Bowl Games Thread

[jjv0004]

Maybe in the minority here, but I effing hate any and all SEC teams more than any other team. I’m glad Michigan won.

Let’s go Washington!

Because they have won 13 of the last 17 national championships?

 

[sacraig]

If you can choose a human suit, would you choose Ted Cruz?

Sometimes you just get what you get.

 

[Ander1345]

You get to go to Cancun whenever life comes at you too!

 

[Illini in Italy]

I'm convinced that Ted Cruz is actually an alien in a human suit.

Aliens aren't that stoopid . . . .

 

[sacraig]

Aliens aren't that stoopid . . . .

It's an alien trying to learn how to be a human.

 

[Ransom Stoddard]

It's an alien trying to learn how to be a human.

And failing miserably.

 

[Roundball Sage]

B1G vs. B1G* final, each defeating an SEC/SEC* team. I'll take it.

National Championship game.

OLD Big Ten vs. NEW Big Ten.

Rust Belt Big Ten vs. High Tech Big Ten

Motown and 'House' Big Ten vs. Grunge Big Ten

City of Starbucks vs. General Motors

Eastern Time Zone Big Ten vs. Pacific Time Zone Big Ten

(State of) American Robin vs. Willow Gold Finch

Eastern White Pine vs. Western Hemlock

Brook Trout vs. Steelhead Trout

WhiteTailed Deer vs. Orca

Maize & Blue vs. Purple & Gold

Jim Harbaugh vs. THE WORLD

And from the Jersey Shore to the salty beaches of Southern California... the rest of the Big Ten looks on with envy and figures out how they will try to compete in the New Big Ten which just raised its high level of play to yet another level.

 

[Battle89]

White Tailed Deer vs. Orca

Tough one to pick. Each are far better at home. On paper Orca has all the advantages, but in a muddy turf war the Deer might prevail.

 

[Roundball Sage]

Tough one to pick. Each are far better at home. On paper Orca has all the advantages, but in a muddy turf war the Deer might prevail.

It's that 'Trout' battle that I've got my eye on. Call it one of those bitter games between close rivals.

 

[GrayGhost77]

Tough one to pick. Each are far better at home. On paper Orca has all the advantages, but in a muddy turf war the Deer might prevail.

I think I'd have to side with the orca, even on land.

 

[Battle89]

I think I'd have to side with the orca, even on land.

Found it, it's home for the Orcas. No contest.

 

[Roundball Sage]

Here's the next thing that the rest of the Big Ten now has to deal with...

“Ticket sold in Michigan wins $842M Powerball jackpot”

To a Michigan fan maybe? That’s a WHOLE lotta NIL money right there that might have just opened up for the Maize and Blue. As if they needed any more help.

 

[SuperintendentChalmers]

National Championship game.

OLD Big Ten vs. NEW Big Ten.

Rust Belt Big Ten vs. High Tech Big Ten

Motown and 'House' Big Ten vs. Grunge Big Ten

City of Starbucks vs. General Motors

Eastern Time Zone Big Ten vs. Pacific Time Zone Big Ten

(State of) American Robin vs. Willow Gold Finch

Eastern White Pine vs. Western Hemlock

Brook Trout vs. Steelhead Trout

WhiteTailed Deer vs. Orca

Maize & Blue vs. Purple & Gold

Jim Harbaugh vs. THE WORLD

And from the Jersey Shore to the salty beaches of Southern California... the rest of the Big Ten looks on with envy and figures out how they will try to compete in the New Big Ten which just raised its high level of play to yet another level.

“You mean the nation’s capital?” vs. “You mean that part’s not Wisconsin?”

 

[kyillinifan]

Was Iowa’s offense the worst in the history of power 5 football since they have kept records.

 

[MoCoMdIllini]

Was Iowa’s offense the worst in the history of power 5 football since they have kept records.

For points per game the best record near them was 4 - 8 Michigan State. The others were along the lines of 2 - 10.

 

[wma500]

Absolute monster TV numbers for the Rose Bowl, wow. Biggest since inaugural year of CFP, and up about 23% over last year's highest rated CFP game.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1742332216812753266

 

[Chukwuwumba]

Absolute monster TV numbers for the Rose Bowl, wow. Biggest since inaugural year of CFP, and up about 23% over last year's highest rated CFP game.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1742332216812753266

Playing the games on New Year’s Day definitely helped.

 

[sacraig]

Playing the games on New Year’s Day definitely helped.

You mean like they have since the Rose Bowl started in 1902?

 

[Point-Illinois]

You mean like they have since the Rose Bowl started in 1902?

Except last year. (Don’t know of any other times it has happened)

 

[Roundball Sage]

Playing the games on New Year’s Day definitely helped.

One of the enjoyable things about the Rose Bowl from lovely Pasadena in the San Gabriel Mountain foothills is that it is very often played in warm and beautifully sunny weather. And often, much of the rest of the United States is NOT that way but cold and blustery on that day (but not always).

And so even if you didn’t particularly like the game matchup you’d turn the game on to see bright sunshine and palm trees and people dressed for beach weather. And dream of feeling that way yourself.

And then you’d go outside at halftime and shovel two feet of snow off your driveway and ask yourself why. But then you’d remember that most of the throngs of people packed into the stadium are getting sunburned and hot out there. So there's that.

So you’d go back outside again and shovel some more... but still wish you could be sitting there to see those San Gabriels (mountains) up close like you can when the smog is not too thick.

And you wished again that it was the Orange & Blue you were watching instead of 'THEE'... or any of those other uniforms.

 

[Illini92and96]

You mean like they have since the Rose Bowl started in 1902?

He meant the playoff semis. Since inception they have been played in December 6 times, and now 4 times on Jan 1st. I think the semis on the 1st are much more appealing.

 

[MustangWally]

You mean like they have since the Rose Bowl started in 1902?

The 1984 Illini/UCLA Rose Bowl was played on Monday, January 2nd.

 

[IlliniFaninHoosierLand]

The 1984 Illini/UCLA Rose Bowl was played on Monday, January 2nd.

As far as I know, they typically don't play the Rose Bowl on January 1 if it falls on Sunday. Or at the very least they don't have the parade that morning.

 

[IlliniKat91]

As far as I know, they typically don't play the Rose Bowl on January 1 if it falls on Sunday. Or at the very least they don't have the parade that morning.

It goes to Monday to avoid conflicts with the NFL, I believe. Robert did a write up on it last year since we had a Jan. 1 bowl that shifted to the 2nd for that reason.

 

[SuperintendentChalmers]

One of the enjoyable things about the Rose Bowl from lovely Pasadena in the San Gabriel Mountain foothills is that it is very often played in warm and beautifully sunny weather. And often, much of the rest of the United States is NOT that way but cold and blustery on that day (but not always).

And so even if you didn’t particularly like the game matchup you’d turn the game on to see bright sunshine and palm trees and people dressed for beach weather. And dream of feeling that way yourself.

And then you’d go outside at halftime and shovel two feet of snow off your driveway and ask yourself why. But then you’d remember that most of the throngs of people packed into the stadium are getting sunburned and hot out there. So there's that.

So you’d go back outside again and shovel some more... but still wish you could be sitting there to see those San Gabriels (mountains) up close like you can when the smog is not too thick.

And you wished again that it was the Orange & Blue you were watching instead of 'THEE'... or any of those other uniforms.

Something that I also think adds to the atmosphere is how with a 2:00 Pacific kickoff, the game starts in the bright sun, hits twilight in the second half and ends as darkness has fallen.