitting out of the Sugar Bowl. Some of these bowls have a "Pro Bowl" feel to them. Watched WVU SYU warmups and when I saw Grier wasn't playing, what's the point. I'd love to see a big tiered playoff/conference championship/bowl system.
There’s legalities involved. Pruitt signed his MOU and still worked for Bama. Not sure how that works if you’re moving laterally.I can’t remember the timeline but could Yurcich have already signed an agreement with UT before all the OSU stuff happened? And they just agreed to not announce it until after their bowl game?
I can’t remember the timeline but could Yurcich have already signed an agreement with UT before all the OSU stuff happened? And they just agreed to not announce it until after their bowl game?
About when did "no-showing" in bowl games become more common? Is that just a thing when teams don't want to be there for whatever reason? Anyone got any examples from past years?
Also, what about NFL prospects sitting out bowl games? That has mos def become the cool thing to do in the last 2 - 4 years, but are there many instances when a player opted out of a bowl game before this "era"?
What are the causes, and what are some possible solutions (e.g. expanded playoff via the existing bowl games)?
Bueller?