Bowl Games Mega Thread
Use this for any bowl that doesn't have it's own thread, feel free to request/make a dedicated game thread for any bowls you're invested in.
Use this for any bowl that doesn't have it's own thread, feel free to request/make a dedicated game thread for any bowls you're invested in.
Just tuning in now, good Lord this weather is atrocious.
Thanks for creating this post, btw. I tried to make a gameday thread before I went out this morning but it didn't go through in the browser. Wonder if the new Lemmy update is causing that glitch
Edit: woops, wrong account. It's so easy to get mixed up on mobile. Aaand it won't let me switch so I guess I'll be posting from here
After all of the signing day excitement, it’s back to reality with the Miami Hurricanes. Abysmal start against Rutgers.
Boca Raton Bowl:
The officiating in this game is, uh, not good. Both teams kinda getting hosed
Yeah unfortunately the orange team can't seem to overcome it. Fortunately the former vols coach is certainly nailing this bowl
What a Gator Bowl..good game Kentucky! Proud of my Tigers. Good luck to everyone else on their bowl games!
Oh man, I really wanted the thicker kicker to be able to get that 65 yarder before half. How do you allow a delay of game?!
I'm so upset that mizzou made me cheer for one of the osus, I just want all sec teams to lose their bowl except mine.
Ah, I was just about to get excited about the early pick in the Peach Bowl but that's a bummer it grazed the turf
How did penn state end up wearing blue here? If they were home surely they'd pick white and if they were away they'd surely be forced to wear white?
I dunno, but bowl games sometimes opt for weird rules. The color rush in the Cotton Bowl last night was really strange. The helmet communication in some of the games has been a cool thing though (hope that becomes the norm for next season)
Texas Bowl: Really not how the aggies wanted to start, wishing for a speedy recovery in the offseason
The Arizona Bowl is so hard to watch. The barstool guys are awful commentators. This might be worse than the NBC crew that called the Notre Dame/USC game
Edit: after a few more excruciating minutes, I have decided this is by far the worst football "commentary" I have ever heard in my life
Maryland just taking Auburn to the woodshed early in the Music City Bowl. They know it's December, right? Crabbing season is over, they have no business being this scary this time of year
Duke's Mayo Bowl:
May the superior Coach Brown win! I will be very disappointed if we don't see Mack get the mayo bath at the end
Oh, UNC has a guard playing center? That explains the weird high snap earlier. Might see some more of that tonight... at least the freshman QB looks decent
Holy cow, Memphis is beating the brakes off ISU in the Liberty Bowl. It's the home field advantage!!
LA Bowl: the only Boise player that has attempted a pass going into this game is the punter?! That's a crazy factoid
Lol, yes.
I haven't been following FCS (other than hearing the NDSU coach bailed on his team for USC during their playoff run). How are things going there?
Well we just had a thrilling double ot finish so I'd say as good as you could hope. I just wonder how fcs in general feels no that the bowls are also a championship tournament.
I missed the kickoff of the Independence Bowl and am bummed I missed Cal scoring. Hopefully there's lots of points and the Red Raiders lose (I probably won't be staying up for the end of this one)
The Famous Toastery Bowl is a prime example of how sponsoring a bowl is ineffective marketing. I don't even know what a Toastery even is, much less a famous one. And I know, 99% of marketing is just implanting a brand in your head so when you're staring at a shelf full of different brands you'll go with the one you recognize. But again, I don't even know where to look on a shelf for famous toastery, though I assume bread isle? (I already have a preferred bread brand btw)
I'm kind of disappointed I missed this one, but honestly how many people can watch a weekday bowl game at 2pm?
So I'll just pretend I was boycotting it as an unworthy substitute for the Bahamas Bowl
Frisco Bowl:
Oof no Frank Harris? Man, I swear if UTSA loses this after I sat through a 2OT Michigan basketball loss to miss the first quarter of this, I will be quite irate I didn't just go to bed
Finally some signs of life in the 2nd quarter. But really, UTSA had only 20 yards of offense in the 1st quarter? That is some B1G West shit
Military Bowl: I saw that pantone 151c mixed in with all the virgina orange. GBO brother
I don't know how I feel about the Pop Tarts mascot. It's silly and fun, but they're going to eat it at the end? Reminds me of King Cheez-It last year or when Duke's announced the mayo bath a few years back. I guess we'll see if it's endearing or creepy when it happens
Ah, bummer for K-State to get the punt return TD called off for a block in the back.
I feel like that happens way too often. If you're on return coverage, don't get too eager with blocking since the penalty can almost reverse momentum