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Topic: Week 12 S.O.C. Capt.Kirk goes Hollywood

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Brutus Buckeye

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Re: Week 12 S.O.C. Capt.Kirk goes Hollywood
« Reply #84 on: November 15, 2025, 05:32:48 PM »
Quote from: betarhoalphadelta on November 15, 2025, 05:22:24 PM
Bowls were talked about. Programs getting bowl-eligible was mentioned. As the regular season wound down, prognosticators started evaluating which bowls each team might get into. The NC was a discussion of course, but it had to be a limited discussion because by week 9-10, the number of teams still having a realistic chance were generally counted on one hand.

Now, the only thing talked about is the CFP.

As Badge said, maybe this doesn't seem like a change to you, since your team was always in the NC discussion. So it's all you paid attention to. Now it's all there is.

Before Cable TV, they didn't even have minor bowl games. 

The games are still on TV. You can still search out articles about what bowls teams might get into. 

We still have threads on here about it. 

What am I missing? That Stephen A Smith doesn't talk about it as much? Did he ever? 
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Re: Week 12 S.O.C. Capt.Kirk goes Hollywood
« Reply #85 on: November 15, 2025, 05:40:13 PM »
A NYD bowl used to be a major accomplishment for most schools.

Fans would flock to Florida for the Citrus, Outback and Gator bowls.

That's all done now. It's playoffs or bust. 100+ teams are irrelevant. 
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Re: Week 12 S.O.C. Capt.Kirk goes Hollywood
« Reply #86 on: November 15, 2025, 05:45:21 PM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on November 15, 2025, 05:40:13 PM
A NYD bowl used to be a major accomplishment for most schools.

Fans would flock to Florida for the Citrus, Outback and Gator bowls.

That's all done now. It's playoffs or bust. 100+ teams are irrelevant.
You used to openly pine for the days that the Rose Bowl was the only bowl that a Big Ten team could go to. 

Make up your mind. 
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« Reply #87 on: November 15, 2025, 05:47:19 PM »
Lemon is having a day
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« Reply #88 on: November 15, 2025, 05:49:04 PM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on November 15, 2025, 05:40:13 PM
A NYD bowl used to be a major accomplishment for most schools.

Fans would flock to Florida for the Citrus, Outback and Gator bowls.

That's all done now. It's playoffs or bust. 100+ teams are irrelevant.
if Rhule gets to one of those bowls, the Red Horde will show up in force
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Re: Week 12 S.O.C. Capt.Kirk goes Hollywood
« Reply #89 on: November 15, 2025, 05:54:53 PM »
USC had a helluvan interception, if it withstands review.
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« Reply #90 on: November 15, 2025, 06:00:04 PM »
Knee cap carom
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Re: Week 12 S.O.C. Capt.Kirk goes Hollywood
« Reply #91 on: November 15, 2025, 06:20:09 PM »
Quote from: Brutus Buckeye on November 15, 2025, 05:45:21 PM
You used to openly pine for the days that the Rose Bowl was the only bowl that a Big Ten team could go to.

Make up your mind.
I dont think anyone pines for those days.

But the bowl games are irrelevant.  When MSU went to the Champs Sports Bowl in Year 1 under Dantonio, MSU fans set an attendance record.  Unless you live next to the stadium, why would you go to that game now? 
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« Reply #92 on: November 15, 2025, 06:31:32 PM »
Quote from: Brutus Buckeye on November 15, 2025, 04:53:33 PM

Your Motor City bowl invite was just as irrelevant back then as it is today.

Back then nobody cared except the two teams that were in it.

Fast forward to today, and nobody cares except the two teams that are in it.

What exactly has changed?
The opt-outs and "injured" disagree with this.
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« Reply #93 on: November 15, 2025, 06:34:42 PM »
the recruits and incoming transfers can get some bowl practices
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« Reply #94 on: November 15, 2025, 06:36:31 PM »
Quote from: FearlessF on November 15, 2025, 06:34:42 PM
the recruits and incoming transfers can get some bowl practices
Sure, but they're already rich, so.....
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Re: Week 12 S.O.C. Capt.Kirk goes Hollywood
« Reply #95 on: November 15, 2025, 06:42:11 PM »
I'm all in on the playoff era. Obviously the Buckeyes benefit. But I underestimated how great everything else would be. Michigan-NW would mostly be an exhibition by now, but because of the playoffs it has real weight. A ton of games have meaning now whereas in past seasons only a handful of games meant anything by this point in the season. It rocks.
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« Reply #96 on: November 15, 2025, 06:56:58 PM »
Interesting take coming from a fan of a blueblood, but I respect it.

I obviously want the end of season to be exclusive, but it has been frustrating with the playoff expanding only now, after Florida's downturn when an expanded playoff would have found us in it 4-5 times despite an otherwise disappointing decade-plus.  

In the 12-team format, Florida would have been in it in 2012, 2018-19-20.  Oh well.
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« Reply #97 on: November 15, 2025, 06:58:54 PM »
down goes Bama
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