Dick Rosenthal {l Wrote}:claver2010 {l Wrote}:BC923 {l Wrote}:Sounds like players decided they’d rather head home and relax, which I fully support
agreed.
these kids are going to need to be back for winter training in 6 weeks.
why go into lockdown again for a couple of more weeks for a game that there's a decent chance it doesn't get played and you don't get any of the side benefits of being in a bowl
Well, you do get extra practice which this group could have certainly used, but Gen Z is gonna Gen Z.
twballgame9 {l Wrote}:They should be rewarded, and if the reward they choose is family rather than a bowl, than good for them.
Shoreagle {l Wrote}:Dick Rosenthal {l Wrote}:HJS {l Wrote}:Dick Rosenthal {l Wrote}:HJS {l Wrote}:DomingoOrtiz {l Wrote}:MF73-Eleazar {l Wrote}:We're not going bowling.
https://twitter.com/PeteThamel/status/1 ... 2163969025
No problem with this if it was the players' decision (and it sounds like it was).
Agreed. The last Hafley conference where he said "I think so" in response to whether the kids were excited about a bowl... and then went on to talk about how tired the team was (as a partial excuse for sucking against UVA)... was an omen that this was coming. BC players were more diligent than any other group in the country. That is how they effectively avoided an outbreak. To do that for another month, through Xmas and New Years, would require even more sacrifice. Why bother? This is the same group who have had successive bowl games cancelled on them. There is nothing to say that, after spending an additional month in the bubble, THIS bowl game wouldn't be cancelled due to a local politician or an outbreak by the opponent. I'm glad they pulled the plug on the season, but sad to see Grosel not get the chance to further his reputation as BC's version of Ian Book.
Ian Book has thrown fewer interceptions in his last 15 games then Grosel did in the embarrassing UVA loss. Now if Phil's knee still needs more time and we were going to have to play in a bowl with a kid who should be playing MAC Ball on Tuesday nights on The Ocho, then perhaps this was a sound decision to avoid further embarrassment.
So... you finally admit that Tommy Rees was right.
I'll also take the moment to point out that only one BC player was able to beat out Ian Book... Grosel for ACC QB of the Week.
We will never know if he was right. I would have liked to see Jurk playing behind an OL that could keep him upright and having time to stretch defenses with passes longer than 35 yards downfield. Book has had a great season, no doubt, but Jurk has a lot more upside and it would have been nice if they had attempted develop him. Anyway, next year they will have Brendan Clark and we will have Jurk. I'd much rather be us than them from a QB perspective going forward.
You know who has no upside? Dennis Grosel. And his multi-turnover performance was as worthy of that award as the chick squib kicker's SEC Award. Weird to see you doing an affirmative action flex/cake and ice cream award for Denny G, but 2020 is a strange year I suppose.
Can’t (and won’t) Ian Book come back next year? I don’t see him going top 2 rounds in this draft and there’s less of a good QB crop for next year’s draft.
Dick Rosenthal {l Wrote}:Shoreagle {l Wrote}:Dick Rosenthal {l Wrote}:HJS {l Wrote}:Dick Rosenthal {l Wrote}:HJS {l Wrote}:DomingoOrtiz {l Wrote}:MF73-Eleazar {l Wrote}:We're not going bowling.
https://twitter.com/PeteThamel/status/1 ... 2163969025
No problem with this if it was the players' decision (and it sounds like it was).
Agreed. The last Hafley conference where he said "I think so" in response to whether the kids were excited about a bowl... and then went on to talk about how tired the team was (as a partial excuse for sucking against UVA)... was an omen that this was coming. BC players were more diligent than any other group in the country. That is how they effectively avoided an outbreak. To do that for another month, through Xmas and New Years, would require even more sacrifice. Why bother? This is the same group who have had successive bowl games cancelled on them. There is nothing to say that, after spending an additional month in the bubble, THIS bowl game wouldn't be cancelled due to a local politician or an outbreak by the opponent. I'm glad they pulled the plug on the season, but sad to see Grosel not get the chance to further his reputation as BC's version of Ian Book.
Ian Book has thrown fewer interceptions in his last 15 games then Grosel did in the embarrassing UVA loss. Now if Phil's knee still needs more time and we were going to have to play in a bowl with a kid who should be playing MAC Ball on Tuesday nights on The Ocho, then perhaps this was a sound decision to avoid further embarrassment.
So... you finally admit that Tommy Rees was right.
I'll also take the moment to point out that only one BC player was able to beat out Ian Book... Grosel for ACC QB of the Week.
We will never know if he was right. I would have liked to see Jurk playing behind an OL that could keep him upright and having time to stretch defenses with passes longer than 35 yards downfield. Book has had a great season, no doubt, but Jurk has a lot more upside and it would have been nice if they had attempted develop him. Anyway, next year they will have Brendan Clark and we will have Jurk. I'd much rather be us than them from a QB perspective going forward.
You know who has no upside? Dennis Grosel. And his multi-turnover performance was as worthy of that award as the chick squib kicker's SEC Award. Weird to see you doing an affirmative action flex/cake and ice cream award for Denny G, but 2020 is a strange year I suppose.
Can’t (and won’t) Ian Book come back next year? I don’t see him going top 2 rounds in this draft and there’s less of a good QB crop for next year’s draft.
Book is gone. He signed up for the Senior Bowl. He is now projected as a 3rd or 4th rounder which is significantly higher than what he was projected at before this year and than what he is likely to be projected if he exposes himself to another year of college ball. His goal is to be Colt McCoy—the perpetual back up who grinds out 10-12 years in the league by being a good guy in the QB Room, who is smart enough to learn whatever offense he needs to absorb and has enough tricks up his sleeve to win the random spot start every three or four years. He will walk away with close to $100 million in 12 years under such a scenario—far more than Sam Bradford, Jimmy Clausen or Curtis Painter, all of whom were taken well ahead of McCoy in the draft cleared in their aborted careers. Of course, behind a competent O-line, Jurk will be a first rounder and clear a couple of hundred million before he is done.
BCMurt09 {l Wrote}:Dick Rosenthal {l Wrote}:Shoreagle {l Wrote}:Dick Rosenthal {l Wrote}:HJS {l Wrote}:Dick Rosenthal {l Wrote}:HJS {l Wrote}:DomingoOrtiz {l Wrote}:MF73-Eleazar {l Wrote}:We're not going bowling.
https://twitter.com/PeteThamel/status/1 ... 2163969025
No problem with this if it was the players' decision (and it sounds like it was).
Agreed. The last Hafley conference where he said "I think so" in response to whether the kids were excited about a bowl... and then went on to talk about how tired the team was (as a partial excuse for sucking against UVA)... was an omen that this was coming. BC players were more diligent than any other group in the country. That is how they effectively avoided an outbreak. To do that for another month, through Xmas and New Years, would require even more sacrifice. Why bother? This is the same group who have had successive bowl games cancelled on them. There is nothing to say that, after spending an additional month in the bubble, THIS bowl game wouldn't be cancelled due to a local politician or an outbreak by the opponent. I'm glad they pulled the plug on the season, but sad to see Grosel not get the chance to further his reputation as BC's version of Ian Book.
Ian Book has thrown fewer interceptions in his last 15 games then Grosel did in the embarrassing UVA loss. Now if Phil's knee still needs more time and we were going to have to play in a bowl with a kid who should be playing MAC Ball on Tuesday nights on The Ocho, then perhaps this was a sound decision to avoid further embarrassment.
So... you finally admit that Tommy Rees was right.
I'll also take the moment to point out that only one BC player was able to beat out Ian Book... Grosel for ACC QB of the Week.
We will never know if he was right. I would have liked to see Jurk playing behind an OL that could keep him upright and having time to stretch defenses with passes longer than 35 yards downfield. Book has had a great season, no doubt, but Jurk has a lot more upside and it would have been nice if they had attempted develop him. Anyway, next year they will have Brendan Clark and we will have Jurk. I'd much rather be us than them from a QB perspective going forward.
You know who has no upside? Dennis Grosel. And his multi-turnover performance was as worthy of that award as the chick squib kicker's SEC Award. Weird to see you doing an affirmative action flex/cake and ice cream award for Denny G, but 2020 is a strange year I suppose.
Can’t (and won’t) Ian Book come back next year? I don’t see him going top 2 rounds in this draft and there’s less of a good QB crop for next year’s draft.
Book is gone. He signed up for the Senior Bowl. He is now projected as a 3rd or 4th rounder which is significantly higher than what he was projected at before this year and than what he is likely to be projected if he exposes himself to another year of college ball. His goal is to be Colt McCoy—the perpetual back up who grinds out 10-12 years in the league by being a good guy in the QB Room, who is smart enough to learn whatever offense he needs to absorb and has enough tricks up his sleeve to win the random spot start every three or four years. He will walk away with close to $100 million in 12 years under such a scenario—far more than Sam Bradford, Jimmy Clausen or Curtis Painter, all of whom were taken well ahead of McCoy in the draft cleared in their aborted careers. Of course, behind a competent O-line, Jurk will be a first rounder and clear a couple of hundred million before he is done.
I had legitimately forgotten about Sam Bradford. Sirius XM had offices in my building when I worked on 6th Avenue in midtown and you’d see Brady Quinn in the lobby quite often. He’s carved out a nice career on college sports radio.
HJS {l Wrote}:The Big10 played this year only because Ohio State demanded it so they could walk into the playoffs by playing in a sub-MAC conference. B10 had a minimum games played requirement to make the Championship game... which they waived because OSU didn't meet it. The Big Ten has become more beholden to Ohio State than B12 has Texas.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/s ... -game-rule
Supahfan99 {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:They should be rewarded, and if the reward they choose is family rather than a bowl, than good for them.
100% agreed.
HJS {l Wrote}:HJS {l Wrote}:The Big10 played this year only because Ohio State demanded it so they could walk into the playoffs by playing in a sub-MAC conference. B10 had a minimum games played requirement to make the Championship game... which they waived because OSU didn't meet it. The Big Ten has become more beholden to Ohio State than B12 has Texas.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/s ... -game-rule
So... to further this joke of a conference... in order for Ohio State not be restricted in anyway regarding quarantining players, the Big Ten changed their requirements yet again. This means that Olave and Browning can conveniently play against Clemson.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/s ... ys-17-days
innocentbystander {l Wrote}:Supahfan99 {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:They should be rewarded, and if the reward they choose is family rather than a bowl, than good for them.
100% agreed.
I have had some time to think about this. I am only 50% agreed.
I am of the opinion that if its going to be up to the players to decide if there will be a bowl game, then the vote should only be for the seniors who are most likely putting away their football pads for the very last time, never to wear them again. Once its over, its over. And maybe all the underclassmen want to be home for these covid-19 holidays but the Seniors may have a different opinion.
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