Jan. 3 bowl thread

[2muchcoffeeman]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. In the end, there can be only one. :D

Great job on handling the kickoff there, UConn. :D

 

[sportschick]

Come 'on, MAC school!

 

[zagoshe]

Let me see if I get this straight --

5-19 and loser of ten in a row Gene Chizik gets a bigger job

Brady Hoke, who lost to Buffalo in the Mac championship game, gets a bigger job

Something named Doug Marrone with no head coaching experience and no real extensive college experience gets a job.

Yet Turner Gill is still at Buffalo.

Yep that seems right to me.......

 

[JR]

Huggy, I should have taken you up on your offer of tickets for the International Bowl. Just got back from errands and it's looking like a pretty good game.

Dropped my kid off at the GO Station at 11:50. He thought it was a 1:00 kick-off. Oh, well.

 

[PeteyPirate]

Let me see if I get this straight --

5-19 and loser of ten in a row Gene Chizik gets a bigger job

Brady Hoke, who lost to Buffalo in the Mac championship game, gets a bigger job

Something named Doug Marrone with no head coaching experience and no real extensive college experience gets a job.

Yet Turner Gill is still at Buffalo.

Yep that seems right to me.......

Brady Hoke got a bigger job? I guess.

 

[MU_was_not_so_hard]

I'm of the thinking that Gill is waiting for a big one. One more 7 or 8 win season at Buffalo, combined with some big gigs likely opening next season, and he's going to be sitting damned pretty.

And how does a team have five turnovers in a half and only trail by three? Edsall is pretty f-ing lucky, methinks.

 

[mustangj17]

Let me see if I get this straight --

5-19 and loser of ten in a row Gene Chizik gets a bigger job

Brady Hoke, who lost to Buffalo in the Mac championship game, gets a bigger job

Something named Doug Marrone with no head coaching experience and no real extensive college experience gets a job.

Yet Turner Gill is still at Buffalo.

Yep that seems right to me.......

Brady Hoke is a better coach than Turner Gill. Who still lost a bunch of games at Buffalo this year. Ball State only lost one. Anyway, Hoke's move was a lateral one, at best.

I'm sorry for not thinking Gill is going to be the next big mid-major to jump to a big conference and succeed. I'd like to see a 12-1 season or two before I believe that. Otherwise he's going to be another Gerry Dinardo.

 

[sportschick]

Do you realize how bad Buffalo was before Gill got there? I mean it's obvious that you don't.

Ohio (which is complete and utter fail at football) could pencil in Buffalo as a win before Gill got there. The Bulls were worse than Washington, Wazzu and Idaho were this year.

 

[prezclinton]

BG fired its coach in 2000 after he lost to Buffalo, giving the Bulls their first D IA win.

 

[mustangj17]

Do you realize how bad Buffalo was before Gill got there? I mean it's obvious that you don't.

Ohio (which is complete and utter fail at football) could pencil in Buffalo as a win before Gill got there. The Bulls were worse than Washington, Wazzu and Idaho were this year.

Actually I do. I think he needs more time.

 

[prezclinton]

Let me see if I get this straight --

5-19 and loser of ten in a row Gene Chizik gets a bigger job

Brady Hoke, who lost to Buffalo in the Mac championship game, gets a bigger job

Something named Doug Marrone with no head coaching experience and no real extensive college experience gets a job.

Yet Turner Gill is still at Buffalo.

Yep that seems right to me.......

Brady Hoke is a better coach than Turner Gill. Who still lost a bunch of games at Buffalo this year. Ball State only lost one. Anyway, Hoke's move was a lateral one, at best.

I'm sorry for not thinking Gill is going to be the next big mid-major to jump to a big conference and succeed. I'd like to see a 12-1 season or two before I believe that. Otherwise he's going to be another Gerry Dinardo.

Hoke's move was not lateral. He's in a way better conference in a better city and a WAY better HS football state. Will he ever field a ranked team? Maybe not, but he's making over 700K and living in one of the nicest cities in the country and has a way better recruiting state.

 

[sportschick]

Do you realize how bad Buffalo was before Gill got there? I mean it's obvious that you don't.

Ohio (which is complete and utter fail at football) could pencil in Buffalo as a win before Gill got there. The Bulls were worse than Washington, Wazzu and Idaho were this year.

Actually I do. I think he needs more time.

Why? Getting that team to 7 or 8 wins is an amazing feat given the program's history. You must work for Auburn.

 

[mustangj17]

Let me see if I get this straight --

5-19 and loser of ten in a row Gene Chizik gets a bigger job

Brady Hoke, who lost to Buffalo in the Mac championship game, gets a bigger job

Something named Doug Marrone with no head coaching experience and no real extensive college experience gets a job.

Yet Turner Gill is still at Buffalo.

Yep that seems right to me.......

Brady Hoke is a better coach than Turner Gill. Who still lost a bunch of games at Buffalo this year. Ball State only lost one. Anyway, Hoke's move was a lateral one, at best.

I'm sorry for not thinking Gill is going to be the next big mid-major to jump to a big conference and succeed. I'd like to see a 12-1 season or two before I believe that. Otherwise he's going to be another Gerry Dinardo.

Hoke's move was not lateral. He's in a way better conference in a better city and a WAY better HS football state. Will he ever field a ranked team? Maybe not, but he's making over 700K and living in one of the nicest cities in the country and has a way better recruiting state.

He left a rising Mac conference and a team that was No. 14. In football terms I don't know. Maybe lifestyle wise it was the better move.

You are right about better recruiting though.

 

[mustangj17]

Do you realize how bad Buffalo was before Gill got there? I mean it's obvious that you don't.

Ohio (which is complete and utter fail at football) could pencil in Buffalo as a win before Gill got there. The Bulls were worse than Washington, Wazzu and Idaho were this year.

Actually I do. I think he needs more time.

Why? Getting that team to 7 or 8 wins is an amazing feat given the program's history. You must work for Auburn.

I agree Chizik blows. But Gill at Auburn. Im not so sure he is ready for the SEC yet. Maybe a year or two more.

 

[prezclinton]

There's no such thing as a rising MAC team. Name me a team that has stayed on top for more than 3-4 years lately. There are teams that rarely have terrible seasons, but look at Miami, Toledo and BG lately.

 

[mustangj17]

There's no such thing as a rising MAC team. Name me a team that has stayed on top for more than 3-4 years lately. There are teams that rarely have terrible seasons, but look at Miami, Toledo and BG lately.

Central Michigan, Western too.

 

[prezclinton]

And dude, it's Mid-American Conference, not Mac conference. Holy **** that just kills me. Nothing personal.

 

[shotglass]

Do you realize how bad Buffalo was before Gill got there? I mean it's obvious that you don't.

Ohio (which is complete and utter fail at football) could pencil in Buffalo as a win before Gill got there. The Bulls were worse than Washington, Wazzu and Idaho were this year.

Actually I do. I think he needs more time.

Turner Gill needs no more time. He is a fast-tracker.

 

[mustangj17]

And dude, it's Mid-American Conference, not Mac conference. Holy **** that just kills me. Nothing personal.

Sorry I'm playing PS2 online and typing in between plays. I should prolly stop. Ill be back later.

 

[prezclinton]

There's no such thing as a rising MAC team. Name me a team that has stayed on top for more than 3-4 years lately. There are teams that rarely have terrible seasons, but look at Miami, Toledo and BG lately.

Central Michigan.

Central just finished their third good year in a row. They were 6-5 in '05, but that's not at the top of the conference. Before that they were a **** team. And now Lefevour is leaving.