Totally Meaningless Bowl Game Thread

[Ufan81]

Here's how puke made it

 

[passitback]

If we miss the playoffs, idgaf what bowl or opponent we play.

 

[scane]

Lobby for the Holiday Bowl so we can get some early face time with the FOX execs

 

[Suhrthing]

Duke will not beat VA. It’s over guys.

 

[BeastMode]

Would decline the bowl game if the CFP/ACC doesn't do the right thing, on account of how absurd all this is.

Not fair the kids. Many will want to play. They also enjoy the gifts and money from the bowl as a team. Sucks for the fans and the seniors/juniors declaring that this is how it ends but it’s dumb to even say skip the bowl.

 

[JamesQuall]

We have to share some blame in some ways, but I will not & cannot let go of my 1st gripe. Oh, one other gripe:

4. WHY IN THE FCK DID IT TAKE US 3/4 OF THE SEASON TO FINALLY “LET IT RIP?” Why did we continue to put ourselves in perilous situations in 5 of our first 8 games b4 flipping the switch to just dominate? Now it looks like we’re putting lipstick on the pig to change the committees mind.

Everyone’s getting upset at everyone except ourselves. Yes, there’s a clear bias against the ACC, that’s been obvious and openly acknowledged since the CFP began. And if the ACC won’t even fight for itself, why would the committee fight for the ACC?

All of the other stuff of ND, B1G, and SEC teams getting preferential treatment were known knowns. All we had to do was control our fate but we decided to relinquish that control and hand it over to the incompetent ACC and CFP

But the frustration should really be aimed at Mario and his staff. They turned this team into a group of meat-grinders, stubbornly shoving everything through by hand and then acting surprised when they kept losing fingers. The safety tool, the one designed to push the meat through without injury, isn’t just a prop. It’s literally there to protect you from yourself, and they ignored it until it was too late. Only after losing most of their left hand did they finally switch things up and let the players actually play.

IMO, that’s the most frustrating part. We knew the ACC would be lucky to get one team in. We knew the ACC wasn’t going to help us. We knew we had a smaller margin for error than teams outside the conference. And yet we still played with our food, and choked because of it.

 

[OldhamA]

Boycott Bowl

Yep. I'd decline the invite - everyone sits out anyway.

Let's end the season on a high with the win against Pitt.

 

[We’reBeckCane]

I get that the kids would miss out on swag and travel, etc. But man, let the season speak for itself and don’t drag us into another ****** bowl that nobody wants to play in. If there was any season to have all of the kids opt out this would be it.

 

[OldhamA]

Not fair the kids. Many will want to play. They also enjoy the gifts and money from the bowl as a team. Sucks for the fans and the seniors/juniors declaring that this is how it ends but it’s dumb to even say skip the bowl.

They're no longer kids getting gift cards from Bowl Games.

They're paid professionals.

 

[MiamisMoperiestMopes]

Everyone’s getting upset at everyone except ourselves. Yes, there’s a clear bias against the ACC, that’s been obvious and openly acknowledged since the CFP began. And if the ACC won’t even fight for itself, why would the committee fight for the ACC?

All of the other stuff of ND, B1G, and SEC teams getting preferential treatment were known knowns. All we had to do was control our fate but we decided to relinquish that control and hand it over to the incompetent ACC and CFP

But the frustration should really be aimed at Mario and his staff. They turned this team into a group of meat-grinders, stubbornly shoving everything through by hand and then acting surprised when they kept losing fingers. The safety tool, the one designed to push the meat through without injury, isn’t just a prop. It’s literally there to protect you from yourself, and they ignored it until it was too late. Only after losing most of their left hand did they finally switch things up and let the players actually play.

IMO, that’s the most frustrating part. We knew the ACC would be lucky to get one team in. We knew the ACC wasn’t going to help us. We knew we had a smaller margin for error than teams outside the conference. And yet we still played with our food, and choked because of it.

Can’t be said enough. Most will be too in their feels and crying about how unfair it is to know this is our own undoing. This isn’t to dump or mope on Mario. it took two losses to stop hiding behind early W’s. If we’re lucky this new found appreciation for letting it rip continues next year and we don’t just revert back to caveman tactics.