SI article: Bowl Watchability Rankings: Which Games Can You Absolutely Not Miss?

[tcumaniac]

Any ideas on who the QB will be? I think at this point, I'd be most comfortable with Muehlstein. Throw him and Reagor out there and see what kinda zaniness occurs.

It'll be Muehl.

 

[Frognosticator]

If Cal can't score either I much more strongly like our chances to win.

I think you may be on to something here...

 

[2314]

I will adjust whatever other plans or contingencies that may arise in order to watch TCU v. Cal.

As far as the other 39 bowl games are concerned, my shiv-a-gitter hasn't moved one bit above zero.

Oh, OK, so I guess you won't watch the playoffs?

 

[2314]

I'm with you. In my limited career as a player (I lacked the size, the speed and the talent so I became a team manager and trainer) I thrived on defense. One comment in the OP admitted a contributing factor to a "must see" game is lots of scoring, which to me disrespects roughly 50% of what the sport is about in the first place. Sports fans and sports media have prostituted themselves to "big scoring games," forgetting that it's possible to have a genius defenses resulting in a fascinating chess-type matchup.

agree. good post

 

[FrogAbroad]

Oh, OK, so I guess you won't watch the playoffs?

Probably very little, if any. Like I said, they just don't hold significant interest for me. Personally I'd much rather attend or watch a good cutting horse competition.

 

[froglash88]

I bet it ends up with a higher TV rating than Baylor/Vandy.

Steely Dan is going to be upset

 

[Ron Swanson]

All y’all complaining about this, let’s not act like these two offenses aren’t total dog-ship.

We scored 14 against Texas Tech, 10 against WVU, 16 against Baylor, 14 against KSU.

If this is a low-scoring game, it’s not like it will be two competent offenses being shut down, it will expectedly be two terrible offenses being overmatched. Good defense is fun to watch, I agree with y’all, but it’s better to watch against an offense with a pulse.

Yes, the Alabama vs LSU title game was 9-6 in 2011, but let’s not act like both of those teams wouldn’t demolish the ship out of this TCU team. Let’s also not act like everyone on here didn’t complain about that being a crappy boring game (I actually enjoyed it because I like watching good defense).... but EVERYONE on here was complaining because it was two bad offenses and boring

 

[Eight]

Steely Dan is going to be upset

highly overrated band

 

[Frog-in-law1995]

highly overrated band

By whom?

 

[Eight]

By whom?

it is a running joke with a friend who is a musician, but i do think they are very much a specific taste group which makes them an easy butt of this type of joke similar to phish

 

[Wexahu]

highly overrated band

Not really a band, just two very perverted weird dudes who are musically talented and can write some decent songs.

 

[Limp Lizard]

Absolutely not miss...I guess that is TCU, but that is every year, every game. Still, I love watching college football. And I for one, enjoy the lesser bowls, too. The TCU-Cal matchup is one I would probably not watch, due to the offense numbers. That is why I don't watch the SEC all that much...yawn. Some great games this year.

 

[Spike]

Any ideas on who the QB will be?

Jeff Ballard

 

[Frogo]

Bowl Watchability Rankings: Which Games Can You Absolutely Not Miss?

https://www.si.com/college-football/2018/12/03/bowl-games-schedule-rankings-playoff-viewers-guide

34. CHEEZ-IT BOWL: CAL VS. TCU (DEC. 26, 9 P.M. ET)
This is pretty clearly the least watchable bowl between two Power 5 teams. These offenses are disgustingly bad, especially Cal’s, which broke 20 points once in its final five games.

I guess watching Reagor doesn't interest the writer. I'm guessing he's not watched TCU at all this season.

 

[ShadowFrog]

What if you don’t really want to watch chess either?

Time to up your game

https://goo.gl/images/dt8AEg

 

[ShadowFrog]

Steely Dan is going to be upset

No static at all....

 

[satis1103]

highly overrated band

What??? Preposterous

 

[frog9999]

I know SR is completely done but wasn't sure if Collins might be back.

Mule won the last two games. He DESERVES to play the bowl game IMO.

 

[Spike]

Who cares if ESPN thinks we are watchable. After the season it's been just happy to be in a bowl.

 

[Frog DJ]

I will always watch TCU - no matter how bad they are or the match up.

My love of my alma mater supersedes all else.

Go Frogs!