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Good take 

If college players are getting paid then they should play

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Sadly, bowl games are rapidly turning into glorified pre-spring scrimmages where...

38 minutes ago, michibull said:

Haha, it takes a stronger person to forgive. The way I would approach it is, IF Battie reached out and wanted to come back; address the team about it. CAG has done a masterful job year one, the team bought in and were rewarded. If the team says no, then don’t extend an offer; if the team says “I love this dude, bring him back!” Then do it. I personally wouldn’t bring him back, but if he was a great teammate and the team wants him back, then it won’t hurt the culture at all. 

Ok, that’s a whole different scenario. I could live with that. But like you, no way I would make the first phone call.

8 hours ago, olafberserker said:

Yes, you 100% would .. .but of course there is absolutely no chance of that happening

I think I 99.9% disagree with you. This wouldn’t be like adding the last piece of the puzzle to challenge the playoff committee. But IMO it would ruin any chance at year 3 with BBrown.

Crazy question - Would you take Penix as a grad transfer?

4 minutes ago, Brad said:

It has nothing to do with his toughness. I think he put that on display unselfishly at USF. The problem is the NIL crap - Auburn made him an offer he couldn’t refuse.  

And so will the next team

What classy players on both sides of the Rose Bowl. None of the chippy BS that I’ve seen in most every other game.

1 hour ago, Friscobull said:

The 12 team playoffs will destroy the bowl system going forward.

How many posts did we have 6 months ago that said the 12 team playoffs were the saving grace of college football? Now it's killing the bowl system. Crazy how quickly times are changing.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 

3 hours ago, Rocky Style said:

Is USF the best school in Florida now?  According to FSU fans their roster is top heavy and full of divas.

I was under the impression that all the divas and momma’s boys went home crying cause they didn’t get their way. 

29 minutes ago, Friscobull said:

You need a mentor and I have volunteered as one of the most altruistic individuals you will ever meet. Let me help you understand our preeminence and AAU status put us in a different category and we need to act differently and accept being upper brow and realize this comes with responsibilities.

So we graduated from Cold Duck to Boones Farm?

Just my 2¢ opinion, but nothing is going to happen until the FSU suit is settled.

2 hours ago, hm101 said:

We got another bowl game at 11am today!

Where my sickos at who are gonna watch this one with me? 

Sicko's? Did you see the guy at the USC game that has been to 84 college games so far this season, and has plans to make it 90 with the Championship game?

Actually not sure it was USC... Whichever game it was raining.

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Interesting how many backup QB's are playing their asses off in some bowl games. And funny how some blame the backup for their entire team sucking.

2 hours ago, Triple B said:

Personally, I thought that call was pretty bad considering he was getting hit as he released it .... but there was a loss of down. That play occurred on 2nd and 10 with the next play being 3rd and 17 (Spot foul).

And apparently there are different rules in the Sun Belt for pass interference. Those refs didn't have a clue.

Nobody within 10ft of my seat saw the loss of down.

9 hours ago, CousinRicky said:

SunBelt refs and rules?

So the announcers on tv had no idea? Then I wonder why Golesh didn't come unglued and throw a fit? They talked to him.

Haven’t watched the replay. Can someone please explain to me how INTENTIONAL GROUNDING is not a loss of down penalty?

On 12/22/2023 at 9:55 PM, Brad said:

Well, that may be true, but I would think that if I were to say that I’d probably feel obligated to apologize to Mr. Kelly for that choice of words wholly knowing the target audience gets what I’m saying.  Stomping on their throat is a lot different than “whoop that ass” but you know, again to each his own.

Well, I got a “Tough Ass Dude” T shirt for Christmas. Now just waiting for my “We whooped that ass” T shirt.

1 hour ago, 79 Bull said:

I've also agreed with football only conferences as we know them plus regional conferences for all the olympic sports.  This would result in the same revenues per school they receive now with much less travel costs to budget for.  It would only piss off about 20 schools that built their programs on men's basketball.

Aren't most of those 20 somewhat regional already?

On 12/23/2023 at 11:23 PM, Gismo said:

Why did the ACC add cal, Stanford and SMU, but didn’t negotiate higher media contract as a result? It was stupid and honestly makes the conferences worse and worse for USF as well if we replace FSU. The travel is ridiculous, and the programs don’t add much in terms of viewership. 


 

 

Agree. Really makes Chip Kelly's idea seem way more plausible. Traveling six times a year for football only vs whatever the number is for all other sports. Football is no longer about student athletes. It's about MONEY.

Also found this: 

FSU vs. ACC: How did we get here? Revenue issues, Grant of Rights and more

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A breakdown of everything you need to know about FSU’s potential departure from the ACC, from its issues with the conference to why it hasn’t left

5 hours ago, Rocky Style said:

I'm okay with one big screen on one end of the stadium.

 Unless you’re sitting under it.

22 hours ago, Rex Havoc said:

People like checking out the “new toy” even people who aren’t necessarily fans. The new stadium will bring in people who want to “check it out” in person. I have friends who are fans of other teams who have mentioned our stadium and how it will be cool to see. Our teams job is to win games while they are there so they want to come back. A new stadium alone isn’t the answer. A new stadium with an exciting team that wins games is the answer. If we could ever get back into a p4 conference things would explode! 
 

Our priorities need to be 

#1 Win games and put an exciting product on the field.

#2 OCS

#3 Get out of this conference 

I ranked them in that order since we can control numbers 1 and 2…#3 is more likely to happen if 1 and 2 take place  

 

22 hours ago, Triple B said:

Somewhere before #3 there needs to be "Keep growing donor base" ....

I think putting an exciting product on the field and winning games consistently will help with the donor base, #1. And then #2, I also think the OCS, combined with #1 will help with the donor base. And you know what you get when you can add 1 and 2 together? That's right #3. As Golesh says repeatedly, "We will be there when we're ready to be there." One thing is for sure, potential will ONLY give you an opportunity. Nothing else.

GO BULLS!

I just noticed a major flaw in the new stadium. ONLY one video board. I think it would have to go in one of the open spaces beside the student section. Or it would look odd sitting between the horns.