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Everything Bowl

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by mb, Nov 27, 2010.

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  1. derwood

    derwood Active Member

    Humanitarian.
     
    derwood, Nov 28, 2010
    #37
  2. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    It is my understand, which may well be incorrect, that the Pac-10's failure to have enough teams bowl eligible for all its slots could give Boise an opening to move up the chain a bit.
     
    Michael_ Gee, Nov 28, 2010
    #38
  3. derwood

    derwood Active Member

    Kraft Hunger Bowl?
     
    derwood, Nov 28, 2010
    #39
  4. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    They'll get paid in mac and cheese.
     
    Baron Scicluna, Nov 28, 2010
    #40
  5. Madhavok

    Madhavok Well-Known Member

    I'll agree, the Big East isn't half of what it used to be 10-15 years ago. But when the BCS was put into play, the Big East always had a team in the top five and a slew in the Top 25. With Miami, Va Tech and Boston College leaving, it all went to hell. Maybe then the BCS should have reevaluated the conference. Maybe it will after this year if it can ?
     
    Madhavok, Nov 28, 2010
    #41
  6. derwood

    derwood Active Member

    Don't forget Notre Dame is part of their allocation.
     
    derwood, Nov 28, 2010
    #42
  7. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    If Stanford is top four, it is guaranteed a spot in a BCS bowl, probably the Fiesta. And the BCS needs to change it so a conference champion has to be ranked a certain spot in the final standings (top 15 perhaps) to be guaranteed a berth in a BCS bowl and if it's not, then the bowls can take someone else (not from that conference).

    But it won't. So a four-loss team from the Big East gets the big payout in a big bowl and Boise gets shoved to the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl.
     
    MileHigh, Nov 28, 2010
    #43
  8. ucacm

    ucacm Active Member

    There's not a single conference in America that would agree to not let its conference champion get a guaranteed spot in the BCS.
     
    ucacm, Nov 28, 2010
    #44
  9. TigerVols

    TigerVols Well-Known Member

    Most importantly:

    Will Mizzou play in the Holiday Bowl so the TigerVols family can go see them?
     
    TigerVols, Nov 28, 2010
    #45
  10. JayFarrar

    JayFarrar Well-Known Member

    You also seem to forget that Boise also beat the soon-to-be national champions last year as well.
     
    JayFarrar, Nov 28, 2010
    #46
  11. zagoshe

    zagoshe Well-Known Member


    WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT FUCKING MAKE?

    Seriously?

    It makes no difference at all to schools in a conference. Not one iota.

    If you aren't in the championship game, the only game that matters, whether you are on the blue turf, in El Paso, In Nashville, in Las Vegas or in Tempe or New Orleans - it is an exhibition game that means nothing and really, given that it takes place so far removed from the season, really has little value other than to get an extra month of practice for your underclassmen.

    All this whining about bowl positioning is silly.

    Almost every BCS conference takes its total bowl payout and divides it evenly among its members and the only difference in money is the amount a school is given to cover travel expenses.
     
    zagoshe, Nov 28, 2010
    #47
  12. zagoshe

    zagoshe Well-Known Member

    And both of you seem to forget that last year is not relevant, seeing as Alabama was the national champions last year and has three losses this year.
     
    zagoshe, Nov 28, 2010
    #48
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