Second Half Thread of Doom and Lament

[Sheffielder]

Do you really want that? Another humiliating Loss on a national stage?

Doesn't matter if I want it or not...I'm telling you that's what happens at 6-6.

 

[FanatiCat]

Playing Illinois for the opportunity to go to Detroit. That's where we are, Fitz. Frankly, I am not sure additional practices is a good goal. Just end this crapfest.

You may have a point. Extra practices with this coaching staff may actually be counterproductive to player development.

 

[Fitz51]

Do you really want that? Another humiliating Loss on a national stage?

These junk bowls barely qualify as a national stage.

 

[IGNORE2]

Doesn't matter if I want it or not...I'm telling you that's what happens at 6-6.

True

 

[IGNORE2]

These junk bowls barely qualify as a national stage.

Detroit is a junk bowl. I think the other three are not. And the level of competition we would face...well, another blow to recruiting...as if that mattered anyway...

 

[gocatsgo2003]

Detroit is a junk bowl. I think the other three are not. And the level of competition we would face...well, another blow to recruiting...as if that mattered anyway...

You think making a bowl would be a blow to recruiting?

 

[NJCat]

Detroit is a junk bowl. I think the other three are not. And the level of competition we would face...well, another blow to recruiting...as if that mattered anyway...

Bob, the class of 2017 is set (absent decommits, which seem to happen every year). It will be interesting to see what 2018 brings as the Taj Fitz starts to rise above grade. The difference between 6-6 and 7-5? Not so much.

I don't see NU losing to Illinois.

 

[IGNORE2]

You think making a bowl would be a blow to recruiting?

I thinking a game like last year does. Do you disagree?

 

[gocatsgo2003]

I thinking a game like last year does. Do you disagree?

I honestly have no idea what you just said.

 

[IGNORE2]

I honestly have no idea what you just said.

Yup. That was a doozy. I think last year's bowl game was a negative for recruiting.

 

[gocatsgo2003]

Yup. That was a doozy. I think last year's bowl game was a negative for recruiting.

You would be wrong.

 

[Fitz51]

Detroit is a junk bowl. I think the other three are not.

I beg to differ. The bottom bowls of any conference tie-in are basically junk bowls. There are a lot of bowls.

 

[IGNORE2]

Apparently I am wrong on both sides. Getting our ass kicked on national TV doesn't hurt recruiting as no one watches these games. How do they justify the payouts?

 

[gocatsgo2003]

Apparently I am wrong on both sides. Getting our ass kicked on national TV doesn't hurt recruiting as no one watches these games. How do they justify the payouts?

Getting to a high profile bowl is a big deal because you can play it up in recruiting, plus you get the additional practices. Results of those games matter somewhat, but can also be spun pretty easily ("Look how much we kick ass!" vs "Look how much we need you!").

 

[Fitz51]

Apparently I am wrong on both sides.

Well, let that be a lesson to you, then!

 

[IGNORE2]

Getting to a high profile bowl is a big deal because you can play it up in recruiting, plus you get the additional practices. Results of those games matter somewhat, but can also be spun pretty easily ("Look how much we kick ass!" vs "Look how much we need you!").

Seems like football is something of a team sport. The "how much we need you" works if it is a competitive game. Ass whipping translates to how far away we are to being relevant.