header pic

Perhaps the BEST B1G Forum anywhere, here at College Football Fan Site, CFB51!!!

The 'Old' CFN/Scout Crowd- Enjoy Civil discussion, game analytics, in depth player and coaching 'takes' and discussing topics surrounding the game. You can even have your own free board, all you have to do is ask!!!

Anyone is welcomed and encouraged to join our FREE site and to take part in our community- a community with you- the user, the fan, -and the person- will be protected from intrusive actions and with a clean place to interact.


« previous next »
Pages: 1 ... 22 23 [24] 25   Go Down
Author

Topic: Other Bowl Games

 (Read 10600 times)

ELA

  • Global Moderator
  • Hall of Fame
  • *****
  • Posts: 22874
  • Liked:
Re: Other Bowl Games
« Reply #322 on: December 31, 2024, 05:20:23 PM »
Quote from: FearlessF on December 31, 2024, 05:10:12 PM
Frank Solich, Bo Pelini, and Mack Brown are available
As is Mel Tucker.  Part of that Saban tree too!
Logged

ELA

  • Global Moderator
  • Hall of Fame
  • *****
  • Posts: 22874
  • Liked:
Re: Other Bowl Games
« Reply #323 on: December 31, 2024, 05:27:25 PM »
Logged

ELA

  • Global Moderator
  • Hall of Fame
  • *****
  • Posts: 22874
  • Liked:
Re: Other Bowl Games
« Reply #324 on: December 31, 2024, 05:36:41 PM »
Bielema and Shane Beamer remain douches
Logged

FearlessF

  • Hall of Fame
  • *****
  • Posts: 45511
  • Liked:
Re: Other Bowl Games
« Reply #325 on: December 31, 2024, 05:39:32 PM »
Quote from: ELA on December 31, 2024, 05:27:25 PM
Kirk is mad
Kirk and Bama can suck it!
Logged
"Courage; Generosity; Fairness; Honor; In these are the true awards of manly sport."

ELA

  • Global Moderator
  • Hall of Fame
  • *****
  • Posts: 22874
  • Liked:
Re: Other Bowl Games
« Reply #326 on: December 31, 2024, 05:40:48 PM »
Quote from: FearlessF on December 31, 2024, 05:39:32 PM
Kirk and Bama can suck it!
He works for ESECPN, its mandated in his contract
Logged

ELA

  • Global Moderator
  • Hall of Fame
  • *****
  • Posts: 22874
  • Liked:
Re: Other Bowl Games
« Reply #327 on: December 31, 2024, 05:56:45 PM »
These should be Illinois' permanent helmets
Logged

ELA

  • Global Moderator
  • Hall of Fame
  • *****
  • Posts: 22874
  • Liked:
Re: Other Bowl Games
« Reply #328 on: December 31, 2024, 06:29:12 PM »
Kirk also wasnt talking about #15 South Carolina 
Logged

ELA

  • Global Moderator
  • Hall of Fame
  • *****
  • Posts: 22874
  • Liked:
Re: Other Bowl Games
« Reply #329 on: December 31, 2024, 06:43:30 PM »
Quote from: ELA on December 31, 2024, 06:29:12 PM
Kirk also wasnt talking about #15 South Carolina
Kirk never specifically said who should replace Indiana, but he obviously wasn't taking about #11 Alabama, #13 Miami, or #15 South Carolina.  Let's see how #14 Ole Miss does.  Because he meant them and #17 BYU should have gotten in.  Unless Lane Kiffin blows it, then he meant BYU and Iowa State.  Big XII deserved 3 slots, even though he's already mad about Arizona State.

It's almost like there aren't 12 teams who should be in the playoff, but here we are, and the bottom isn't that great, even if their recruiting rankings are
Logged

OrangeAfroMan

  • Stats Porn
  • Hall of Fame
  • *****
  • Posts: 21773
  • Liked:
Re: Other Bowl Games
« Reply #330 on: December 31, 2024, 07:52:07 PM »
Quote from: ELA on December 31, 2024, 05:56:45 PM
These should be Illinois' permanent helmets
I think they ordered along with Baylor to get a discount.
Logged
“The Swamp is where Gators live.  We feel comfortable there, but we hope our opponents feel tentative. A swamp is hot and sticky and can be dangerous." - Steve Spurrier

SFBadger96

  • Starter
  • *****
  • Default Avatar
  • Posts: 1841
  • Liked:
Re: Other Bowl Games
« Reply #331 on: January 02, 2025, 01:28:03 PM »
B1G is now 8-5 straight up and 11-2 ATS (if I'm doing this correctly--and that's pretty remarkable, especially because one of the losses against the spread was against another Big Ten team--Oregon vs. Ohio State--Iowa was a push, so is it 10-2-1? Still pretty good.).  Remaining:

  • Minnesota (-7.5) vs. VaTech
  • Ohio State (-6) vs Texas
  • Penn State vs UGA/ND
  • Ohio State/Texas winner vs PSU vs. UGA/ND


Between three and five games remaining.  The Big Ten could go 1-1 both straight up and ATS in the championship game if it is on both sides of that.  In the two known match-ups the B1G team is favored in both; I suspect the winner of UGA/ND will be favored against PSU.
Logged

Cincydawg

  • Oracle of Piedmont Park
  • Global Moderator
  • Hall of Fame
  • *****
  • Default Avatar
  • Posts: 82609
  • Oracle of Piedmont Park
  • Liked:
Re: Other Bowl Games
« Reply #332 on: January 02, 2025, 01:52:09 PM »
The SEC "supremacy" clause has eroded this season.
Logged

FearlessF

  • Hall of Fame
  • *****
  • Posts: 45511
  • Liked:
Re: Other Bowl Games
« Reply #333 on: January 02, 2025, 01:54:09 PM »
it's a dern good thang they added the Horns

of course, had they NOT invited the Sooners, Bama would have been in the playoff
Logged
"Courage; Generosity; Fairness; Honor; In these are the true awards of manly sport."

CatsbyAZ

  • All Star
  • ******
  • Posts: 3184
  • Liked:
Re: Other Bowl Games
« Reply #334 on: January 04, 2025, 12:00:02 PM »
From Awful Announcing—

“Say what you will about how meaningful or meaningless bowl games are these days, but the viewership is telling a clear story. According to figures released by ESPN PR on Tuesday, non-CFP bowl games are up 18% year-over-year on the family of networks through last weekend.”

Matchups featuring average, 6-6 & 7-5 teams topped 4 million viewers: “The Liberty Bowl between Texas Tech and Arkansas averaged 4.2 million viewers Friday night on ESPN. Arkansas’ win was the best audience for the game since 2015 when the Razorbacks beat Kansas State. Saturday’s Pinstripe Bowl featuring Boston College and Nebraska from Yankees Stadium averaged 4.2 million viewers on ABC. Nebraska’s was the most-watched Pinstripe Bowl since 2013 when ratings juggernaut Notre Dame beat Rutgers. Finally, Friday’s Birmingham Bowl between Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt also cracked the 4-million mark, averaging 4.1 million viewers for the Commodores win in the afternoon window on ESPN.”

4 million is a major rating mark to top in this age of people watching a lot less linear TV. For how cartoonish, low stakes, and sparsely attended as Bowls might be, as well as all the player opt-outs, Bowls remain major ratings draws for ESPN.


https://twitter.com/ESPNPR/status/1874162416445252021

Logged

Cincydawg

  • Oracle of Piedmont Park
  • Global Moderator
  • Hall of Fame
  • *****
  • Default Avatar
  • Posts: 82609
  • Oracle of Piedmont Park
  • Liked:
Re: Other Bowl Games
« Reply #335 on: January 04, 2025, 12:05:56 PM »
I wonder what percentage of folks watch event X because they have money riding on the outcome.
Logged
Pages: 1 ... 22 23 [24] 25   Go Up
« previous next »
 
Support the Site!
Purchase of every item listed here DIRECTLY supports the site.
FAFO No Trespassing Sign

FAFO No Trespassing Sign