Miami bows out of Sun Bowl

[PurpleBlood87]

It’s be like Best of Times where they have to get all the old out of shape players to come back to town. Not really, just wanted to reference a great 80’s flick.

 

[RangerUte]

SMU is a possibility:

Miami is out of the Sun Bowl. Can WSU find a replacement?

The Cougars arrived in El Paso mere hours before the Hurricanes backed out because of Covid spread on their team.

www.google.com

 

[Moose Stuff]

SMU is a possibility:

Miami is out of the Sun Bowl. Can WSU find a replacement?

The Cougars arrived in El Paso mere hours before the Hurricanes backed out because of Covid spread on their team.

www.google.com

They absolutely make the most sense.

 

[Prime BEEF]

Bowl games have become so ridiculous.

Almost like a whole bunch of back to back to back NFL Pro Bowls. Nobody really wants to play them, nobody cares who wins. How exciting.

It’s just over saturation. Not an achievement anymore. And with early signing period and the resulting coaching carousel it make it seem even less important.

There are 41 FBS teams with 8+ wins. Reduce the number of bowls down to 20 and make 8 wins the requirement for bowl eligibility. Do that and get rid of the early signing period…and bowl season becomes important again.

 

[froginaustin]

Were we a late addition? I recall something about it being middle finger from UTEP and the WAC for BYU and Utah moving to the MWC, but were we actually invited abnormally late?

There was a rumor that the head of the Sunbowl Committee** took an official, complaining call from some high-up at the University of Wyoming, and the Sunbowl Committee dude told the Wyoming dude that "there are more television sets inside the city limits of Fort Worth than there are in the whole State of Wyoming", or something to that effect.

** whose day job was at UTEP

 

[Pharm Frog]

Players to injury because they haven’t really practiced in a month?

In fairness the Frog history with injury transcends practice, no practice, full contact practice, limited contact practice, campus irrigation, personal transportation devices, apartment doors, etc.

 

[PurplFrawg]

In fairness the Frog history with injury transcends practice, no practice, full contact practice, limited contact practice, campus irrigation, personal transportation devices, apartment doors, etc.

And that's just the players. If you include the coaches...

 

[McFroggin]

Players to injury because they haven’t really practiced in a month?

Sprinklers and doors exist everywhere. Fewer reps and use the entire roster. The goal isn’t to win. It’s to have fun and see what you have.

 

[froginaustin]

Does TCU have enough D-linemen that would be eligible to play in a bowl game to field a team?

Seems to me that a lot of them have walked out the transfer portal.

 

[Pharm Frog]

Does TCU have enough D-linemen that would be eligible to play in a bowl game to field a team?

Seems to me that a lot of them have walked out the transfer portal.

Did TCU have enough D linemen to play in the 2021 season?

 

[TopFrog]

Someone is suggesting TCU play? No way. Not even possible and no one wants to see that. I don't.

 

[tetonfrog]

Great movie.

The dinner table scene when KR & RW are trying to win back their wives & watch football at the same time is so funny.

 

[Sweat Equity]

Boise bails, too.

 

[The Frog to be Named Later]

They absolutely make the most sense.

Except that apparently their equipment truck is stuck in boston.

 

[LSU Game Attendee]

I love bowl games but they’ve lost 100% of significance last few years. I’d like them to get reinvented…. Now that we are paying players it seems like the bowl sponsors could offer $10k per player to the winning team or something

The way things are going, the payouts will go to the players of the team that beats the spread. (which still would be pretty awesome)

 

[froginmn]

Boise bails, too.

LOL

 

[Wexahu]

Could be interesting. The winning team gets a bigger payout, right? What if each player gets a specific cut. High performing players get a bonus. You could even have position bonuses, like if the QB gets sacked less than twice the O-line splits some cash.

All that sounds like stuff I wouldn’t have any interest in as a fan. Would make a mockery of the sport.

 

[kidkarr]

I think these cancellations will go a long way to helping playoff expansion. If these games meant more, way less bailing wound be going on.

 

[froginmn]

I think these cancellations will go a long way to helping playoff expansion. If these games meant more, way less bailing wound be going on.

And I wonder if the NCAA is thinking about changing its testing and quarantine policies. Slightly ahead of the CFP, if you know what I mean...

 

[Pharm Frog]

And I wonder if the NCAA is thinking about changing its testing and quarantine policies. Slightly ahead of the CFP, if you know what I mean...

I’m rooting for CFP cancellations…