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The situation doesn't exist where that looks good.Good grief. Acting like a bunch of prima donnas.
Welcome to the club. Spend a few years like NU building your credentials. We got the Citrus pretty much because fanbase didn't matter in the year of Covid.
... and the Outback Bowl committee will remember that, and IU will find themselves in the Redbox Bowl next time.Not a good look. We’ve been snubbed many times. The appropriate way to respond is to win and strengthen your case the next time. I can understand expressing frustration after bowl selection but pulling this kind of move the day before the game just tells the Outback Bowl it’s not a good enough game for you, and you don’t appear thankful to be there.
Welcome to the club. Spend a few years like NU building your credentials. We got the Citrus pretty much because fanbase didn't matter in the year of Covid.
Indiana, it will be very embarrassing if you lose the bowl game tomorrow to a team with a losing record. So just make damn sure you win...
They deserved a Better Bowl!
+1, for sure.Indiana, it will be very embarrassing if you lose the bowl game tomorrow to a team with a losing record. So just make damn sure you win...
Not me. Indy might be temporarily annoying, but they are not a criminal program.Wow ... that's seriously childish, especially for a team that hasn't won a bowl game in 30 years.
I think I'll be rooting for Ole Miss to make it 31.
It is a joke that both Florida and UGA got NY6 bowls.
Unbelievable. Not sure what their beef is . We at least played osu as close as they did, and won our division undefeated.
It is ridiculous. Snubbed was the Cats in 2001 when the Citrus/Capital One let a Michigan team we beat jump us.
We also got snubbed by the Outback that year to end up in San Antonio. And a few years later, we again got snubbed by the Citrus to end up against Auburn in the Outback.It is ridiculous. Snubbed was the Cats in 2001 when the Citrus/Capital One let a Michigan team we beat jump us.
NU has the ultimate snub, having once played in something called the “TicketCity.com Bowl”.We also got snubbed by the Outback that year to end up in San Antonio. And a few years later, we again got snubbed by the Citrus to end up against Auburn in the Outback.
Grow up Indiana. Maybe not so ridiculous to be passed over by a division champion? At least we could be justified that way. Oh, and thanks for the QB!
Life is not always fair, and it’s far from ideal. Sh!t happens. Deal with it and worry about what you control.The situation doesn't exist where that looks good.
Cheers to IU for not eating sh*t and acting as though they like the taste of it. Outback is a quality bowl game but I respect them to not lying down and acting like they should be grateful for the bid. Tom Allen strikes me as a total bro douche but I also love his swagger and he was surely in on this decision.
Based on precedent, I've always felt that the Citrus Bowl was the agreed-upon destination for SEC and B1G Division champs who do not make NY6, but that's not written anywhere so again, respect to IU for not lying down...now it's up to them to win Outback in a blowout and prove they deserve more respect.
Cliche. Cliche. Cliche.Life is not always fair, and it’s far from ideal. Sh!t happens. Deal with it and worry about what you control.
Well...I think they are literally in the midst of accomplishing it - shining a light on how f'd up the whole system is.Eh I think the better course of action is to not air bowl dissatisfaction publicly. What are they trying to accomplish?
We’ve been there. We’ve complained. We also came back for more bowls. We also started winning those bowls. And we traveled well.Well...I think they are literally in the midst of accomplishing it - shining a light on how f'd up the whole system is.
They were a Top 12, Power 5 team and basically got pushed out (arguably three pegs "down") to make room for North Carolina because...a bunch of mostly old white men got together in a room and settled on the NY6 games people would most want to see, based on a loose set of rules that are barely written down for the sake of accountability?
I don't blame anyone for arguing in favor of a true meritocracy. And remember we had this conversation because in any given year Northwestern could just as easily find itself in IU's current situation, we just happened to be in a somewhat fortunate position as the B1G West champs.
Not a “fortunate position.” We were the West champion. We have learned this lesson over the years. Best way to avoid being jumped is to win something tangible - your division at least, if not the conference. That, and win a couple bowl games.And remember we had this conversation because in any given year Northwestern could just as easily find itself in IU's current situation, we just happened to be in a somewhat fortunate position as the B1G West champs.
I see this as being a simple, symbolic act of defiance. It's not Tom Allen sh*tting on the conference during a presser, nor it is the players saying anything on social media.We’ve been there. We’ve complained. We also came back for more bowls. We also started winning those bowls. And we traveled well.
one thing we didn’t do was take the conference logo off our uniforms.