Should we turn down our bowl bid if Gailey is fired?...

00Burdell

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If we go out west, we lose money. And without a coach, we might have some other problems getting ready to play.

And if a new coach is in place before the bowl, it would be unfair to require him to prepare a team for a bowl game on such short notice.

On the other hand, I think the players really enjoy going and would hate to penalize them.

Haven't really thought it through completely - just thinking up stuff to discuss till the white smoke appears from the Tech Tower...
 
00Burdell said:
If we go out west, we lose money. And without a coach, we might have some other problems getting ready to play.

And if a new coach is in place before the bowl, it would be unfair to require him to prepare a team for a bowl game on such short notice.

On the other hand, I think the players really enjoy going and would hate to penalize them.

Haven't really thought it through completely - just thinking up stuff to discuss till the white smoke appears from the Tech Tower...
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Its really simple. If we go to a bowl......we get to keep practicing. 2-3 weeks of practice. The ability for a new coach to start the makeover. So if a new coach is on board......it's really a no-brainer.
 
mookie43 said:
Its really simple. If we go to a bowl......we get to keep practicing. 2-3 weeks of practice. The ability for a new coach to start the makeover. So if a new coach is on board......it's really a no-brainer.
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yup
 
Practice isn't the only reason (although a big one) - the seniors deserve a bowl trip if they are offered one. It is their decision, as it should be. Our opinions are irrelevant.
 
Either bowl game will be a good game this year. #4 in the Pac 10 or Boise State are both tough teams that we should have no problem getting up for.

The bowl practice time is a great time to work our future quarterbacks, etc. Do not turn down the bowl.
 
Accept any bid awarded to you. It's obvious that practice time can be utilized --plus you just don't turn down bowl bids unless you're making a statement about getting screwed in some capacity (ala Cremins turning down an NIT bid in '94 because he felt his 18-12 (8-8) Jackets got the shaft from the NCAA's).
 
I'm not sure we CAN turn down a bowl. This is all established through the conference tie-ins. If we leave a bowl in the lurch, we also involve the ACC. Our expenses are covered by the league (within reason) and we get our share of the bowl payouts. If we in fact could turn down a bowl, I would think the league would be within their rights to deny us our share of bowl revenue.
 
How do we lose money? Aren't all bowl winnings split amongst the ACC? Does the bowl sponsor not pay for teams' travel?
 
MaconGTfan said:
How do we lose money? Aren't all bowl winnings split amongst the ACC? Does the bowl sponsor not pay for teams' travel?
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ticket sales < cost of going

And no, I don't believe the bowl pays for travel.
 
Don't you think that would be demoralizing to the players? Even if it were possible to refuse a bowl, it would seem that recruiting would be affected in the future. Besides, I always thought the bowl games were to be a prize for the good play of the players. If we go to messing with this kind of stuff, we may never have a quality program again.
Let's leave the politics to the politicians and just go play football wherever they'll let us.
 
I agree with a previous poster, the decision is up to the players not a bunch of disgrutled fans. If they want to go then they deserve to go no matter which bowl or where it is played. They are used to playing in a partially filled stadium anyway.

This year is similar to the end of the 2001 season: O'Leary leaves after a mediocre 7-5 season, a loss to uga, and a west coast bowl bid. And that one turned out to be a good game.
 
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