Birmingham Bowl

[mountaineerman]

It appears we are losing our OL coach as well.

Don’t see that as a bad thing

Yeah we can only go up from where we’ve been at.

[Yosefus]

Just now seeing this. Had resigned myself to that was it for the season! Well, I said it on my company conference call this morning and it still fits. It's Jimmy V week and as he said it best "Don't Give Up, Don't Ever Give Up!" Go Mountaineers!!!

[WASU 93]

I know everyone talks about extra practices, but we practiced in Spring Ball, summer workouts and for 13-14 weeks this season. We have injuries.
Are we going to gain that much from extra practices in the era of the portal?

If the players want to play, then I support it. Life is too short and you only get X amount of times to suit up.

Plus, another game of game management experience for our head coach has to be worth something.

I've never gotten worse when putting structure time into learning an activity.

What's the down side to playing this game? Probably the biggest one is someone balls out on TV and gets noticed. I'll take the extra reps and experience for the seniors at that risk.

I’m not against playing the game. My question was merely about extra practice and is it the benefit it once was?
Five years ago, you would use it as developmental time for your returning players to build for the next season. Now, is there enough consistency among the roster to get the same benefit?

[Yosefus]

Screw it. Let's play ball! Win or Lose. Of course it would be catastrophic to lose to Stink 2x in 1 season. We got it, Let's plat!

[Saint3333]

I know everyone talks about extra practices, but we practiced in Spring Ball, summer workouts and for 13-14 weeks this season. We have injuries.
Are we going to gain that much from extra practices in the era of the portal?

If the players want to play, then I support it. Life is too short and you only get X amount of times to suit up.

Plus, another game of game management experience for our head coach has to be worth something.

I've never gotten worse when putting structure time into learning an activity.

What's the down side to playing this game? Probably the biggest one is someone balls out on TV and gets noticed. I'll take the extra reps and experience for the seniors at that risk.

I’m not against playing the game. My question was merely about extra practice and is it the benefit it once was?
Five years ago, you would use it as developmental time for your returning players to build for the next season. Now, is there enough consistency among the roster to get the same benefit?

Is it as valuable? Likely not, but there is some value above not having them.

[DoesntEvenGoHere]

High School signees can practice if they are on campus.

[biggie]

Georgia Southern is favored by 2.5...why anyone would bet when we are not clear who is suiting up for whom seems dumb to me.

There are a few games with a 1.5 line, but this is expected to be one of the closest Bowl games of the season.

I did. Spread will grow when they see how many we aren’t playing.

[wb247]

Excited that we get more football!! In a related thought, schools that opt out should be ineligible the following season.