2013 College Football Thread (Realer than Real Deal Holyfield -->S/O Craftsy)

Fear The Ibis said:
ScarsOrScabs said:
Fear The Ibis said:
ScarsOrScabs said:
Fear The Ibis said:
ACC commish stepped in and got Duke in the CFA instead of us. :lol:


The BCS games are looking like trash. :smh:
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Hold up, what is the situation with the ACC's bowl tie-ins now? I thought the CFA got 1st pick after the BCS bowls were sorted out? If so, why would they choose Miami over Duke? Not like they're too excited about either teams fanbases travelling to ATL for the game. Does Duke have better home attendance than Miami at this point? Srs.

I just don't understand how it would be because of the ACC commish stepping in.
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:lol: is this a real question?

You do realize the objective of these bowl games is to make money right?
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You do realize they have to sell tickets to make money as well, right? Like Miami fans who don't even show up for home games when they're ranked would actually show up for the Chick-Fil-A Bowl. :lol: I'm not saying it's the only factor or that Duke fans would travel either but if the CFA's only options are Miami & Duke it's like choosing between throwing up incessantly or having explosive diarrhea. Correct me if I'm wrong but haven't bowls shied away from teams who don't travel well, some of it is also about bringing revenue to the bowl site.

I don't know that this is accurate but I'll answer part of my own question, here's Duke's "reported" home game attendance for 2013:

Aug 31, 2013 N.C. CENTRAL W 45-0 1-0 0-0 3:11 22521
Sep 14, 2013 GEORGIA TECH L 14-38 2-1 0-1 3:10 21267
Sep 21, 2013 PITTSBURGH L 55-58 2-2 0-2 3:37 22714
Sep 28, 2013 TROY W 38-31 3-2 0-2 3:21 30126
Oct 12, 2013 NAVY W 35-7 4-2 0-2 2:49 23749
Nov 09, 2013 N.C. STATE W 38-20 7-2 3-2 3:19 32010
Nov 16, 2013 #24 MIAMI W 48-30 8-2 4-2 3:35 30044

Are Miami's any higher? In terms of actual numbers. Srs.
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Just Stop. To a bowl sponsor Miami vs _____ is a better matchup than Duke vs _____ regardless of home attendance #'s.
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Well, just because!

"It's gonna be too cold in ATL then or our fans would go. Or what if it rains? Oh, it's in a dome? Well, it could be a noon game. It's an night? Well our fans would be out at the clubs."

Cardo... these dudes don't get it. I guess only going to 1 bowl in the last like 7 or 8 years makes it hard to realize how it works. "We're just used to BCS bowls so we don't have to worry about getting selected for these crap bowls unlike Clemson."

I'm not even saying Duke is a great or obvious choice but the idea that it was just the ACC commish that got them in is funny. If it were the other way around, Duke fans would be saying Swofford got Miami in despite not being the ACC's #3 because he's a Tarheel.
 
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WITNESSkb24 said:
Fear The Ibis said:
The hate y'all have for Miami for no reason at all is quite amusing.
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Love the irony in this post.

Face it, Miami fans are trash and nothing but bandwagoners hence why their own stadium is 3/4 empty if they aren't doing good
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Yes. A team that has sucked for almost a decade is just loaded with bandwagon fans. Because that's what bandwagoners do, they hop on the bandwagon of teams that finish 3rd in the ACC coastal and lose to Duke.
 
WITNESSkb24 said:
Love the irony in this post.

Face it, Miami fans are trash and nothing but bandwagoners hence why their own stadium is 3/4 empty if they aren't doing good
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I think the term your looking for is fairweather fans. When the team isn't good the fans don't show up. But this isn't true also cause in the orange bowl days the crowd still wasn't full unless it was a big time game.
 
BCS bowls this year sucks besides the natty game

Only bowl I look forward to is Fresno vs USC lmao

Michigan in a bowl game called the Buffalo Wild Wings :smh::rofl:
 
DaComeUP said:
Mavety to FSU tomorrow? 
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Chad Mavety to FSU

Derrick Kelly (who recently decommitted from Kentucky and has recently landed offers from LSU, USCe, UF, Tennessee) is set to announce today as well. Think he may go w/ the good guys.

Scratch that. Kareem Are is the OL set to decide today, fresh off his visit to Ole Miss. FSU, Penn State, South Carolina, Ole Miss are the finalists.
 
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Ehh I don't see a huge gap from this years bowl season in comparison to last years.

Plenty of games I will enjoy watching
 
2013 Bowl Gifts to Participants

 
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■ Gildan New Mexico Bowl
Sat., Dec. 21, 2 p.m. (ESPN); Albuquerque, N.M.
Gift suite, portable mobile device charger, 8 GB USB; Oakley Breadbox sunglasses; cap, Oakley Fine Knit beanie; Oakley Flak Pack XL backpack; Gildan stadium blanket

■ Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl
Sat., Dec. 21, 3:30 p.m. (ABC); Las Vegas
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3; beanie, cap; Oakley Flak Pack XL backpack; football, Zappos gift card

■ Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Sat., Dec. 21, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN); Boise, Idaho
Gift suite; Port Authority winter coat, Tiger Woods Nike Golf beanie, Scott winter ski gloves; iPack backpack; Big Game football

■ R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Sat., Dec. 21, 9 p.m. (ESPN); New Orleans
Gift suite; Fossil watch
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■ Beef ‘O’ Brady’s St. Petersburg Bowl
Mon., Dec. 23, 2 p.m. (ESPN); St. Petersburg, Fla.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3;  Oakley Breadbox sunglasses; Oakley Status backpack (at right); Schutt mini helmet

■ Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
Tues., Dec. 24, 8 p.m. (ESPN); Honolulu
Gift suite; Oakley sunglasses; Tori Richard aloha shirt, Pro Athletics shorts and performance T-shirt; Ogio backpack; beach towel

■ Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
Thurs., Dec. 26, 6 p.m. (ESPN); Detroit
Timely Watch Co. watch; leather luggage set; football

■ San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
Thurs., Dec. 26, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN); San Diego
$205 Best Buy gift card; Reactor Heavy Water watch; Maui Jim sunglasses; cap        

■ Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman
Fri., Dec. 27, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN); Annapolis, Md.
Sony PlayStation 4; winter hat; Ogio backpack    

■ Texas Bowl
Fri., Dec. 27, 6 p.m. (ESPN); Houston
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3; Fossil watch; belt buckle, T-shirt; Ogio backpack; lapel pin

■ Fight Hunger Bowl
Fri., Dec. 27, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN); San Francisco
Soundmatters wireless portable speaker system; Fossil watch; Maxx HD Wayfarer sunglasses; messenger bag; Macy’s gift card

■ New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Sat., Dec. 28, 12 p.m. (ESPN); New York City
Variety of New Era products
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■ Belk Bowl
Sat., Dec. 28, 3:20 p.m. (ESPN); Charlotte
Shopping trip to Belk department store; Fossil watch (at right)

■ Russell Athletic Bowl
Sat., Dec. 28, 6:45 p.m. (ESPN); Orlando
$450 Best Buy gift card and shopping trip^; Timely Watch Co. watch; Russell Athletic workout shirt        

■ Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
Sat., Dec. 28, 10:15 p.m. (ESPN); Tempe, Ariz.
Gift suite; Fossil watch; Ogio Cube backpack    

■ Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
Mon., Dec. 30, 11:45 a.m. (ESPN); Fort Worth, Texas
Gift suite, RadioShack gift card; ESPN cap; Ogio overnighter bag; Big Game football
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■ Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Mon., Dec. 30, 3:15 p.m. (ESPN); Nashville
Gift suite; Fossil watch (at right)

■ Valero Alamo Bowl
Mon., Dec. 30, 6:45 p.m. (ESPN); San Antonio
iPad Mini with retina display, Apple gift card; Fossil watch; panoramic photo, Schutt mini helmet

■ National University Holiday Bowl
Mon., Dec. 30, 10:15 p.m. (ESPN); San Diego
$305 Best Buy gift card; Reactor Meltdown watch; Maui Jim sunglasses; cap        

■ AdvoCare V100 Bowl
Tues., Dec. 31, 12:30 p.m. (ESPN); Shreveport, La.
Gift suite; Timely Watch Co. watch; New Era skull cap; football

■ Hyundai Sun Bowl
Tues., Dec. 31, 2 p.m. (CBS); El Paso, Texas
Gift suite; Timely Watch Co. watch; Top of the World cap, Majestic fleece pullover; Ogio backpack; coin, Helen of Troy hair dryer

■ AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Tues., Dec. 31, 4 p.m. (ESPN); Memphis
Sol Republic Tracks HD headphones; Bulova watch; Nike sunglasses; Nike athletic shoes and sport sandals; Nike Kevin Durant backpack; football

■ Chick-fil-A Bowl
Tues., Dec. 31, 8 p.m. (ESPN); Atlanta
Fossil watch; Russell Athletic cap; Russell Athletic bag; football, $300 Visa gift card, Chick-fil-A gift card

■ TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl
Wed., Jan. 1, 12 p.m. (ESPN2); Jacksonville
Fossil watch; Dome hat; Mercury Luggage Seward Trunk luggage set; football, Jostens ring

■ Heart of Dallas Bowl
Wed., Jan. 1, 12 p.m. (ESPNU); Dallas
Gift suite; Fitbit Flex watch; ESPN cap; football

■ Capital One Bowl
Wed., Jan. 1, 1 p.m. (ABC); Orlando
$450 Best Buy gift card and shopping trip^; Timely Watch Co. watch; Russell Athletic workout shirt

■ Outback Bowl
Wed., Jan. 1, 1 p.m. (ESPN); Tampa
$150 Best Buy gift card; Fossil watch; cap; Jostens ring, Outback Steakhouse gift card

■ Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio
Wed., Jan. 1, 5 p.m. (ESPN); Pasadena, Calif.
Gift suite; Fossil watch; New Era 59Fifty cap; Ogio backpack    

■ Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
Wed., Jan. 1, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN); Glendale, Ariz.
Gift suite; Fossil watch; Ogio Cube backpack    

■ Allstate Sugar Bowl
Thurs., Jan. 2, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN); New Orleans
Gift suite; Fossil watch; New Era 39Thirty cap; Ogio backpack    
 
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■ AT&T Cotton Bowl
Fri., Jan. 3, 7:30 p.m. (Fox); Arlington, Texas
Information not available; bowl committee would not disclose

■ Discover Orange Bowl
Fri., Jan. 3, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN); Miami Gardens, Fla.
Gift suite; Tourneau watch

■ BBVA Compass Bowl
Sat., Jan. 4, 1 p.m. (ESPN); Birmingham, Ala.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 (at right); Fossil watch; Oakley sunglasses; ESPN cap; Big Game football

■ GoDaddy.com Bowl
Sun., Jan. 5, 9 p.m. (ESPN); Mobile, Ala.
Sol Republic deck; Timely Watch Co. watch; Mercury Luggage Seward Trunk luggage bag; Wilson football
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■ Vizio BCS National Championship Game
Mon., Jan. 6, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN); Pasadena, Calif.
Gift suite; Fossil watch; New Era 59Fifty Hat; Oakley Flak Pack XL backpack (at right)   
 
Las Vegas Bowl
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Alamo Bowl (of course)
Rose Bowl

Maybe the Gator Bowl, but Nebraska ugh...

All of the other bowls look boring to me. I'll watch a lot of them because college football.
 
ninjallamafromhell said:
Las Vegas Bowl
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Alamo Bowl (of course)
Rose Bowl

Maybe the Gator Bowl, but Nebraska ugh...

All of the other bowls look boring to me. I'll watch a lot of them because college football.
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Belk Bowl, Holiday Bowl, Fiesta, Orange , Cotton, HCG?
 
One of the ppl on the FSU boards works for nike and...

was in the on the weekly Nike conference call. If Brown is retired by Texas they're going to go after Briles from Baylor. Baylor is aware of this possibility and would likely go strongly after Chad Morris.
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Not really surprising I guess, Does Briles have a crazy buyout?
 
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