Official Gasparilla Bowl/AI Masterpieces Thread

[MACHETE]

Hope there’s not any tropical storms brewing down that way…

Storm season ended in November. No excuses.

 

[The Jacket]

What's the difference between playing UCF in a bowl last year vs playing them in the regular season last year?

...but these go to 11.

 

[YellowJacket4Life]

Actually Birmingham isn’t that bad. Carry on.

I've been there maybe 12-15 times over the last 10 years due to family being there. Have never had a great experience there and have had run-ins with a less than pleasant crowd when the wife and I were out to dinner.

There's nothing really to do there, it's very high crime and not just centralized.

 

[stech81]

Why did it change??

drank a few beers and something changed, think I'll finish this 12 pack and see if we make it to the Orange bowl.

 

[bonham]

I've been there maybe 12-15 times over the last 10 years due to family being there. Have never had a great experience there and have had run-ins with a less than pleasant crowd when the wife and I were out to dinner.

There's nothing really to do there, it's very high crime and not just centralized.

Do you pussies ever get tired of whining? First bowl in 5 years. Try to enjoy it.

 

[The Jacket]

drank a few beers and something changed, think I'll finish this 12 pack and see if we make it to the Orange bowl.

Way to accept mediocrity. If you'd taken up heroin this morning we might be in the CFP.

 

[YellowJacket4Life]

Do you pussies ever get tired of whining? First bowl in 5 years. Try to enjoy it.

Now you just sound like a jilted middle school girl because I crapped on B-Ham. I'm delighted with the bowl, but love it even more in sunny Florida.


But, carry on

 

[Skydog]

I've been there maybe 12-15 times over the last 10 years due to family being there. Have never had a great experience there and have had run-ins with a less than pleasant crowd when the wife and I were out to dinner.

There's nothing really to do there, it's very high crime and not just centralized.

been there once and did not like it at all

 

[bonham]

Now you just sound like a jilted middle school girl because I crapped on B-Ham. I'm delighted with the bowl, but love it even more in sunny Florida.


But, carry on

My bad. Moot point since it’s not in Bham

 

[BigDanT]

...but these go to 11.

Damn good to have you back.

 

[Nanajoth]

I was really hoping for Shreveport.

 

[BigDanT]

Wtf is this sheet

 

[gtleviathan]

What's the difference between playing UCF in a bowl last year vs playing them in the regular season last year?

 

[GT65_UGA89]

 

[The Jacket]

Damn good to have you back.

I only came back because I thought I'd be able to bum a ride to Birmingham in a few weeks. I've got business there, unrelated to Tech, supposedly hiding out somewhere in Hooper City.

 

[georgia_tech_swagger]

Dammit. I was going to bring the whole crew to Birmingham, that was cheap and easy and a day trip. I think I can still swing Tampa, but that cuts the size of my contingent in half probably.

 

[zippyGT]

Why did it change??

FSU didn’t make the playoff then FSU got an SEC opponent instead of the B1G (which was expected and would have landed the ACC into the Reliaquest bowl). End result is that the ACC lost 2 top tier bowls, which made ND available for the “tier 1” bowls. The tier 1 bowls then fought over ND. The result of this shifted another team (Duke) to tier 2 which resulted in a shuffle there because Duke played UCF in a bowl last season.

The ACC lost about $27M because of this. That’s enough for each team to buy a new QB.

 

[gtchief]

First bowl in five years and it’s same day as the family’s Christmas gathering. Oh well. I’ll be halfway there at least

 

[JJacket]

Dammit. I was going to bring the whole crew to Birmingham, that was cheap and easy and a day trip. I think I can still swing Tampa, but that cuts the size of my contingent in half probably.

If it makes you feel better, your crew is still cheap and easy

 

[smokey_wasp]

The trophy is a treasure chest.