Re: College football rivalry game importance

[imb]

Here's a question to potentially get some discussion going (I hope):

 

In the same vein as the poll, can a season with losses to your biggest rivals be successful? UMfan brought up the point that many UM fans don't care about the Capital One Bowl, and plentiful amounts of Tennessee fans hated 2007 because, despite going to the SEC Championship game and losing by a touchdown, Tennessee lost to Florida and Alabama.

 

So, can a season with losses to your main rivals be successful? And what would it take for it to be deemed a success?

 

well, we lost to texas this year and it worked out ok for us

[dew1679666265]

Here's a question to potentially get some discussion going (I hope):

 

In the same vein as the poll, can a season with losses to your biggest rivals be successful? UMfan brought up the point that many UM fans don't care about the Capital One Bowl, and plentiful amounts of Tennessee fans hated 2007 because, despite going to the SEC Championship game and losing by a touchdown, Tennessee lost to Florida and Alabama.

 

So, can a season with losses to your main rivals be successful? And what would it take for it to be deemed a success?

 

well, we lost to texas this year and it worked out ok for us

 

Very true. But wouldn't your life be more fulfilled if you didn't have a shot at the national title but had beaten Texas? :wink:

[bcl412]

Iowa lost to ISU a few years back and then went to the Orange Bowl and I was pretty happy. Of course that lost might have cost Iowa a shot at the National Championship. Iowa/ISU isn't as heated as the major rivaries though. Mostly because ISU is awful.

[rawaction]

Here's a question to potentially get some discussion going (I hope):

 

In the same vein as the poll, can a season with losses to your biggest rivals be successful? UMfan brought up the point that many UM fans don't care about the Capital One Bowl, and plentiful amounts of Tennessee fans hated 2007 because, despite going to the SEC Championship game and losing by a touchdown, Tennessee lost to Florida and Alabama.

 

So, can a season with losses to your main rivals be successful? And what would it take for it to be deemed a success?

 

well, we lost to texas this year and it worked out ok for us

 

Ha. I get it.

[CubInOK]

honestly, it sucks balls losing to KU, but i'd rather be in our shoes this year than theirs 100% of the time.

 

although if you're going to have a crappy season, your yearcan be made by beating your rival. im sure we helped kansas with that a bit this year.

 

It can definitely help to beat them in a crap year, but I really don't understand the thought process of preferring to beat them over having a good year.

OkSt fans would disagree with you. They could go 1-11, beat OU, and call that one of their best seasons ever.

[manbearcub]

we must only have 2 ISU fans on nsbb