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You guys are making the misguided assumption that bowls are meaningful accomplishments versus something done simply to allow networks (mostly ESPN) to fill its programming for a two week period.
Justin Wilcox is a UO grad and it's definitely a better job than Cal will ever be. Matt Campbell beat the Ducks in last year's Fiesta Bowl and has obviously maxed out at ISU. His dream jobs, ND and Michigan, aren't coming open anytime soon.
Wilcox would be a super embarrassing hire after his last 2 years. Campbell is a good coach but I don't know if his style would play at Oregon.Kalani Sitake from BYU is an interesting name
More than one thing can be true here.1. The bowls exist to provide programming and create tourism revenue.2. Most teams do view going to a bowl as a meaningful accomplishment (if nothing else, it means you had a .500 or above season) and the players largely enjoy the experience/opportunity.3. For the top NFL prospects, the non-playoff bowls are a loser when it comes to risk vs reward and it makes sense for them to skip them.
I can't wait for this day to come. Guessing we have to wait until 2025. Rose, Sugar, Cotton, Orange, Fiesta & Peach would have a playoff match up every year.https://twitter.com/RedditCFB/status/1467618600953516037
This makes so much sense. First round - Saturday, Dec 18 on campus sitesQuarterfinals - Saturday, January 1 on bowl sitesSemifinals - Saturday, January 8 on bowl sites (helps with NFL moving to 17th game)Championship - Monday, January 17
Definitely a heck of a run. And even coach said after that there wasn't a rule on the book so there shouldn't have been a flag, so he was a good sport about it. But yeah, the defense clearly pulled up some when he went into a sliding position. You just can't have defensive players wondering if a QB is about to go into a real slide or a fake slide.
It's probably smart for a lot of these players to forgo a year to prepare for the draft.Ja'Marr Chase opted out of last year, was the #5 overall pick and is having a fantastic rookie year. Penei Sewell did the same, was the #7 overall pick, and has started all year for the Lions.Clearly the marketplace doesn't care when it comes to these high level talents. I'm certain that Trevor Lawrence would have still been the #1 overall pick had he chose that route.
The recent NIL agreement could "fix" this. If the top players are getting seven-figure deals (which they are), their sponsors will want them on the biggest stages to get the most exposure, like the bowl games. So they are about to get paid to play these games.
I like how you put "fix" in quotation marks, because there really was nothing to fix.But sure, if these kids can get paid, that, combined with an insurance policy, could make it more practical for them to play in exhibition bowl games if that's their choice. I hope their agents sponsors won't put too much pressure on them either way.
Dude, just stop. Definitions of words have changed since there was language. Put your hate boner for the young people away.
While I agree, this one is particularly annoying. What is the word you use now to mean you are not exaggerating, that you really mean it? Changing the definition ruined a good word without an equally good replacement. When you use the word literally now, you don't really know which way it is being used, so it doesn't really mean anything anymore. (Plus, I just get the feeling it got bastardized by people who didn't quite understand what it really meant).
When someone tells you they "literally died" or they experienced "literally the worst thing ever" you don't really know which way it is being used?
Chip going home?@johncanzanobftThis just in — the Oregon Ducks have asked for permission to speak with UCLA coach Chip Kelly about their football coaching vacancy, per University of Oregon source.
Which means they are striking out with their other candidates.
The NCAA has updated its rules to ban fake QB slides.