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Topic: Its the Most Capital One Time of the Year (Bowl Game SOC)

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medinabuckeye1

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Re: Its the Most Capital One Time of the Year (Bowl Game SOC)
« Reply #154 on: December 29, 2025, 03:23:57 PM »
Quote from: FearlessF on December 28, 2025, 09:05:25 AM
SEC 0-2 yesterday
I used to care but anymore, not much.  Even in the old days I understood that the motivation level varies greatly in bowls so sometimes results weren't really indicative of abilities but now that we have a CFP and a portal and opt-outs the non-CFP bowl results seem more meaningless than ever.  
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Re: Its the Most Capital One Time of the Year (Bowl Game SOC)
« Reply #155 on: December 29, 2025, 03:25:13 PM »
it's always fun to poke the SEC for me
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Re: Its the Most Capital One Time of the Year (Bowl Game SOC)
« Reply #156 on: December 29, 2025, 03:37:48 PM »
Quote from: medinabuckeye1 on December 29, 2025, 03:23:57 PM
I used to care but anymore, not much.  Even in the old days I understood that the motivation level varies greatly in bowls so sometimes results weren't really indicative of abilities but now that we have a CFP and a portal and opt-outs the non-CFP bowl results seem more meaningless than ever. 
Thankfully, they still mean one thing that I like. They mean I get to watch random football through December.
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Re: Its the Most Capital One Time of the Year (Bowl Game SOC)
« Reply #157 on: December 29, 2025, 04:10:35 PM »
yes, and while watching, it's good to have a villain to root against
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Re: Its the Most Capital One Time of the Year (Bowl Game SOC)
« Reply #158 on: December 29, 2025, 04:12:09 PM »
So when's UNL on?
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Re: Its the Most Capital One Time of the Year (Bowl Game SOC)
« Reply #159 on: December 29, 2025, 04:24:00 PM »
Quote from: medinabuckeye1 on December 29, 2025, 03:07:23 PM
I perused the B1GBB schedule on the ap on my phone and Washington is IIRC an 11 point favorite while the rest of the teams in the league playing today are all favored by 20+ so there isn't much in the way of good entertainment value there.  Sure, you might enjoy watching YOUR team beat the crap out of some hapless opponent but it isn't appointment viewing and you definitely aren't going to watch some other B1G team beat the crap out of a hapless opponent. 
Agreed. I'm just salty because the last two Boiler games were on Peacock, this game (should be a major rout) on B1G+, and then the Purdue SoCal swing of USC/UCLA is also already slated for Peacock. 

I thought the reason the BTN existed was to make sure that we always got to see our teams play. Games should be free (network), cable (ESPN/FS1/etc), cable (BTN). None of this EXTRA streaming service bullshit.

But a stretch of 5 games out of 9, over the span of about a month, were on extra streaming services. For a team ranked in the top 10 nationally and one of the bigger draws in B1G CBB.

I realize I'm tilting at windmills here. 
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Re: Its the Most Capital One Time of the Year (Bowl Game SOC)
« Reply #160 on: December 29, 2025, 04:30:15 PM »
you sound like a Boomer
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Re: Its the Most Capital One Time of the Year (Bowl Game SOC)
« Reply #161 on: December 29, 2025, 04:38:22 PM »
Quote from: FearlessF on December 29, 2025, 04:30:15 PM
you sound like a Boomer
Eh. Maybe so. Don't really care though. 

They're testing us. They're trying to see how far sports fans will go. If we want it to stop, the only thing we can do is not reward them by paying for it.

I'm not signing up for Peacock just to watch Purdue. I'm voting with my wallet that if they keep trying to paywall everything, I'd rather not watch it than fork over. I'm not even signing up for a free trial and then canceling, like @847badgerfan did with Netflix last week. Because even that shows I care enough about the team/sport that I'll jump through their hoops. 

Screw 'em. They want to find our breaking point. Well, that's mine. 
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Re: Its the Most Capital One Time of the Year (Bowl Game SOC)
« Reply #162 on: December 29, 2025, 04:45:09 PM »
Quote from: betarhoalphadelta on December 29, 2025, 04:24:00 PM
Agreed. I'm just salty because the last two Boiler games were on Peacock, this game (should be a major rout) on B1G+, and then the Purdue SoCal swing of USC/UCLA is also already slated for Peacock.

I thought the reason the BTN existed was to make sure that we always got to see our teams play. Games should be free (network), cable (ESPN/FS1/etc), cable (BTN). None of this EXTRA streaming service bullshit.

But a stretch of 5 games out of 9, over the span of about a month, were on extra streaming services. For a team ranked in the top 10 nationally and one of the bigger draws in B1G CBB.

I realize I'm tilting at windmills here.
You are fine venting here.  In the case of my team they aren't very good so when they aren't on available TV, I get it but I'd be a LOT more frustrated with it if my team was highly ranked and on peacock.  
Quote from: betarhoalphadelta on December 29, 2025, 04:38:22 PM
Eh. Maybe so. Don't really care though.

They're testing us. They're trying to see how far sports fans will go. If we want it to stop, the only thing we can do is not reward them by paying for it.

I'm not signing up for Peacock just to watch Purdue. I'm voting with my wallet that if they keep trying to paywall everything, I'd rather not watch it than fork over. I'm not even signing up for a free trial and then canceling, like @847badgerfan did with Netflix last week. Because even that shows I care enough about the team/sport that I'll jump through their hoops.

Screw 'em. They want to find our breaking point. Well, that's mine.
I'm the same way.  If I can get Ohio State hoops on Youtube (sometimes this works) then great I'll watch but I'm not paying for a middling BB team and even if my team was top-10 I still wouldn't at least until March.  If the NCAAT was on pay-per-view, I'd consider it but it would have to be CHEAP because for more than a few bucks I'd listen to it on the radio.  
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Re: Its the Most Capital One Time of the Year (Bowl Game SOC)
« Reply #163 on: December 29, 2025, 04:49:42 PM »
Watching a perfectly fine midday bowl game at work. Having a good time. 
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Re: Its the Most Capital One Time of the Year (Bowl Game SOC)
« Reply #164 on: December 29, 2025, 05:12:55 PM »
I haven't watched any CFB since November. And I won't.
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Re: Its the Most Capital One Time of the Year (Bowl Game SOC)
« Reply #165 on: December 29, 2025, 05:26:24 PM »
I haven't signed up for a free trial to watch any football game yet.

NFL (Vikings) or CFB (Huskers) - of course neither of those teams are worth the effort of watching
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Re: Its the Most Capital One Time of the Year (Bowl Game SOC)
« Reply #166 on: December 29, 2025, 05:38:42 PM »
Some of you don't remember the absolute soul crusher that was trying to cancel Time Warner cable. I'll sign up for and cancel Peacock just for the pleasure of it compared to that.
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Re: Its the Most Capital One Time of the Year (Bowl Game SOC)
« Reply #167 on: December 29, 2025, 05:45:00 PM »
never had the pleasure of time warner but had to cancel Dish network once

finally told the 4th manager I spoke with that my company purchased the local CATV system and my boss wouldn't allow me or any employees to have a dish on the house

it was the truth
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