A few thoughts
1. I'm sure the 10 million words that are going to be written in this thread after this post arguing the "punished for tOSU game/don't lose to Florida" points will really make a difference but Surly gonna Surly 🙄
2. Do any of you all really believe this team has what it takes to make it to the final 4 this year, much less win it all? If you don't, then...
3. Maybe, just maybe, getting left out while still getting the practices, etc that come with a bowl game will relight the fire under this team and particularly the coaching staff's ass to do what needs to be done to get this to a position where it truly is a contender going into 2026. I know silver linings and all, but we ain't winning it all this year anyway, so I would almost rather have the motivational sting of getting "snubbed" driving this program. Let programs like Tech and aggy celebrate making the playoffs and then doing absolutely nothing in them. Unless you win it all, or at least make the national semifinals, nobody is going to remember shit about it in a few years (real quick, tell me who were the first 8 outs in the 2022 NFL playoffs)