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Post by beavadelic on Dec 27, 2019 20:49:46 GMT -8
Losing 49-24 to a decent Iowa team in San Diego tonight. Yeah, Clay is definitely the man. That team seldom looks ready to play in their bowl games. What a nosedive.
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Post by nexus73 on Dec 27, 2019 21:06:48 GMT -8
Oh if only the Trojans could play that bad when we are in the Coliseum. KO return TD, Pick-6, a ton of turnovers, lose the starting QB to injury, D getting shredded...when it rains it pours.
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Post by lebaneaver on Dec 27, 2019 21:08:30 GMT -8
Oh if only the Trojans could play that bad when we are in the Coliseum. KO return TD, Pick-6, a ton of turnovers, lose the starting QB to injury, D getting shredded...when it rains it pours. |
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Post by irimi on Dec 27, 2019 21:37:04 GMT -8
Honest question. Do the minor bowl games even matter? Sure, a win is always better. Sure, the extra practices matter. Sure, making it to a bowl game is important. But does anyone really care how the minor bowl games turn out?
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Dec 27, 2019 22:03:52 GMT -8
The Holiday Bowl is not a minor bowl.
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Post by irimi on Dec 27, 2019 22:19:29 GMT -8
The Holiday Bowl is not a minor bowl. Well, since a few years back, only the CFP bowls matter. Anything less and you can’t be sure that the full team will play, particularly if there’s a star player going pro. |
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Post by beaverinohio on Dec 28, 2019 10:15:53 GMT -8
Honest question. Do the minor bowl games even matter? Sure, a win is always better. Sure, the extra practices matter. Sure, making it to a bowl game is important. But does anyone really care how the minor bowl games turn out? Does anyone care? Fans of the teams’ care. I would hope that the players who suit up care, and I think they do. Coaches certainly do. Really before the playoffs were instituted, there was rarely if ever more than 4 teams that had a chance to be voted number 1 in final poll. So has it changed that much? The big change has been that the traditional top bowls don’t always have the same conference tie-ins. Watching the Cotton Bowl and not a Big 12 or SEC team in sight. Now does the average fan care that Iowa best USC? Probably not. But then again 25 years ago no one would have cared who won a bowl game on Dec. 27 either |
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Post by irimi on Dec 28, 2019 11:10:53 GMT -8
Honest question. Do the minor bowl games even matter? Sure, a win is always better. Sure, the extra practices matter. Sure, making it to a bowl game is important. But does anyone really care how the minor bowl games turn out? Does anyone care? Fans of the teams’ care. I would hope that the players who suit up care, and I think they do. Coaches certainly do. Really before the playoffs were instituted, there was rarely if ever more than 4 teams that had a chance to be voted number 1 in final poll. So has it changed that much? The big change has been that the traditional top bowls don’t always have the same conference tie-ins. Watching the Cotton Bowl and not a Big 12 or SEC team in sight. Now does the average fan care that Iowa best USC? Probably not. But then again 25 years ago no one would have cared who won a bowl game on Dec. 27 either Good points. Thanks! |
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Post by beavaristotle on Dec 28, 2019 11:23:08 GMT -8
Losing 49-24 to a decent Iowa team in San Diego tonight. Yeah, Clay is definitely the man. That team seldom looks ready to play in their bowl games. What a nosedive. Clay is part of the problem, but they go way beyond him to the athletic department and administration. no direction, no leadership. Joel Klatt who worked the game said it best "it takes 10,000 people to screw in a light bulb at USC these days. |
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Post by four2itus on Dec 28, 2019 18:46:31 GMT -8
I don't care = No one else cares
Getting more and more common among younger sports fans. No disrespect intended.
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Post by spudbeaver on Dec 29, 2019 11:31:22 GMT -8
Clay is part of the problem, but they go way beyond him to the athletic department and administration. no direction, no leadership. Joel Klatt who worked the game said it best "it takes 10,000 people to screw in a light bulb at USC these days. [b Joel Klatt sounds just like Baseba1111. “Expert” at everything - just ask him. Hmmm...has anybody ever seen them together?? |
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Post by sagebrush on Dec 29, 2019 12:16:49 GMT -8
Helton is going to try to save his job by cleaning house internally. Count on 2-3 assistants being gone.
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Post by zeroposter on Dec 29, 2019 13:30:52 GMT -8
Helton is going to try to save his job by cleaning house internally. Count on 2-3 assistants being gone. Already gone. Same solution after last season. |
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Post by beavadelic on Dec 29, 2019 19:40:21 GMT -8
Helton is going to try to save his job by cleaning house internally. Count on 2-3 assistants being gone. Already gone. Same solution after last season. Groundhogs Day in LA! |
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Post by irimi on Dec 29, 2019 19:40:27 GMT -8
I don't care = No one else cares Getting more and more common among younger sports fans. No disrespect intended. A couple of years back shortly after the CFP began, I was shocked at the number of star athletes not playing in their school’s bowl game. I can’t remember which players or which teams but it seemed pretty crappy to me. I figured that perhaps the bowl games don’t mean as much as they used to. My question was an honest one, not an indication of whether I care or not. My mistake was to assume a conclusion based on what may have been a unique year. Your mistake was to assume that A) I am young and B) that I don’t care. |
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