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A Bowling We Will Go...
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 9:57 am
by 89Hen
The bowl season has always been a joke, but it would seem this year may top all others. What is the worst bowl game on the slate?
BTW, maybe should do a poll for worst bowl name...
R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL
GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL
ROYAL PURPLE LAS VEGAS BOWL
RAYCOM MEDIA CAMELLIA BOWL
SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION POINSETTIA BOWL
POPEYES BAHAMAS BOWL
ZAXBY'S HEART OF DALLAS BOWL
BITCOIN ST. PETERSBURG BOWL
QUICK LANE BOWL
DUCK COMMANDER INDEPENDENCE BOWL
FOSTER FARMS BOWL
TAXSLAYER BOWL
GODADDY BOWL
Re: A Bowling We Will Go...
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 10:20 am
by Ibanez
89Hen wrote:The bowl season has always been a joke, but it would seem this year may top all others. What is the worst bowl game on the slate?
BTW, maybe should do a poll for worst bowl name...
DUCK COMMANDER INDEPENDENCE BOWL
Re: A Bowling We Will Go...
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 10:38 am
by GannonFan
Any of the games before Christmas are brutal - only gamblers and alums of the schools will watch those games. So basically at least 4x the size of any FCS tv appearance.
Re: A Bowling We Will Go...
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 11:55 am
by 89Hen
Ibanez wrote:DUCK COMMANDER INDEPENDENCE BOWL
I would agree, but at least it still has the "Independence" in there. Foster Farms Bowl...
Re: A Bowling We Will Go...
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 11:59 am
by Grizalltheway
Shouldn't it be the Duck Commander "No Fags Allowed" Bowl?
Re: A Bowling We Will Go...
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 12:03 pm
by dbackjon
Utah State, Nevada, Air Force are all good teams.
The MWC was far and away the Best G5 conference, but you ECB won't see that.
7-5 Houston vs 6-6 Pitt - that should have been on your list
Re: A Bowling We Will Go...
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 5:28 pm
by DSUrocks07
Ibanez wrote:89Hen wrote:The bowl season has always been a joke, but it would seem this year may top all others. What is the worst bowl game on the slate?
BTW, maybe should do a poll for worst bowl name...
DUCK COMMANDER INDEPENDENCE BOWL
Re: A Bowling We Will Go...
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 8:29 pm
by SuperHornet
The usage of that Camellia Bowl name in ALABAMA is a joke. The Camellia Bowl is the FCS West Region Final (or, in today's usage, the quarterfinal involving the top four seed farthest west), and it's theoretically tied to the Camellia City...Sacramento....
Re: A Bowling We Will Go...
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 9:54 pm
by SDHornet
No "all of they above" option?
But actually Jon is right, most of those with a MWC team in them are at least watchable.
Re: A Bowling We Will Go...
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 7:05 am
by Pwns
The Sun Belt's fourth-place team beat Utah State. The Mountain West is a small step above the Sun Belt, CUSA, and MAC.
I expect Nevada to get all they want from U-La-La. May not watch any of those games, though.
Re: A Bowling We Will Go...
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 7:41 am
by bluehenbillk
GannonFan wrote:Any of the games before Christmas are brutal - only gamblers and alums of the schools will watch those games. So basically at least 4x the size of any FCS tv appearance.
Actually I have new respect for FCS TV ratings. The MLS Cup or Champiosnhip, whatever it's called got a 0.5-0.6 rating. The UNH game or the NDSU game this weekend will both beat that number....
Re: A Bowling We Will Go...
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 8:04 am
by 93henfan
Did they do away with the Beef O'Brady Bowl? That's by far the best bowl name. Plus ODU is in the tard conference that plays in it, so I wanted to laugh at Flaggy if they ever played in it.
Re: A Bowling We Will Go...
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 9:28 am
by dbackjon
SDHornet wrote:No "all of they above" option?
But actually Jon is right, most of those with a MWC team in them are at least watchable.
The fact you agree with me on something a big surprise?
Re: A Bowling We Will Go...
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 9:36 am
by dbackjon
Pwns wrote:The Sun Belt's fourth-place team beat Utah State. The Mountain West is a small step above the Sun Belt, CUSA, and MAC.
I expect Nevada to get all they want from U-La-La. May not watch any of those games, though.
Arkansas State is an up and down team - and Utah State was dealing with a major injury that game.
Computer rankings, other ranking show that there is a HUGE gap between Mountain West and Sun Belch.
The only losses MW teams had to teams with losing records were to Oregon State (7 losses) and to Colorado (and Colorado State destroyed CU).
Nevada took down BYU (who beat Texas easily), and Wazzou. U-La-La will be tough though, playing in New Orleans. U-La-La has been less than impressive this year - only winning against Ga State by 3, Lost to Boise by 25, gotten killed by Liberty Victim App State.
Re: A Bowling We Will Go...
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 10:13 am
by 89Hen
dbackjon wrote:Utah State, Nevada, Air Force are all good teams.
The MWC was far and away the Best G5 conference, but you ECB won't see that.
7-5 Houston vs 6-6 Pitt - that should have been on your list
Cripes Jon, not everything is an all encompassing list. Plenty of ECB games on the list. Why do you have to be a partisan hack in everything you do? But since you want to open that box...
Tennessee 38 - Utah State 7
Arkansas State 21 - Utah State 14
Nevada 7-5 squeaking past SUU
Air Force, they've been much better in the past. CIC trophy plus wins over Georgia State and Nicholls... meh. AFA vs WMU in Boise...
Re: A Bowling We Will Go...
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 10:55 am
by Pwns
I was pretty underwhelmed with Air Force against FBS-in-name-only Georgia State.
Re: A Bowling We Will Go...
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 11:01 am
by bluehenbillk
93henfan wrote:Did they do away with the Beef O'Brady Bowl? That's by far the best bowl name. Plus ODU is in the tard conference that plays in it, so I wanted to laugh at Flaggy if they ever played in it.
Yep sorry bit it's gone. I may be in for the Military Bowl in Annapolis this December!
Re: A Bowling We Will Go...
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 11:06 am
by 93henfan
bluehenbillk wrote:93henfan wrote:Did they do away with the Beef O'Brady Bowl? That's by far the best bowl name. Plus ODU is in the tard conference that plays in it, so I wanted to laugh at Flaggy if they ever played in it.
Yep sorry bit it's gone. I may be in for the Military Bowl in Annapolis this December!
Ah yes. Tropical Annapolis. Always pleasant in late December.
Re: A Bowling We Will Go...
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 12:49 pm
by CAA Flagship
93henfan wrote:Did they do away with the Beef O'Brady Bowl? That's by far the best bowl name. Plus ODU is in the tard conference that plays in it, so I wanted to laugh at Flaggy if they ever played in it.
Re: A Bowling We Will Go...
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2014 4:18 pm
by JayJ79
you know the postseason is too big when you don't have enough fully eligible teams to fill all the slots and have to take transitional teams
Re: A Bowling We Will Go...
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 9:01 am
by SDHornet
dbackjon wrote:SDHornet wrote:No "all of they above" option?
But actually Jon is right, most of those with a MWC team in them are at least watchable.
The fact you agree with me on something a big surprise?
We agree on a lot more than you think.
Re: A Bowling We Will Go...
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 9:02 am
by SDHornet
dbackjon wrote:Pwns wrote:The Sun Belt's fourth-place team beat Utah State. The Mountain West is a small step above the Sun Belt, CUSA, and MAC.
I expect Nevada to get all they want from U-La-La. May not watch any of those games, though.
Arkansas State is an up and down team - and Utah State was dealing with a major injury that game.
Computer rankings, other ranking show that there is a HUGE gap between Mountain West and Sun Belch.
The only losses MW teams had to teams with losing records were to Oregon State (7 losses) and to Colorado (and Colorado State destroyed CU).
Nevada took down BYU (who beat Texas easily), and Wazzou. U-La-La will be tough though, playing in New Orleans. U-La-La has been less than impressive this year - only winning against Ga State by 3, Lost to Boise by 25, gotten killed by Liberty Victim App State.
All one needs to point out about the Sun Belch is that newly FCS move ups (GSU & Appy) ran through that conference like a hot knife thru butter and finished in a dominating 1-2 in that "FBS" conference.
Re: A Bowling We Will Go...
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 9:19 am
by tampajag
Can I just laugh at Da U playing in Shreveport?
Re: A Bowling We Will Go...
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 9:25 am
by SDHornet
tampajag wrote:Can I just laugh at Da U playing in Shreveport?
Only if you also point.
Re: A Bowling We Will Go...
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 11:26 am
by tampajag
SDHornet wrote:tampajag wrote:Can I just laugh at Da U playing in Shreveport?
Only if you also point.
