Bowl Talk

[MWHeels]

Wow, this thread has gone off the rails. I wish players wouldn't opt of bowl games, but I can understand why they do, especially for non-playoff bowls. Yes, players have the same risk of getting injured in playoff games, but they are more likely to take the risk instead of missing out on an opportunity to win a national championship.

 

[strummingram]

Yet you still dont get it. The playoffs are meaningless games when looking at the chance of getting hurt and costing yourself millions in the NFL. How is it smart for Deonta Smith, Trevor Lawrence, Justin Fields or Travis Etienne to play in the playoffs?

They're definitely all pro-bono and the players all run the risk of a potential career-ending injury. None of those schools are going to compensate them for the multi-million dollar contracts they could lose just to play for free in a game that monetarily enriches everyone but them.

 

[sctarheel30]

Man the wheels have fallen off of wake’s bus...mainly the 4 consecutive INTs by Hartman

 

[sctarheel30]

I’ve said for a long time that every other Division in NCAA Football has 12-16 team playoff so Div 1 should be able to make it work as well

True.

 

[uncboy10]

What does expanding to 8 games accomplish other than having fans start wanting it expanded to 16?

Most 8 team models include 5 automatic bids for the P5 conference champions, and 3 at-large bids.

The conference championship games for those P5 spots would effectively expand it to ten teams competing for those 5 spots. Plus the 3 at large bids which would probably be determined the way the top 4 is picked now. You gotta think there's at least 5 or 6 teams in contention for those last 3 spots, which gives roughly 16 teams a realistic shot of making the playoffs every year. But it only adds one game to the potential champion's schedule.

The drop off from #4 to #8 is really not that big most years. There always seems to be a deserving team sitting in the #5 or #6 spot. Expanding the playoff gives more teams a chance to compete for a title. College football needs more parity right now. Most people are bored with watching Clemson and Alabama compete for national championships every single year.

 

[MWHeels]

Cotton Bowl turning into a blowout

 

[uncboy10]

Trask is playing like he got paid off by someone

 

[MWHeels]

3rd interception for Trask in the first quarter

 

[sctarheel30]

I know they had a lot of opt outs but glad to see the Sec get a beat down

 

[ohio tarheels]

Cotton Bowl turning into a blowout

We can’t play this bad in our NY6 game can we??

 

[MWHeels]

Florida's defense is keeping them in the game.

 

[MWHeels]

17-10. Florida is lucky to only be down 7

 

[NBBears20124ACHAMPS]

Cotton Bowl turning into a blowout

Bound to happen with 8 starters out for UF.

 

[MWHeels]

31-13 at halftime

 

[strummingram]

Miami's QB, D'Eric King, has a torn ACL and will require surgery. The likelihood for people opting-out of bowl games just got stronger!

 

[MWHeels]

The Alabama game is closer than I expected.

 

[Archer2]

Game is over. Bama rolling.

 

[MWHeels]

This game was never in doubt. Hopefully the next one is more competitive

 

[MWHeels]

I'm going with Clemson in the next game

 

[blazers]

Taco bell spending some cash on nacho ads, eh?

 

[WoadBlue]

I'm going with Clemson in the next game

So far, the Clemson passing D looks awful. OSU receivers are wide open, or Clemson DBs are caught on the wrong side of the receiver. Every pass play. And Clemson is getting no pass rush.

Either that changes, or OSU wins, because that impotent a Clemson pass D along with trying to stop an RB like Sermon means a whole bunch of Buckeye points.

 

[NBBears20124ACHAMPS]

So far, the Clemson passing D looks awful. OSU receivers are wide open, or Clemson DBs are caught on the wrong side of the receiver. Every pass play. And Clemson is getting no pass rush.

Either that changes, or OSU wins, because that impotent a Clemson pass D along with trying to stop an RB like Sermon means a whole bunch of Buckeye points.

They'll be better in the 2nd half when they get their Senior Safety back on the field.

 

[blazers]

By the rule it looks like spearing, crown-usage targeting, but if Fields hadn't spun it would have been shoulder-first instead of helmet-first, yeah?

 

[strummingram]

Tigers might lose tonight.

 

[strummingram]

Skalski is a headhunter!

 

[WoadBlue]

They'll be better in the 2nd half when they get their Senior Safety back on the field.

But now Skalski must sit. Venables has failed to teach his bunch to avoid getting tossed for targeting.

 

[MWHeels]

I think it was the right call

 

[WoadBlue]

By the rule it looks like spearing, crown-usage targeting, but if Fields hadn't spun it would have been shoulder-first instead of helmet-first, yeah?

Perhaps so, but Clemson is still short once again.

 

[NBBears20124ACHAMPS]

But now Skalski must sit. Venables has failed to teach his bunch to avoid getting tossed for targeting.

The game happens pretty fast, little difficult to tell a kid not to do this or that with the speed of the game. Clemson will come out in the 2nd half sharper.

 

[MWHeels]

I hate to see all of the injuries

 

[WoadBlue]

Is Clemson even in true game shape?

 

[NBBears20124ACHAMPS]

Is Clemson even in true game shape?

Physical game.

 

[MWHeels]

I never thought Clemson would give up 35 points in the first half

 

[WoadBlue]

Tonight highlights the reason that Benji Gosnell prefers to play TE at Ohio St than for Longo.

 

[uncboy10]

Clemson is in deep doodoo.

They'll probably need a TD on just about every drive in the 2nd half unless their defense completely does a 180

 

[sctarheel30]

I hate to see all of the injuries

Me too

 

[NBBears20124ACHAMPS]

Tonight highlights the reason that Benji Gosnell prefers to play TE at Ohio St than for Longo.

The last 2 years at UNC is why 4* Nesbit prefers UNC over Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Michigan, Michigan St, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn St and about 15 other schools.

 

[MWHeels]

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Clemson is in deep doodoo.

They'll probably need a TD on just about every drive in the 2nd half unless their defense completely does a 180

Which will be tough to do without Skalski

 

[strummingram]

I never thought Clemson would give up 35 points in the first half

Neither did they!!! I bet Dabo wishes he kept his mouth shut about tOSU's ranking. He's getting his ass whipped.

 

[strummingram]