Oso planning to go pro
It doesn't matter - it's just an exhibition game. All bowl games are worthless outside of the 2 semi's and the national championship.
Did you feel the same about MU's NIT games last year?
I wouldn't watch any of these exhibition games, but I am not a fan of any of the teams playing in them. I certainly can understand why a school's fans would watch the Poulin Weed-Eater Beef O Brady's Masengill Disposable Bowl, no matter how meaningless it might be. I mean, those same fans like to watch the spring intrasquad game.While I watched MU's NIT games and wanted us to win, it really didn't matter much to me that we lost when we did. It's a tournament of also-rans, a way to get a little more run for the guys. I'd be surprised if many people who weren't fans of MU or our opponents watched any of our NIT games for more than 12 seconds.
They may not have watched for 12 seconds but chick and I sure had a helluva good time attending all 3.
Ok. Will try to get this back on track. Dexter Lawrence is one of three Clemson players who are suspended for the game vs Notre Dame after drug tests revealed trace amounts of ostarine, an anabolic performance-enhancing substance utilized primarily to generate lean muscle.
You know what? Bucky actually looked pretty damn good last night.
For the most part yes. Bowl Games exist just to exploit athletes and line the pockets of the bowl board (and subsequent employees) via enthusiastic alumni & shaking down universities. I think any player who has a pro prospect should sit out for sure rather than risk your career in anything that's not playoff related (non championship bowls only - FCS & FBS tournament play). The NIT is at least something schools make some money from but I do agree it's really just for fun and doesn't mean anything.
Why will there be a change at QB? Even though it seems like Hornibrook as been throwing INTs since the beginning of the decade, he's only a junior.But you are correct about the defense. Took a big step back this year.
Absolutely.I said at the time I thought we should stay home. The NIT is the Not Invited Tournament. I recognize Brother Glow and Sister Chick had a great time there and we won a few games. But these games had little meaning.
Absolutely.I said at the time I thought we should stay home. The NIT is the Not Invited Tournament. I recognize Brother Glow and Sister Chick had a great time there and we won a few games. But these games had little meaning.In the case of college bowls, most are meaningless. I'd favor an eight team tournament with the champions of the Power Five conferences getting an automatic bye. The last three spots would be at-large. It would mean another battery of bowls would get hyper-treatment. Maybe the Bad Boy Mower Gasperilla Bowl could become a first rounder for the national championship.Everything else -- garbage. If I was a top collegian wanting to play in the NFL the last thing I would want would be to risk injury in a meaningless, nonsensical bowl in Shreveport, LA, or a cold Yankee Stadium that's 60 percent empty. Unless, someone provided me with a $50 million insurance policy.
I agree with every word of this about the bowl games. And I guess I agree about the NIT, too, but as a Marquette fan I did enjoy watching our lads (even if it was a little painful to watch an obviously hobbled Sam). I didn't watch a single minute of any NIT game in which MU didn't play, and I didn't watch a single second of any bowl games outside of the actual playoff games.