Illini4Chief
- TENNESSEE
Georgia Dogs 42 Florida State 3......halftime. Mismatch for sure......so much for the FSU whine...
Bowl Games Thread
IlliniKat91
- Chicago, IL
I had the exact same thought. How badly were they hurt by transfers/sit outs?
Announcers said that 3 of 4 Dline guys decided not to play.
Then, their Dbackfield is undergoing as big a transform that we went through from last season so the majority of them chose not to play.
So, major hurt.
IlliniKat91
- Chicago, IL
Fair enough. Still, it would look so much better if they at least looked capable of putting up a fight
Wonder if FSU will still have their "National Champion" parade that some of the players were planning. Lol
Illini4Chief
- TENNESSEE
63 to 3? I thought I was looking at a basketball score....my O my..... I remember the angst when the selection committee snuffed FSU.....comical now.
Illinivek23
- Gurnee
Toledo self destructing against Wyoming in the final few minutes
Yeah, in total control of the game then with only a bit of the 4th quarter left, one horrible play after another
I heard that a total of 40 players from both teams sat it out. Killing the goose that laid the golden eggs. The game may not seem like a big deal for the players, but for fans to pay for hotel and food and transportation and tickets, and then be expected to cough up NIL money…well, these guys are on the way out so it doesn’t matter to them.
But they’re peeing in the beer bottles the next group of players will try to sell to the fans. I know diehard PSU fans who have gone to bowls all along ur stayed home this year. Why? If the players don’t care about the fans, why should the fans care about the players?
So UGA won their last two postseason games 128-10.
It is absurd that they will end up in the top 4 of this season's final poll, but weren't top 4 for the penultimate poll.
It is absurd that they will end up in the top 4 of this season's final poll, but weren't top 4 for the penultimate poll.
I think Alabama might smoke Michigan after reading about the latter's OL.
Not sure we scored 128 this year...total
We can only hope, I dislike Bama, but I HATE scUM
Well, to a certain extent. This year 3 bowl games matter. Next year, 11 games matter?
4 teams stay intact vs 12 for bowl games.
Other games will be ‘developmental’ games.
Big financial hit For other games, but much more interest for playoff and possibly greater financial tie ins??
After the awful bowl games this season—largely driven by holdouts and transfers—programs are likely to adapt quickly by somehow making NIL deals contingent, in some capacity, on playing in bowl game.
They’re being paid like professionals now, so they should be held to a professional standard.
They’re being paid like professionals now, so they should be held to a professional standard.
I may be wrong, but I believe the rules (as minimum as they are) explicitly state NIL deals cannot be tied to playing time. So, I doubt you see that.
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
You’re correct. I also assume those rules will become void over the next few years, just as the transfer rules have become void.
The difference is the transfer rules benefit players. Tying NIL deals to playing time hurts players. It’s a player’s market right now. Us fans either need to accept it or remain grumpy.
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
Good point
Fans will remain grumpy, and NIL money will go bye bye eventually.
IlliniSaluki
- IL metro east burbs of St. Louis
I want Michigan and Washington to make the CFP Championship cause then next year regardless of who wins the B1G will have the defending National Champion. I want Washington and Michigan to humiliate Texas and Bama. Naturally I would then want Washington to humiliate Michigan but again either way the B1G would have the defending champion next year.