I started a topic last year when the new bowl cycle for 2020-2025 was announced. It didn't seem right to bump it back up right now.
To recap, starting in 2020, the ACC planned to simplify the bowl process, at least from the fan perspective. Basically, there is no pecking order, hierarchy, or tiers.
That by itself was going to seriously cut down on the amount of message board material, because we wouldn't be arguing about rankings and standings, etc.
And then the 'rona hit. All teams are bowl eligible. And now some of the bowls are starting to cancel.
The original slate of bowl games for the ACC was going to start with the New Year's Six. Rose and Sugar Bowls are the semi-finals, so the ACC does get a spot in the Orange Bowl.
After the New Year's Six picked their teams, the following bowls (listed in alphabetical order) would work together with the ACC to determine bids:
Cheez-It Bowl vs. Big 12 (formerly Camping World Bowl)
Duke's Mayo Bowl vs. SEC (odd years) or Big Ten (even years) (formerly Belk Bowl)
Fenway Bowl at Fenway Park vs. American (not sure if that's the official name yet)
Gator Bowl vs. SEC
Holiday Bowl vs. Pac-12
Military Bowl vs. American
Outback Bowl (only if the Big Ten is in the Orange Bowl) vs. SEC
Pinstripe Bowl vs. Big Ten
Sun Bowl vs. Pac-12
Finally, if there are any ACC bowl eligible teams left after that, one of the three bowls below (listed in alphabetical order) will get an ACC team:
Birmingham Bowl vs. SEC
First Responder Bowl vs. Group of 5
Gasparilla Bowl vs. SEC
But now we have some bowls deciding to skip this year.
Cheez-It Bowl vs. Big 12 (formerly Camping World Bowl)
Duke's Mayo Bowl vs. SEC (odd years) or Big Ten (even years) (formerly Belk Bowl)
Fenway Bowl at Fenway Park vs. American (not sure if that's the official name yet) 10/23
Gator Bowl vs. SEC
Holiday Bowl vs. Pac-12 10/22
Military Bowl vs. American
Outback Bowl (only if the Big Ten is in the Orange Bowl) vs. SEC
Pinstripe Bowl vs. Big Ten 11/27
Sun Bowl vs. Pac-12 11/30
The Fenway Bowl has delayed their launch until next year, while the Holiday Bowl has taken a pass on 2020.
Now it looks like we'll have a lot of bowl season discussion for a hugely different reason.
Also, I assume Notre Dame is eligible for the ACC slot in the Orange Bowl, since they are a full member this year. I haven't heard anything about if they would be eligible for the B1G/SEC/ND side. Although, the bowl does have a provision that they can skip a team if it would cause a rematch, so that might be what prevents an ACC vs. ND bowl game.
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It's like all of the COVID topics around here, all of the dominos were first.
But seriously...while the Holiday Bowl was the 4th game cancelled, it was the first bowl to cancel on its own, and not due to other factors.
The first bowl to be cancelled was the Redbox Bowl. But the cancellation was mostly due to not having a host site. The previous deal to play at the 49ers stadium ended last year, and the bowl was unable to find a new host due to the 'rona. (For reference, this bowl was launched as the San Francisco Bowl in 2002 and VT was the first team to win this bowl game.)
The next two bowls cancelled were the Bahamas and Hawaii Bowls, mainly due to travel restrictions and/or logistics.
Going to miss the "Bad Boys Mowers" as bowl sponsor.
I assume it's the same entity and just a different sponsor name, but I hope Duke's Mayo kept the person responsible for the Belk Bowl Twitter account. That was quite entertaining.
That account is spunky as ever. Perhaps more, because mayo gives them much more material than Belk.
Since there are no requirements for a bowl game, I assume the games the ACC could play in if other teams aren't elligible is moot.
True, but the ACC changed up the "conditional" part. Those last three aren't "if the other conferences don't have enough". It's actually one ACC team will go to one of those three bowls.
In other words, we still have tiers, sort of.
Tier 1: NY6.
Tier 2: The main ACC contracted bowls.
Tier 3: Gasparilla OR First Responder OR Birmingham
The 2020 bowl schedule is out.
New Year's Six:
-Cotton: Wednesday, December 30 | 7:15 PM | ESPN
-Peach: Friday, January 1 | 12:30 PM | ESPN
-Rose: Friday, January 1 | 5 PM | ESPN (semi-final)
-Sugar: Friday, January 1 | 8:45 PM | ESPN (semi-final)
-Fiesta: Saturday, January 2 | 4 PM | ESPN
-Orange: Saturday, January 2 | 8 PM | ESPN (ACC guaranteed spot)
The G5 champ will go to Peach or Fiesta.
ACC bowls:
Military Bowl: Monday, Dec 28 | 2:30 PM | ESPN
Pinstripe Bowl: Tuesday, Dec 29 | 2 PM | ESPN
Cheez-It Bowl: Tuesday, Dec 29 | 5:30 PM | ESPN
Duke's Mayo Bowl: Wednesday, Dec 30 | 12 PM | ESPN
Sun Bowl: Thursday, Dec 31 | 2 PM | CBS
Gator Bowl: Saturday, Jan 2 | 12 PM | ESPN
Outback Bowl: Saturday, Jan 2 | 12:30 PM | ABC (only if Big Ten is in Orange Bowl)
And then, one of these three:
Birmingham Bowl: Friday, Jan 1 | 12 PM | ESPN2
First Responder Bowl: Saturday, Dec 26 | 3:30 PM | ABC
Gasparilla Bowl: Saturday, Dec 26 | 12 PM | ABC
Now I think I'll just keep track of when the bowls cancel, and see which bowl is the last to blink.
Should be a pretty short list by next week....
Just when I started accepting that the possibility of bowling this year is bleak, this interesting twist pops up:
As a reminder, this guy is a sports writer in NC and he has very good sources within the ACC bowls. When he makes projections, it's based on what people connected to the bowls have told him, not just halfassed guesses based on feelings.
Pulling the info out of his tweets in that thread so this page will load quicker:
VTs chances are based on whether 3 teams get a NY6 invite. CFP/CFP/Orange or CFP/Orange/NY6 between a ND/UNC/Mia/Clemson combination.
If Clemson loses, they drop to the Orange. Miami with 1 loss would sneak into a NY6 possibly against Cincy.
Has it been said exactly how the timing of these bowls will work with players traveling back home and then having to quarantine?
Hypothetically, the UVa/VT winner plays in the military bowl on the 28th. That is 16 days after the last regular season game. I guess you would give the players a week off and then start bowl game prep without allowing them to go home? Who knows, but I have to imagine a lot of teams in this scenario just want to end the season and go home.
I say we host our own bowl game, in Blacksburg.
Will we have all the necessary add-ons?
Ha! I was thinking about quoting this but I thought it might be a bit obscure
Spurtle Bowl played at Blacksburg High between....??? Have Hooker and Burmeister pick teams? Pull the claimed moral victory like UCF did with the claimed national title only we claim bowl streak? /s
Edit: it's early, but I'll drink lol
Its more like FSU claiming there bowl streak when they were inelligble to go to a bowl but went anyways. Though they didn't go the next year officially ending it
BC just said they won't play in a bowl this year.
It's going to be tough. Keeping kids at school, keep testing them, not getting to see friends or family back home, bowl games without fan fair and activities. I bet a lot of schools and players won't want to to it.
With no opportunity to sell tickets to offset the costs of travel, etc. how many other schools will cancel.
The Florida bowls will be fully open, unless the NCAA or conferences step in. Watching some SEC ball, more than likely, they'll be fully open. The real question is, would anyone go?
They won't be fully Open but they will Have fans yes. Gator bowl for example will be less than 20,000 total.
Yeah I can definitely see many many teams opting out of bowling this year, if bowls still happen.
What are the odds that all bowls outside the CFP are cancelled and we somehow keep the streak?
I'm guessing pretty good.
the odds are ever increasing
This is probably the only real option. Get the teams that are in the NY6 into a bubble and let them play those games. The other bowls are going down fast, without the ability to sell many (if any) tickets, and it's just not plausible to have a lot of travel around the country by all the usual teams.
I think your going to see teams that can travel down and back in 2 days to bowl games willing to do it. UCF Boca For example.
Even though all teams are eligible, I have to figure that a team with only 1 or 2 wins isn't going bowling unless there are some extreme circumstances going on.
The ACC is going to get at least 2 NY6 bowl slots:
Notre Dame 10-0
Clemson 9-1
Gotta figure that worst case scenario, winner goes CFP and loser goes Orange Bowl.
UNC 8-3 - Orange Bowl potential if ND/Clemson both go CFP
Miami 8-2
NC State 8-3
BC 6-5- opted out on 12/10Pitt 6-5- opted out on 12/11uvanus 5-5- opted out on 12/13VT 5-6- opted out on 12/16WF 4-4 - will not opt out, per coach
Louisville 4-7- I guess opted out on 12/16GT 3-7- unofficially opted out on 12/14FSU 3-6 - might have opted out
Duke 2-9
Syracuse 1-10
There's six ACC bowls left.
I'll be editing this post as teams opt out.
Spot On!
Someone started using it last year or the year before. I liked it, but gave it a rest after last year's game. But now that we have the Cup back...
It's Uranus
Pitt joins BC in opting out of a bowl
I assume Cuse is next and will depend on what bowl LOLUVA gets offered by ACC back room deal.
I feel like a bowl would cancel itself before getting to the bottom of the list and inviting a 1-10 Syracuse.
IF there are ACC bowls to fill the ACC will fill them rather than let someone like Liberty take their place.
I bet bowl season refused to shake Pat's hand long enough
https://www.backingthepack.com/nc-state-football/2020/12/12/22170898/nc-...
"Northrup Grumman Military Industrial Murder Complex Bowl" First time I have seen it called that. Not a good look for SBNation.
What. The. ??? Man, that's a pitch that hit the first base coach. Sheesh.
Oof, that didn't hit the coach, that sailed into the upper deck.
From post game comments it sounds like Diablo and Herbert both want to play in a bowl. Herbert said he had never played in a bowl so he would love the opportunity.
They are both slated to play in the Senior Bowl....so if the team chooses otherwise, they both should get one more game with a VT on their Helmet at least.
They could both play 12-14 more next if they wanted :)
Some one should talk to them about the importance of a masters degree.
Dr. Divine Deablo, DDS
Dr. Khalil Herbert, PhD
No, no, no. Stop after the masters. Do NOT get a Ph.D.! Please he has been great for us. Don't make him suffer that way.
I heard you can't call someone "Doctor" unless he has an MD. /DUCKS
this is toeing the line fella
you don't have to laugh
Oh, I definitely laughed (actually, more of a chortle TBH) but I also recognize that it pushes the envelope a tad
Don't be spurtling on here, clean up your act!!
via GIPHY
I will ALWAYS give a leg for a gif of someone spitting their drink from laughing. Cracks me up (every time)!
You will see a flood of teams choosing not to go due to quarantine rules.
I want the team, the players, to do what's best for them. Watching Jeff Haley talk about their decision made me think a lot better of Jeff Haley. It's tough with all the rules they'd follow, not seeing their families, friends. Let the players make their choice and if we don't go and are streaknenfs because the players wanted quality of life then I stand by that 100%.
what are the odds we still get a VT vs PSU matchup...I mean records don't matter and all.
There are some projections putting PSU into the Duke's Mayo Bowl -- the only bowl with ACC and Big Ten tie-ins. But they're also looking at an NC school from the ACC.
It's possible that some bowls might "trade" tie-ins for the year to keep travel time and costs low.
I'd say a matchup is possible, but the odds are low. But it's also 2020, so all bets are off.
Being from State College, I would sacrifice 5 more years of Fuente as HC just to beat them in football once
If one team ends up at Dukes Mayo and the other opts out, I will have emotions
I feel so sorry for any good person who has to live in State College. Good lord, living in Connecticut it was bad enough to have to have Penn State the featured game every single week on ABC - this was as a grad student who did not have cable. Working in Philly area is bad enough. Don't even want to think about what you must have suffered through out there. Ugh.
Another team down.
If they play in another game, they will have a losing season. They can stop now to be 5-5.
Beat them so badly that they literally took their ball and went home
To be fair, they're quite used to us winning and that being their last game of the season.
#THEStandardAtLosingTheCommonwealthCup
UVA as expected after losing last night has opted out of bowl games.
If we opt out can we still keep the streak alive by citing COVID funkiness?
I was wondering if it counts if we get invited and declined... Sounds like the players want to play though.
I don't see how any records go down this year without a big asterisk. But what makes sense, and what the NCAA record book shows, doesn't usually align.
FWIW, I recall ESPN always showing FSU holding the bowl record over us, even though the NCAA recognized us as the holder (FSU's records were wiped once during their streak due to improprieties). So public/ESPN opinion is a whole other thing to contend with. Georgia is next in line if we fall, and you can bet ESPN will gladly crown them the new streak holders...
Even if we do play a bowl this year there's just as big an argument that we'd deserve an asterisk for getting in with our current record
no more than Ohio State...
I am so hoping that Northwestern wins that game. Indiana has more wins than aOSU has games.
Ordinarily we'd play 12 games before being bowl selection, 3 of which would be out of conference, 2 of which were usually pretty easy games, including one FCS. This year we played 10 conference games, so you could argue that if we were to schedule an FCS team, we'd probably be bowl eligible by the end of this season. So yeah, not a great look, but not a normal season either. And before the people who think you have to have 10 win season for a bowl streak to be impressive, bear in mind that the next longest, GA, had a 6-7 season in 2010 and needed wins over the likes of Louisiana-Lafayette, Vandy, and Idaho State to get their 6 wins. But if we lose, do you think you'll hear them say their streak should only be at 10 years because of a bad season? Hell no.
Maybe the better question is: would we have even been eligible were it not for teams opting out? That point could easily be countered with the lower # of bowls being played but both are valid points IMO
If 2020 was normal and we played a full slate of 12 games and none of the bowls cancelled, I think we would have won enough games to qualify for a bowl.
As our record stands now, I think we still had a decent shot at a bowl if none of the bowls cancelled. There were 10 ACC slots + NY6, so anywhere from 11-13 teams would go bowling. We're 9th or 10th in the ACC
But with some bowls cancelling, I think our odds of bowling are increased by teams opting out. We're now 6th or 7th on the list.
I don't disagree with you. I just think that there's so much potential for debates and asterisks that it's a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation
People get so fired up about the bowl streak, but it's more a question of how you define it. Technically FSU only vacated wins, but not losses so does that include vacating the appearance? Common sense says no but the NCAA says yes so who knows. I honestly have not tracked it, but have we caught up to where FSU was at that point yet?
We're at 27 with the most active. FSU's streak was 36. Nebraska was 35 and Michigan was 33. Then it's us.
That 36 includes 1 bowl that they went to with only 5 qualifying wins.
(That proves the point that people bring up the asterisk every time. No matter what the asterisk is.)
yeah but you can only do that when there is one asterisk. FSU already has one so now its normalized!
We are literally the only people who bring that up. And I have zero idea why we are so determined to try and drive that home when they would have just dumped Delaware State, not paid them for failure to uphold the contract, and then played some equally awful D-1AA school if it had come to light before the game.
For me its because I'm pedantic. Not sure what everyone else's problem is.
If teams opt out of bowl games, do the profits still get split equally?
They will probably still receive a piece of the shared revenue. In normal years, teams that aren't bowl eligible still get it. And none of the ACC teams are opting out for punishment reasons.
My guess is if a bowl cancels they don't pay the leagues. The contract is with the league so if a league doesn't produce a team for the bowl, then the bowl wouldn't be required to payout (or payout to the replacement league).
Yeah, but that's the opposite question that was being asked.
Each ACC team is getting 1/15th of whatever the total ACC bowl revenue ends up being. That total number is determined by how many games feature ACC teams.
Teams opting out won't affect the revenue sharing until we get to a number of available teams that smaller than available ACC bowls.
Right now, there are 6 ACC bowls plus a maximum of 3 NY6 spots. There's still 12 teams available for bowls.
What irony if VT were to schedule a bowl game against wisconsin only for it to get canceled or postponed due to covid reasons.
Out of all the possible bowl opponents I've heard we might play, Penn State in the Military Bowl is the only one getting me too excited right now. Beating UVA and Penn State would be a great way to end an otherwise crappy season.
Everything else sounds just kind of meh. I know the kids miss their families, and are exhausted of all the COVID testing and contact tracing, etc. I'd support 'em either way!
Maybe I missed it, but wouldn't the military bowl still be contractually obligated to take a team from the American conference?
Everything I've seen is still pointing to that. Duke's Mayo is ACC/B1G, and some projections are showing VT/PSU in that.
For those that can't see the tweet or pic, it's Giglio's bowl projections. He's only got 5 bowls outside of the NY6, with Boca Rotan not showing up on the list.
Two sets of projections, depending on the ACCCG outcome, but both have VT going to the Military Bowl.
As much as we hate UNC, probably need to root for Clemson so we get even more playoff money plus the orange bowl money
Boca Raton bowl is off the table.
That should actually be a really good game - honestly did not want to play UCF, not sure why Heupels name is not thrown around more - I guess well see if its just an off-year but theyve been a top 10 scoring offense the past 3 years
I'm reading some stuff that there's not enough American teams available for the Military Bowl, and that Navy played themselves out of a bowl by losing to Army.
E$PN has VT predicted to play in the Duke's Mayo Bowl. Big 10 team predicted either Wisc. or PSU.
Well I think we know what to expect. It'll be Wisconsin and it'll get cancelled.
But it will be postponed 6 times before that.
Giglio keeps saying that the Cheez-It Bowl still gets first pick after NY6, which I know was true prior to this year, but I didn't think was still happening with the new bowl structure. Of course, it's hard to tell anything this year.
I would be fine skipping a bowl game this year. Most years all the bowls outside of the NY6 seem frivilous and this year its even more glaring given the challenges and no fans. AD are cash strapped and lose money on bowls in the good years. Seniors get to go out with the Cup in hand, just call it a year and claim the streak continues because we were invited but did not attend.
I think this will be up to the players - do they want to work for 3 more weeks and play another game or not? And either way, I respect their decision.
I would be the same, let them vote on it anonymously and go with it either way. If they want another game, let them, if not, call it a season.
Sounds like we only have two options now
Military vs Navy
Or
Dukes Mayo vs Penn State or Wisconsin
All depends if Navy opts out of a bowl game which sounds likely right now
Totally random thought....
Anyone remember the days when people would complain about going to the Orange Bowl again?
Pepperidge Farms remembers
I do, I remember
2004: New Orleans!
2005: Jacks...onville, yeh
2006: Hotlanta!
2007: Miami!!
2008: Miami!
2009: Hotlanta!
2010: Miami ... really?
2011: New Orleans!
Then the down years:
2012: Orlando, well this is new
2013: El Paso? Where is that?
2014: Annapolis, like, we'll all be there
2015: Shreveport, bring it home Frank
2016: Charlotte, see y'all there!
2017: Orlando, should be fun game (it was if you were neutral)
2018: Annapolis, make it stop
2019: Charlotte, can't believe we lost to UVA
i hope we go to a bowl game. i would like to see all the senior start, and then after a few series, i would like to see kadum, wright, saunders, brunson, hampton, gary (geez we have a lot of RB's), jenkins, ferguson, etc... let those guys get a taste college football at game speed. let saunders return a punt.
Hope we go to a bowl game and win. But what I really think should happen is this.
Coach (Fu or the replacement if Fu is gone) call a team meeting.
Lay it out for them. Say it is up to the players what they want to do. We can go or not and I support your decision.
Have open discussion for a bit.
All coaches leave the room and say the players can talk it over.
Next day, have all players vote in secret ballot.
Say yes or no to the game based on majority rules. If it is yes, and enough people to play agree, go. If it is no (or just barely yes and too many people opt out) then say sorry, cannot go.
I'm pretty sure this all happened yesterday
But I think the players met first
This sounds like an opt out:
This could be an interesting subplot of the postseason:
Especially if the current rankings hold, then Alabama/OSU would be in the Sugar Bowl, and Clemson/ND round 3 would be in the Rose Bowl? Doesn't make a lot of sense to fly them all the way out there this year.
If clemson beat ND I hope they have enough sense not to put clemson and ND as 2, 3 seeds for a third matchup
Please in 1942 the rose bowl was held in Durham NC. There is precedence to move the game.
So you're saying...play it in Lane?!
They forced the NFL to relocate two games for the 49ers, so would not be surprised if the Rose Bowl moved to Charlotte or Atlanta, somewhere central to ACC/SEC. Biggest push back would be trying to relocate some of the crazy floats.
The parade was cancelled months ago.
Missed that, thanks. Also just saw Pac-12 having to drop Washington from its title game due to Covid, so Oregon now facing USC for the compressed PAC-12 title.
No stress then if they move the game and call it the Rose Bowl.
I have to give the Pac-12 a little credit for scheduling this weekend. Original plan was Washington at USC for the Pac-12 title on Friday. Then, Oregon vs. Colorado to be played at USC on Saturday. That way, they're already there if they need to sub in on Friday.
Also, I wouldn't be surprised if the CFP semi-final gets moved, but it's not called the Rose Bowl.
Not specifically ACC bowl related, but bowl season was actually scheduled to start this Saturday, overlapping with the conference championships.
Some sources are saying Louisville opted out of a bowl.
Sounds more like they were told they were too far down the list.
I'm also seeing FSU show up on lists of teams opting out, but I haven't actually seen a source specifically saying they've opted out.
The 2020 ACC bowl lineup:
Sugar Bowl - Clemson vs. Ohio State (semi-final)
Rose Bowl - Notre Dame vs. Alabama (semi-final)
Orange Bowl - UNC vs. Texas A&M
Duke's Mayo Bowl - Wake Forest vs. Wisconsin
Cheez-It Bowl - Miami vs. Oklahoma State
Gator Bowl - NC State vs. Kentucky
Military Bowl - reportedly cancelled
Military bowl needed two tams that were going to drive in, play and leave. All those teams essentially opted out.
Too bad they couldn't work some sort of deal out with 9-2 Army who got left in the cold due to tie-ins, contracts, and cancellations.
Yeah pretty ridiculous Army didnt get a bowl bid when the Hokies could have waltzed in with a losing record. Five SEC schools with losing records have accepted bowl invitations this year. 2-8 South Carolina, 4-6 Kentucky, 3-7 Arkansas and 3-6 Tennessee will all be bowling while the Black Knights sit at home. In a massive show of irony, 2-7 Mississippi State will play in the Armed Forces Bowl.
Even bigger show of how screwed up this post season is that teams with 2-3 wins are allowed to go bowling. I hope army get a bowl and whoop some ass
The SEC has the most bowl teams with 12.
CUSA has 7.
American, ACC, and Big 12 have 6 each.
Big Ten and Sun Belt each have 5.
Mountain West has 3.
And finally 2 teams each from the MAC, Pac-12, and independents.
6 of the SEC teams have losing records, all of which are worse than 5-6.
Nonsense that a school like South Carolina is going to a bowl this year when they are absolutely horrendous and Army can't get a bid.
I really wish the military bowl had gotten army rather than cancel.
Just heard Tennessee is opting out of Liberty Bowl
Due to positive tests.
Liberty Bowl...call Army!
Logged on say exactly that. GO ARMY!
Hey it worked! Just saw McMurphy reporting Army vs. wvu in Liberty Bowl.
Wonder how much the SEC still gets in this deal...glad to see the Cadets get another game.
is it too late for VT players to reconsider and agree to play Army? Talk about some positive PR!
I had this thought yesterday when the news about Army getting snubbed rolled out.
Some positive PR would do us some good...of course we'd probably squander it! 🤣
For people doing the ESPN-Capital One bowl mania competition, bowls start TONIGHT!
Start at 2:30 today. From Dirty Myrtle!!
Oops. At least I got Today right...
Myrtle?! More like, Spurtle!!! Amirite?!!
USCjr with 2 wins accepted an SEC bowl spot without asking the players now between COVID and a players only meeting where some didn't want to play for an interim HC they have dropped out. Bad bad look.
And screwing over UAB, a conference champ, in the process.
Overall, a bad look for the SEC to send 12 teams to bowls this year. Currently down to 10, and we'll see if it goes fewer.
Holy smokes, SCAR was going to play in a bowl as a 2-8 team? Wow, that is amazing lol.
NCAA: "Everyone is bowl eligible."
SEC sends 12 teams to a bowl.
Everyone else:
Another SEC team backs out of their bowl game due to COVID. Missouri backs out of Music City against Iowa, was supposed to play on Wednesday the 30th.
At least Mizzou was 5-5, respectable enough for a bowl game this year.
Wonder if there was any attempt by the bowl to reach out to UAB to match them up against Iowa before completely pulling the plug. Although I guess by this point, it's probably more of calendar issues.
Another SEC bowl cancelled, so 3-7 Arkansas won't be playing. Although the Texas Bowl was cancelled due to issues with TCU.
Miami's defense looked like trash on the OSU opening drive. They threw nearly every down and marched down the field.
That bowl logo is even worse live then when I heard the name of this bowl.
Canes just getting worked.
Wow that penalty was pretty bad considering that throw was 10 yrds out of bounds
The bouncing CheezIt Heads in the empty seats are terrible.
D'Eriq King just went down with a knee injury. It didn't look good.
EDIT: King is on the sideline with crutches and a big knee brace.
Hate to see it, at least he wasnt trying to go pro this season. Hope it isnt terrible and he gets healthy quickly.
The refereeing in this game has been next level shit
I don't know what conference these guys are from but damn they need to put on the lowest game of the week for the next decade. They are unbelievably trash.
Miami's WR's can't catch worth a shit tonight.
That was a fun game, especially the end where da U is not back 🤧
Wake Forest hanging tough with Wisconsin right now
Oof. Turned on the Wake game just in time to see their QB throw picks on back to back drives. They do not look good.
Update: aaand now the third pick I've seen in the last 10-15 real-time minutes
Disappointed in the Duke's Mayo Bowl. They had a large mayo jug next to the Gatorade jugs to dump on the winning coach, but it was not filled with mayo.
Commentators kept playing it up too. What a let down.
Cheez-it bowl bucket had cheez-its in it
Apparently the trophy wasn't either. Found that out after Wisconsin broke the trophy.
A fun Twitter thread preview of the Clemson Ohio St game:
How much was that worth?
After a quick repair: