College Football - Bowl Games

[Soul]

Tulane what the hell? Huge run then easy rushing TD after that. Then......gadget play for the 2 point conversion?

 

You are opening huge holes, run the damn ball.

[soccer10k]

This is a great ending. The USC trying to catch the kickoff at the 1 is going to cost them because Tulane got the safety so they were down 6 instead of 8.

[Derwood]

The refs are too scared to call targeting in a close/end of game. That's the only explanation for them not calling it these last few days.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Watching USC’s defense makes me feel slightly better about watching Iowa’s offense.

[SpongeWorthy]

I want to die

[NOLA]

Crying my eyes out. I knew my reverse jinx would work! Roll Wave!

[Soul]

Damn this has been a really fun bowl season.

[Soul]

Apart from Utah losing their QB, the defense has been horrible…

 

Good to see the B1G win the Rose Bowl.

[Derwood]

Happy to see PSU finish strong. Excited for next season

[Irrelevant Dude]

Illini defense continues to show up every game.

 

Offense really struggling though without Chase Brown.

Can't blame the guys at all for sitting the game out, but it's really hard to win when a team goes in without their star offensive player and possibly two best defensive players. The offense was clearly not the same without Chase Brown. I was considering earlier today whether there is something the NCAA can do to better incentivize (financially) players to suit up for bowl games, but then we see what happened tonight in Cincinnati and there is no amount of money that is worth taking that risk.

[Andy]

Illini defense continues to show up every game.

 

Offense really struggling though without Chase Brown.

Can't blame the guys at all for sitting the game out, but it's really hard to win when a team goes in without their star offensive player and possibly two best defensive players. The offense was clearly not the same without Chase Brown. I was considering earlier today whether there is something the NCAA can do to better incentivize (financially) players to suit up for bowl games, but then we see what happened tonight in Cincinnati and there is no amount of money that is worth taking that risk.

Bowl games can and probably will start offering some sort of NIL package (the two Cheez-It bowls already did) to some players, but like you said, for the true stars there is really no amount of money that could make it worthwhile.

 

I also expect it not to be too long into the 12 team CFP era when some star player (this will likely be on a team seeded like 10 or something, that everyone knows will not win it all) opts out of the playoff.

[Derwood]

 

I also expect it not to be too long into the 12 team CFP era when some star player (this will likely be on a team seeded like 10 or something, that everyone knows will not win it all) opts out of the playoff.

 

Players are opting out of the 4-team playoff already

[WrigleyField 22]

Not meant as a critique of players, but if the playoff is fine to skip, what's even the point of playing the last few games? At a certain point the top picks have enough tape. What's the difference of even playing into November?

[Soul]

It's probably the old man in me, but skipping a top bowl / playoff just doesn't sit well with me.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Not meant as a critique of players, but if the playoff is fine to skip, what's even the point of playing the last few games? At a certain point the top picks have enough tape. What's the difference of even playing into November?

 

I've had a similar thought, my guess is at a certain point the NFL starts dinging you for doing so given how they tend to evaluate players, maybe excepting for players a true cut above the rest. I also think this will probably have some tension with NIL stuff going forward too. Boosters paying big sponsorship bucks probably aren't going to be too jazzed about recipients skipping games that matter.

[WrigleyField 22]

Not meant as a critique of players, but if the playoff is fine to skip, what's even the point of playing the last few games? At a certain point the top picks have enough tape. What's the difference of even playing into November?

 

I've had a similar thought, my guess is at a certain point the NFL starts dinging you for doing so given how they tend to evaluate players, maybe excepting for players a true cut above the rest. I also think this will probably have some tension with NIL stuff going forward too. Boosters paying big sponsorship bucks probably aren't going to be too jazzed about recipients skipping games that matter.

That's a good point. Are there restrictions on how NIL can be structured? Can NIL be a per game basis or contingent on something like participation in bowl games?

[Andy]

Not meant as a critique of players, but if the playoff is fine to skip, what's even the point of playing the last few games? At a certain point the top picks have enough tape. What's the difference of even playing into November?

 

I've had a similar thought, my guess is at a certain point the NFL starts dinging you for doing so given how they tend to evaluate players, maybe excepting for players a true cut above the rest. I also think this will probably have some tension with NIL stuff going forward too. Boosters paying big sponsorship bucks probably aren't going to be too jazzed about recipients skipping games that matter.

That's a good point. Are there restrictions on how NIL can be structured? Can NIL be a per game basis or contingent on something like participation in bowl games?

Not that any of this is being policed at all, but there are rules against direct pay-for-play that I imagine would preclude anything like "if you skip a game the checks won't clear" from being kosher.

[Old Style]

Ick. Jimbo Fisher is hiring Bobby Petrino as OC.

[Andy]

Ick. Jimbo Fisher is hiring Bobby Petrino as OC.

Jimbo, Petrino and DC DJ Durkin. Quite a crew.

 

Not that this is anything new for Petrino, but he just accepted the UNLV OC job three weeks ago.

[NOLA]

Ick. Jimbo Fisher is hiring Bobby Petrino as OC.

I don’t know that Petrino is any more ick than the ick already there. If things go south there will be calls to make him head coach by mid season.

 

From a pure football sense, BP is a brilliant OC and play caller. But yeah, gross.

[Derwood]

Georgia O-Line >>>>>> Chicago Bears O-Line

[gflore34]

Georgia O-Line >>>>>> Chicago Bears O-Line

 

TCU is only rushing 3 most of the time but, yeah, I honestly believe there's more than one division 1 team with better OL's than this current Bears' line.

[Derwood]

Georgia O-Line >>>>>> Chicago Bears O-Line

 

TCU is only rushing 3 most of the time but, yeah, I honestly believe there's more than one division 1 team with better OL's than this current Bears' line.

 

Stetson Bennett has had almost no pressure on any throw

[Derwood]

is TCU even trying on defense? This is way too easy

[gflore34]

Had a feeling this wasn't going to be a competitive game tonight, which have preferred a Georgia - Michigan final.