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5 hours ago, Nicole44 said:

Or should we have just opted out of the amazing bowl game a few years against Georgia since they didn’t want to be there. No one told Bevo it was just a meaningless bowl game. It was one of the best and most memorable games of the last decade for Texas. I just don’t understand what people are saying or talking about here. The committee told us the previous Sunday we had no chance in the CFP and reconfirmed it yesterday. It was over last week. People need to get over it being a shock and move the fuck on. We have real holes we need to plug before we raid the portal. We have to play against a decent enough team to evaluate where we are in order to plug the right damn holes. 

Georgia also didn’t play like they didn’t want to be there. They just got their asses whipped. 

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Posted
8 hours ago, Bevo&Pevo said:

If a player is afraid of injury they shouldn't play another game ever.  Airplanes crash sometimes, so don't get on the flight.  Better be careful what you're eating you might choke.  Not playing as a player is really not different than Notre Dame not being in a conference.  Simply selfish.   There is ton of guys playing who will not go pro and they still suit up.  

Well, looks like I'll be driving this year and the years going forward. I hate airplanes. I have aerophobia/aviophobia, so i only fly if absolutely necessary. Like, your ass better be trapped under a big rig and dying. I really don't get how people just get on airplanes and go to sleep. I think if I want to die in a plane crash I should probably take some LSD or MDMA. And xanax. All I can think about is if that pilot is having a really shitty day and hasn't been taking his meds for a month, he just caught his girl cheating with a friend, or he's been dealing with some shit internally like that pilot from Malaysia airlines 370. He just said "Fuck it. Every mf'er on here dying today."

Pass. 

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I don't know, I like both. The euphoric feeling is quite bad ass. The LSD, nah, that was hyperbole. I don't want my last minutes seeing flashing lights and hearing screaming. It's a lose-lose for me, regardless. No amount of drugs would do anything. I actually make the experience worse by looking that shit up and hearing about them on podcasts. I am glutton for punishment. It's like when I watch shark attack videos before heading to the beach. I don't know why I do it. It's like I want to feel the fear and adrenaline or some shit. Or maybe that's just my sociopathic side telling me we do still have emotions. 

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I think the value of having your school attend a meaningless bowl game is slipping below the drawbacks.

More and more marquee teams will opt out.

More and more recognizable players will opt out.

The college playoffs will continue to expand. 

Since the bowls have passed their relevancy, they will die, just as the runner-up game for the NFL championship game died in the late sixties.  

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Posted
18 minutes ago, TreatyOak said:

I think the value of having your school attend a meaningless bowl game is slipping below the drawbacks.

More and more marquee teams will opt out.

More and more recognizable players will opt out.

The college playoffs will continue to expand. 

Since the bowls have passed their relevancy, they will die, just as the runner-up game for the NFL championship game died in the late sixties.  

The players opting out started when? I remember one player opting out and it was kind of a big deal at the time, and then slowly it began happening more and more. 
 

As for the bowl games— they're not really good or bad, they're just more games to keep us entertained because we will be crying and whining to watch William & Mary take on Mount Union on Tues the 27th or whatever. I take full advantage of the games, and I'm also happy we don't suck at baseball anymore. And softball. After March Madness, NBA playoffs/finals (if you're into that), all we have left is baseball and softball, then a dry spell for about a month. But let's be real- we're all here because football reigns supreme. Plus recruiting kicks up a notch. 

Posted
4 minutes ago, William Bludworth said:

The players opting out started when? I remember one player opting out and it was kind of a big deal at the time, and then slowly it began happening more and more. 
 

As for the bowl games— they're not really good or bad, they're just more games to keep us entertained because we will be crying and whining to watch William & Mary take on Mount Union on Tues the 27th or whatever. I take full advantage of the games, and I'm also happy we don't suck at baseball anymore. And softball. After March Madness, NBA playoffs/finals (if you're into that), all we have left is baseball and softball, then a dry spell for about a month. But let's be real- we're all here because football reigns supreme. Plus recruiting kicks up a notch. 

Tribe is FCS, bruh. Ain't playin' no D-III Mount Union.

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Posted
15 minutes ago, n64ra said:

All-Time Wins

U-M     1021
Texas 970

Let's cut into that deficit.

I get the disappointment of the CFP bullshit, but that’s done. Anyone who’s not going to have fun watching us beat Michigan on NYE needs to come around.

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Posted
38 minutes ago, TreatyOak said:

I think the value of having your school attend a meaningless bowl game is slipping below the drawbacks.

More and more marquee teams will opt out.

More and more recognizable players will opt out.

The college playoffs will continue to expand. 

Since the bowls have passed their relevancy, they will die, just as the runner-up game for the NFL championship game died in the late sixties.  

The only way to incorporate the bowls is thru the playoffs. And play in to the playoffs. We would all be excited as fuck to play in the Cheez It play in  bowl vs Michigan to make the playoffs, ya know? I mean what the Reliaquest bowl PLAY IN bowl between Iowa and Vandy is way cooler. Or Duke playing into  the playoffs whoever the fuck Mayo Bowl play in. You can still have the corporate shit. But of the remaining bowls the best two are Cheez It and Pop Tarts. Still those would go to the highest seeded play in teams I guess? I see your point but the bowl names have to be tied into the fucking playoffs somehow. 

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The new transfer portal window is only from Jan 2-16. There is no more spring window and it’s the only time undergrads can enter the portal. We should be using our time and resources to secure the best talent in the portal instead of channeling our resources into a bowl game with no championship implications. If a transfer has to be swayed by the outcome of the Cheez-It bowl, we aren’t as solid as we think. 

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Posted
8 minutes ago, MrBig said:

The new transfer portal window is only from Jan 2-16. There is no more spring window and it’s the only time undergrads can enter the portal. We should be using our time and resources to secure the best talent in the portal instead of channeling our resources into a bowl game with no championship implications. If a transfer has to be swayed by the outcome of the Cheez-It bowl, we aren’t as solid as we think. 

Other teams do both and have for years I think we’ll manage. 

Posted
10 minutes ago, MrBig said:

The new transfer portal window is only from Jan 2-16. There is no more spring window and it’s the only time undergrads can enter the portal. We should be using our time and resources to secure the best talent in the portal instead of channeling our resources into a bowl game with no championship implications. If a transfer has to be swayed by the outcome of the Cheez-It bowl, we aren’t as solid as we think. 

We know how to sway them $$$$$$$$$$$$

Posted
1 hour ago, TreatyOak said:

More and more marquee teams will opt out.

As long as there are school payouts and conference-shared payouts, this will definitely not happen. Notre Dame is trying to make a point and doesn't have a conference to come down on them. KSU's head coach is coaching another team through the playoffs. 

 

1 hour ago, TreatyOak said:

More and more recognizable players will opt out.

This has been a thing since, what, Christian McCaffrey? Players going to the draft will continue to opt out, but this isn't going to matter until a fully healthy, non transfer portal, returning starter is held out of a bowl game. It's not going to happen because players can only get so much better in practice. Players get exponentially better with in game reps.

Posted
9 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Yeah blow out a ACL or Achilles for a game that doesn’t matter and miss all next season. Smart choice.

You know what, I agree with you!! In fact, any returning starter should just sit out the bowl practices too! Way too much risk. Don't these coaches know that Baxter got hurt during a practice??! A practice??! Nope, too much risk, don't let the starters practice either. They should just play EA CFB on PS5 against Michigan to try and simulate live reps. It's the only smart business decision.

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Posted
58 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Tribe is FCS, bruh. Ain't playin' no D-III Mount Union.

I remember Mount Union was a powerhouse in the 90s/early aughts. I only caught a couple of games, but they were pretty fun to watch. I used to get them confused with Fork Union Military Academy for whatever reason. I don't even know why Mount Union popped into my head. I hadn't heard about them in a long ass time. 

Posted
5 hours ago, Nicole44 said:

The only way to incorporate the bowls is thru the playoffs. And play in to the playoffs. We would all be excited as fuck to play in the Cheez It play in  bowl vs Michigan to make the playoffs, ya know? I mean what the Reliaquest bowl PLAY IN bowl between Iowa and Vandy is way cooler. Or Duke playing into  the playoffs whoever the fuck Mayo Bowl play in. You can still have the corporate shit. But of the remaining bowls the best two are Cheez It and Pop Tarts. Still those would go to the highest seeded play in teams I guess? I see your point but the bowl names have to be tied into the fucking playoffs somehow. 

I should specified non-playoff related bowl games. The market is over saturated w them and the ratings for so many of them are not good. 

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Ah yes, let’s reach back 20+ years to an era that no longer exist to try and prove a point 

Era no longer exists? Yesterday, doesn’t exist either and neither does tomorrow.

VY should have skipped the 2005 Rose Bowl then. It was a game where he could have been injured. He might have dropped in draft but he might have landed at a better spot and had a longer career with a real coach and more money. And what is a trophy anyway, I can buy those at the store.
Posted
11 hours ago, TreatyOak said:

I think the value of having your school attend a meaningless bowl game is slipping below the drawbacks.

More and more marquee teams will opt out.

More and more recognizable players will opt out.

The college playoffs will continue to expand. 

Since the bowls have passed their relevancy, they will die, just as the runner-up game for the NFL championship game died in the late sixties.  

With the playoff expansion almost certain for next season, the end of the bowl season as we know it is in progress.  

A few  like the Citrus, Alamo, etc might be kept around and added to  existing bowls in the playoff brackets depending if we go 16 or 24.   But I’m thinking the AD’s kind of like the concept where the  first rounds are awarded to the team in higher seeds for a home game and with an expansion that might push that to a second round too.   

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Let’s just hope the Co-op doesn’t print up a bunch of Cheez it Bowl  Champions T Shirts and other stuff if we win this game.

That is so aggy like.   When we won the NIT a few years ago and they did this, it was kind of cringe.  I’m sure many of those shirt went straight to the $5 discount rack a week later.  

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Posted
11 minutes ago, Nueces River Rat said:

With the playoff expansion almost certain for next season, the end of the bowl season as we know it is in progress.  

A few  like the Citrus, Alamo, etc might be kept around and added to  existing bowls in the playoff brackets depending if we go 16 or 24.   But I’m thinking the AD’s kind of like the concept where the  first rounds are awarded to the team in higher seeds for a home game and with an expansion that might push that to a second round too.   

I agree with this.

Fans are also adapting, and will stop being mad at schools and players that identify that the costs of participating in these increasingly pointless and irrelevant exhibition events are greater than the benefits.

 

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Posted
10 hours ago, William Bludworth said:

I remember Mount Union was a powerhouse in the 90s/early aughts. I only caught a couple of games, but they were pretty fun to watch. I used to get them confused with Fork Union Military Academy for whatever reason. I don't even know why Mount Union popped into my head. I hadn't heard about them in a long ass time. 

They still are a powerhouse, granted they were upset this past weekend as the 2 seed in the 3rd round (yes, D3 has already played 3 rounds of the playoffs) 10-7 in 2OT by John Carroll.

Posted
10 hours ago, Hank_Hill said:

Other teams do both and have for years I think we’ll manage. 

This is a new rule for this upcoming year. Prior years had a spring window. Jan 2-16 is the only transfer window available now. The other teams “doing both” have a leg up because they’re in the CFP. We’re wasting time with this stupid bowl prep when Sark could be full throttle focused on recruiting these transfers.

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20 hours ago, Codaxx said:

Vince was not draft eligible after the 2004 season. I really do not understand how this is applicable to draftable players skipping the game. The game has changed so much that this is really just inapplicable. 

You are correct.  I remember when the ball crossing the goal used to be the metric for scoring.  Clearly the game has changed. 

 

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Posted
25 minutes ago, MrBig said:

This is a new rule for this upcoming year. Prior years had a spring window. Jan 2-16 is the only transfer window available now. The other teams “doing both” have a leg up because they’re in the CFP. We’re wasting time with this stupid bowl prep when Sark could be full throttle focused on recruiting these transfers.

Isn't that what we have a GM and Player Personnel Director for?

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50 minutes ago, Nueces River Rat said:

Let’s just hope the Co-op doesn’t print up a bunch of Cheez it Bowl  Champions T Shirts and other stuff if we win this game.

That is so aggy like.   When we won the NIT a few years ago and they did this, it was kind of cringe.  I’m sure many of those shirt went straight to the $5 discount rack a week later.  

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Posted
1 minute ago, BurntOrange&White said:

You mean the people That sark tells what to do and who to target?

Yes

This will free him up a little for game planning. Good news! He's got even more time to prep for Michigan than he did for UF and UGA.

Posted
11 hours ago, MrBig said:

The new transfer portal window is only from Jan 2-16. There is no more spring window and it’s the only time undergrads can enter the portal. We should be using our time and resources to secure the best talent in the portal instead of channeling our resources into a bowl game with no championship implications. If a transfer has to be swayed by the outcome of the Cheez-It bowl, we aren’t as solid as we think. 

I'm going to post this again. aggy's bowl game practices helped them get KC Concepcion when he was debating which school to transfer to. He attended aggy's Las Vegas Bowl practices and watched Marcel Reed throw. He committed shortly after that. aggy isn't playing the playoff without him. So yeah, maybe we can do both.

https://myaggienation.com/aggie_sports/football/how-texas-a-m-wr-kc-concepcions-bowl-practice-visit-helped-seal-his-transfer-decision/article_271097bf-6f6d-55a0-bb9c-3e06fe41d662.html

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Posted
1 minute ago, DFW Horn said:

Yes

This will free him up a little for game planning. Good news! He's got even more time to prep for Michigan than he did for UF and UGA.

You think sark, who let the one lone guy who wasn’t a yes man walk because sark is the alpha and omega of decision making for the program?

Posted
55 minutes ago, Nueces River Rat said:

Let’s just hope the Co-op doesn’t print up a bunch of Cheez it Bowl  Champions T Shirts and other stuff if we win this game.

That is so aggy like.   When we won the NIT a few years ago and they did this, it was kind of cringe.  I’m sure many of those shirt went straight to the $5 discount rack a week later.  

Idk man thIs is a fun bowl with lots of eyeballs. 

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Posted
10 minutes ago, mdmost said:

I'm going to post this again. aggy's bowl game practices helped them get KC Concepcion when he was debating which school to transfer to. He attended aggy's Las Vegas Bowl practices and watched Marcel Reed throw. He committed shortly after that. aggy isn't playing the playoff without him. So yeah, maybe we can do both.

https://myaggienation.com/aggie_sports/football/how-texas-a-m-wr-kc-concepcions-bowl-practice-visit-helped-seal-his-transfer-decision/article_271097bf-6f6d-55a0-bb9c-3e06fe41d662.html

You keep posting this but it isn't gaining traction like you want because most people know that "I wanted to come here because I watched Marcel throw in practice" is a cover because guys still don't want to admit that they came for the money. 

Posted
14 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

You think sark, who let the one lone guy who wasn’t a yes man walk because sark is the alpha and omega of decision making for the program?

I'm not gonna pretend to know Sark's management style or MO.

We've beaten that to death on another thread, but all we've got are rumors, innuendo, and hearsay.

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