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My feeling about bowl season

Unread post by AppinVA » Mon Dec 19, 2022 9:41 pm

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7DBxbJmCOx0

Watching other SBC teams have a great bowl season has me feeling like this. I’m trying to be happy for our conference, but I’m really not feeling it.
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Re: My feeling about bowl season

Unread post by AppWyo » Mon Dec 19, 2022 11:04 pm

I was looking at the article A Feeling Deeper Than Hate https://www.underdogdynasty.com/sun-bel ... rs-rivalry and started watching the 1987 week 14 game against Georgia Southern https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JwrCcFM-Rk&t=1s. I thought to myself, "I wonder who was in the IAA playoffs that year." It turns out that half of the 12 teams in the playoffs that year are now in the Sun Belt Conference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_NCAA ... all_season. As a bonus, Steve Wilkes catches a pass at 28:30.

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Re: My feeling about bowl season

Unread post by WASU 93 » Mon Dec 19, 2022 11:10 pm

AppWyo wrote:
Mon Dec 19, 2022 11:04 pm
I was looking at the article A Feeling Deeper Than Hate https://www.underdogdynasty.com/sun-bel ... rs-rivalry and started watching the 1987 week 14 game against Georgia Southern https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JwrCcFM-Rk&t=1s. I thought to myself, "I wonder who was in the IAA playoffs that year." It turns out that half of the 12 teams in the playoffs that year are now in the Sun Belt Conference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_NCAA ... all_season. As a bonus, Steve Wilkes catches a pass at 28:30.
For most of our fanbase..... imagine making the trip to Pocatello, ID vs. Chattanooga.

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Re: My feeling about bowl season

Unread post by Appstate88 » Mon Dec 19, 2022 11:12 pm

AppWyo wrote:
Mon Dec 19, 2022 11:04 pm
I was looking at the article A Feeling Deeper Than Hate https://www.underdogdynasty.com/sun-bel ... rs-rivalry and started watching the 1987 week 14 game against Georgia Southern https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JwrCcFM-Rk&t=1s. I thought to myself, "I wonder who was in the IAA playoffs that year." It turns out that half of the 12 teams in the playoffs that year are now in the Sun Belt Conference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_NCAA ... all_season. As a bonus, Steve Wilkes catches a pass at 28:30.
Thanks for sharing a memory. I was at that game.
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Re: My feeling about bowl season

Unread post by AppWyo » Tue Dec 20, 2022 8:36 am

Appstate88 wrote:
Mon Dec 19, 2022 11:12 pm
AppWyo wrote:
Mon Dec 19, 2022 11:04 pm
I was looking at the article A Feeling Deeper Than Hate https://www.underdogdynasty.com/sun-bel ... rs-rivalry and started watching the 1987 week 14 game against Georgia Southern https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JwrCcFM-Rk&t=1s. I thought to myself, "I wonder who was in the IAA playoffs that year." It turns out that half of the 12 teams in the playoffs that year are now in the Sun Belt Conference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_NCAA ... all_season. As a bonus, Steve Wilkes catches a pass at 28:30.
Thanks for sharing a memory. I was at that game.
I was too.

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Re: My feeling about bowl season

Unread post by AppYosef! » Tue Dec 20, 2022 9:06 am

I too was at that game and if I remember correctly they called for student volunteers to bring snow shovels and help clear the snow off the seats prior to the game. I have a cousin who went to Georgia Southern at that time who still argues they should not have played the game in those conditions (I'm sure she wouldn't say that if her team had won).

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Re: My feeling about bowl season

Unread post by EastHallApp » Tue Dec 20, 2022 9:17 am

AppinVA wrote:
Mon Dec 19, 2022 9:41 pm

Watching other SBC teams have a great bowl season has me feeling like this. I’m trying to be happy for our conference, but I’m really not feeling it.
Sounds fine to me. Why should we get overly excited about our rivals winning? I know it's good for the league to be strong, but I don't ever want to be one of those programs where the fans are always thumping their chests about how good the league is while their team is getting their butts kicked. (i.e., about 75% of the SEC)

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Re: My feeling about bowl season

Unread post by Yosefus » Tue Dec 20, 2022 11:58 am

Have watched parts of the 3 SBC bowls so far. Was especially impressed how much fun Marshall was having in 1st half yesterday. We're very loose and having fun on sidelines. Even Huff laughing and smiling. Oh, well....maybe next year.

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Re: My feeling about bowl season

Unread post by mike87 » Tue Dec 20, 2022 3:30 pm

Appstate88 wrote:
Mon Dec 19, 2022 11:12 pm
AppWyo wrote:
Mon Dec 19, 2022 11:04 pm
I was looking at the article A Feeling Deeper Than Hate https://www.underdogdynasty.com/sun-bel ... rs-rivalry and started watching the 1987 week 14 game against Georgia Southern https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JwrCcFM-Rk&t=1s. I thought to myself, "I wonder who was in the IAA playoffs that year." It turns out that half of the 12 teams in the playoffs that year are now in the Sun Belt Conference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_NCAA ... all_season. As a bonus, Steve Wilkes catches a pass at 28:30.
Thanks for sharing a memory. I was at that game.
My senior year. wow. it's been a minute hasn't it.

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Re: My feeling about bowl season

Unread post by Stonewall » Tue Dec 20, 2022 10:03 pm

Admittingly, it seems very strange to be "home for the holidays"

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Re: My feeling about bowl season

Unread post by t4pizza » Tue Dec 20, 2022 10:13 pm

I agree, I haven’t even watched any bowl games yet, just doesn’t fee the same to me.

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Re: My feeling about bowl season

Unread post by BambooRdApp » Tue Dec 27, 2022 7:00 pm

ECU actually studied film and observed that Coastal's secondary is horrible. What a novel idea
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