Gator Bowl to get SEC vs Big 10 matchup

**hurdleisu24** · 10-11-2009, 11:40 AM

Playing on New Years day isn't what it use to mean

**Bubbahotep** · 10-11-2009, 11:46 AM

Originally Posted by Gonzo

Your team is 2-7 all-time in bowl games, and you're ripping on the Big 10 and its teams for how bad they are in bowl games. Seems strange to me, but whatever. Blast away. You just might want to be a bit more accurate, since your point about the SEC easily handling the Big 10 in bowl games was clearly off the mark.

I'll take an SEC/Big 10 slugfest any day over a 53-49 slopfest where there's no quality defensive play at all. If that's your thing, go watch Boise St. v. Hawaii and have fun. I like watching teams that actually put some emphasis on defense.

Of course you would, that's all you got

**Gonzo** · 10-11-2009, 01:09 PM

Originally Posted by cyclonenum1

Rankings are nothing but opinion...not fact...the Big 10 has been the benefactor of two things with respect to rankings...residual good will since the conference has been a strong FB conference in the past for some time and the fact that the preponderance of voters live in "Big 10 country".

Some high-profile BCS bowl losses? What was the score of the Iowa - USC Orange Bowl a few years back?

Right, because blind hatred of a team/conference is a much more accurate gauge on how good that team/conference is than polls.

**Gonzo** · 10-11-2009, 01:13 PM

Originally Posted by aeroclone

Believe it was something like 42-14. Iowa scored a garbage time TD in the last minute to make it look close.

38-17.

It was 10-10 at the half. They didn't kill us the entire game, just the second half, which, yes, was ugly.

**MontyBurns** · 10-11-2009, 01:47 PM

Originally Posted by cybsball20

That sucks, I was really hoping to get to the Gator Bowl someday...

Why? Jacksonville sucks as a bowl destination. The Holiday Bowl is way better in every aspect, once you get over the meaningless New Year's Day bowl mentality. If it's not a BCS bowl, who cares about playing on New Year's Day -- I would rather go to the Holiday Bowl than play at 9AM on New Year's Day with a TV audience divided between 3 simultaneous bowl games played at that time so they are off the air by the time the important bowls start.

**cybsball20** · 10-11-2009, 04:24 PM

Originally Posted by MontyBurns

Why? Jacksonville sucks as a bowl destination. The Holiday Bowl is way better in every aspect, once you get over the meaningless New Year's Day bowl mentality. If it's not a BCS bowl, who cares about playing on New Year's Day -- I would rather go to the Holiday Bowl than play at 9AM on New Year's Day with a TV audience divided between 3 simultaneous bowl games played at that time so they are off the air by the time the important bowls start.

Jacksonville is an awesome Bowl destination. You have great beaches, the Landing, and the best golf in the world. Tons of stuff to fill your time with. What more could you want?

Plus, my dad has a house a block from the beach and I would love to take it over for a week with a ton of my friends.

**cyclonenum1** · 10-11-2009, 04:50 PM

Originally Posted by cybsball20

Jacksonville is an awesome Bowl destination. You have great beaches, the Landing, and the best golf in the world. Tons of stuff to fill your time with. What more could you want?

Plus, my dad has a house a block from the beach and I would love to take it over for a week with a ton of my friends.

Can I get an invite?

**MontyBurns** · 10-11-2009, 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by cybsball20

Jacksonville is an awesome Bowl destination. You have great beaches, the Landing, and the best golf in the world. Tons of stuff to fill your time with. What more could you want?

The mean temperature in Jacksonville on January 1 is 54 deg F. Great destination in November or February? Maybe. But not a great Jan 1 bowl destination.

**cybsball20** · 10-11-2009, 05:22 PM

Originally Posted by MontyBurns

The mean temperature in Jacksonville on January 1 is 54 deg F. Great destination in November or February? Maybe. But not a great Jan 1 bowl destination.

You're right, I guess they should put all the bowl games in San Diego.