Gator Bowl cancelled. Aggie don't want to play WF

[Double D]

A&M out of Gator because of COVID-19, injuries

Texas A&M will not participate in the Gator Bowl, saying it does not have enough players to participate because of COVID-19 issues and injuries within the program. Bowl officials are looking for a replacement team to face Wake Forest on Dec. 31.

www.espn.com

 

[MCFROG III]

A&M out of Gator because of COVID-19, injuries

Texas A&M will not participate in the Gator Bowl, saying it does not have enough players to participate because of COVID-19 issues and injuries within the program. Bowl officials are looking for a replacement team to face Wake Forest on Dec. 31.

www.espn.com

That's nine days away!!!

 

[ShreveFrog]

But but 12th Man?!

 

[AustinFrog]

If I had any respect at all for the Aggies, I would have less now. Covid excuse, 9 days out. Players declaring for the draft and transfer portal combined with the real possibility of losing the game is more the real reason they are not going.

 

[TopFrog]

They will hang a victory banner.

 

[Chongo94]

If I had any respect at all for the Aggies, I would have less now. Covid excuse, 9 days out. Players declaring for the draft and transfer portal combined with the real possibility of losing the game is more the real reason they are not going.

I remember in the late 80s, Alabama, pre-recent dominance days, was to play the Aggies.

Bama didn’t want to travel due to a hurricane hitting the TX coast and the Aggies made a huge fuss saying they were scared to play them (this was SWC fat on weak hogs Aggies)…the game was eventually rescheduled for the end of the season.

The Aggies even printed up shirts like bowl game shirts calling it the hurricane bowl. They were promptly dominated by Bama, which even as a kid, I could discern and respect the idiocy that was Aggies for making statements they never cash.

Long story short, wouldn’t surprise me at all if they had lost to Wake Forest.

 

[froginaustin]

I hope TCU would decline the honor of playing Wake in 9 days.

 

[Double D]

 

[froginaustin]

A team that needs money like a G5 or Oklahoma might jump on that.

or is the Gator one of the many nominal payout bowls?

 

[AroundWorldFrog]

A team that needs money like a G5 or Oklahoma might jump on that.

or is the Gator one of the many nominal payout bowls?

I think I saw it was $5.35M. That's not too shabby.

 

[LisaLT]

LOL - but they will still claim victory

 

[BrewingFrog]

I remember in the late 80s, Alabama, pre-recent dominance days, was to play the Aggies.

Bama didn’t want to travel due to a hurricane hitting the TX coast and the Aggies made a huge fuss saying they were scared to play them (this was SWC fat on weak hogs Aggies)…the game was eventually rescheduled for the end of the season.

The Aggies even printed up shirts like bowl game shirts calling it the hurricane bowl. They were promptly dominated by Bama, which even as a kid, I could discern and respect the idiocy that was Aggies for making statements they never cash.

Long story short, wouldn’t surprise me at all if they had lost to Wake Forest.

I remember an article in the Houston Fishwrap with pics of the A&M QB out playing a round of golf with some teammates on the day of the postponed game: "Weather is fine!"

And yes, Alabama just annihilated them.

 

[JugbandFrog]

SDSU v WF would be fun

 

[Prince of Purpoole II]

SDSU v WF would be fun

How about Jackson State?

 

[jack the frog]

Fisher was down to his 3rd string walk on QB for this game. That’ll give an aggy Covid every time.

 

[tcumaniac]

Think Sonny can get a game plan put together by then?

 

[Palliative Care]

Dykes probably could not get enough players together to make up a team by then.

 

[Sweat Equity]

How about Jackson State?

 

[Prince of Purpoole II]

Good Lord

 

[y2kFrog]

Think Sonny can get a game plan put together by then?

Pretty sure WF would score eleventy billion on our D in its current state.