Recruiting Forum Football Talk IX

[SoilVol]

Also, turning down bowl practices, reps and tape for guys trying to get drafted, reps for freshmen and sophomores, but most importantly.... one last go for seniors who may never play football again who worked and earned an extra game is dumb and a selfish decision by the adults in charge.

Let your team play again.

 

[knoxvol52]

Shedeur and Cam Ward in a QB battle...20-17 Titans.

 

[BigOrange15]

Join a conference then, you losers.

 

[dmwvol12]

BYU was "in" before losing their conference championship. No one's arguing for them to be included, though they've only lost twice. Both times to the same team that's most likely getting a bye in the CFP. And they didn't lose to a horrible FSU team. There is no legitimate reason, other than football politics, for Bama to be in over Miami.

At 11 they were actually on the outside looking in do too the automatic qualifiers.

 

[knoxvol52]

The fans complaining about Music City Bowl will be the first ones sitting in front of TV with their game plans in hand..

 

[Volbucky]

Better than the bowls Florida, Kentucky and the limp cocks are going to

 

[SugarCC]

Just finished The Chair Company. Like all things Tim Robinson, some will absolutely love it, and some will completely detest it. Because it's so strange and crazy, how relevant it is may get lost.

Robinson, Zach Kanin, and Andrew DeYoung...those guys may be from another planet.

 

[VolGee4]

Some have been pushing the banks got us to the playoffs narrative
Wonder if there gonna celebrate him gettin us to the MCB lol

This is just so stupid. You praise when someone does well and criticize when they don’t. If they don’t do well enough, then you make tough decisions and make changes. It can be both and not one against the other. Pretty simple leadership guideline.

 

[JCVol00]

I just dont see how Heupel looks at the defense this year and just keeps the status quo. No good coach looks at the product we put out there on defense this year and thinks it’s ok and not make changes

 

[JCP201]

Well, at least it's close.

 

[KB5252]

Join a conference or schedule better. You play one or two meaningful games a season. If that's the route you take you can't afford a single loss.

 

[Ace]

What?

Kevin Steele was fired by Clemson after having a terrible bowl game. And Kevin Steele was our temporary DC prior to hiring Banks

 

[jmacvols1]

Info from GROK on refusing bowl bids and practices. If GROK is right, then TN would be better off to opt out of the bowl game and get the extra spring practices.

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if a college football team opts out of the bowl game, do they lose extra practice time?


No, a college football team that opts out of (or declines) a bowl game does not lose the extra practice time in most cases**.

Here’s how it currently works (as of the 2025 season):

Teams that decline or are not selected for a bowl game

• They still receive 15 extra practice sessions in the spring if they did not play in a bowl game the previous season.
• This is governed by NCAA Bylaw 17.11.5.2 (the “bowl exemption” rule for extra practices).
• The rule rewards teams for not going bowling with extra spring practices (essentially to help programs that didn’t make a bowl get better).

Teams that accept and play in a bowl game

• They get 15–20 extra practices in December leading up to the bowl.
• But they do not get the extra 15 spring practices the following spring (because they already used their practice exemption on bowl prep).

Teams whose players individually opt out but the team still plays the bowl

• The team still plays the game → they still get the December bowl practices.
• They do not get the extra spring practices the next year (same as any bowl participant).

Summary Table

Situation	December Bowl Practices	Extra Spring Practices Next Year
Plays in a bowl game	Yes (15–20)	No
Declines bowl or not selected	No	Yes (15)
Accepts bowl but many players opt out	Yes	No

So ironically, a team-wide opt-outs (or just not being selected) actually preserve the extra spring practice opportunity for the following year, while going to the bowl and having players opt out means you get the December practices but lose the spring ones.
This is one reason some programs with nothing to play for (and lots of opt-outs expected) have started declining minor bowls in recent years — to keep the spring practice advantage.

 

[TheBigOne10]

Another year to get absolutely screwed by officiating in the Music City! Yay!

 

[UpstateVol613]

Wooof Joe Burrow

 

[Orange.]

But Alabama gonna get favorable treatment because they’re Alabama

Or Alabama is Alabama because they get favorable treatment…

 

[KB5252]

Titans are going to screw around and win this one

Edit: nevermind was a flag, this is where they punt and Sanders goes on a game winning drive

 

[JohnnyD1024]

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

Jaylen Wright with his first career 100 yard game and first career touchdown.

Nice

 

[RikidyBones]

Jaylen Wright with his first career 100 yard game and first career touchdown.

Nice

Deserved two TDs but they subbed Ollie Gordon in late. Wright deserves more touches than Gordon.

 

[Ten_Titans]

Dylan Sampson getting Tennessee a dub per usual.

 

[VolNash17]

Dylan Sampson fumbles…

 

[GVol1966]

ND shouldn’t be allowed to compete for the national title until they join a conference

That should not have anything to do with it.
They played SEC , Big 10, and ACC teams.

 

[KB5252]

I hate that bowl, dating back to the North Carolina heartbreak

 

[JohnnyD1024]