We Don't Want To Act Like USC Did When They Played Us In The Sun Bowl...

TampaBayJacket said:
We *could* take the approach that we are a 7-5 team and any appreciate any bowl were in, regardless of prestige. At least we dont have to play a MAC team. I'm actually looking forward to playing a Big 10 team that we rarely get to play, if ever.
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Truth is, and this should motivate our players and fans, is that we have never beaten Minnesota in football.
 
JJacket said:
Truth is, and this should motivate our players and fans, is that we have never beaten Minnesota in football.
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But it wont - we all know this. Its just the way it is.
The thing with CPJ going out might help. The only other thing I can think of is that Minnesota doesn't want to be there either.
Maybe we will not want to be there - less than them.
 
rain said:
But it wont - we all know this. Its just the way it is.
The thing with CPJ going out might help. The only other thing I can think of is that Minnesota doesn't want to be there either.
Maybe we will not want to be there - less than them.
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Well, I think Minnesota was lookin' California
 
It looks like Minnesota's recent bowl history is pretty similar to ours. They have played in 7 bowls in the last 10 years, the high point being the 2014 season when they played in the New Years Day Citrus Bowl (lost to MO). The other bowls were: Insight, Car Care, Texas, QuickLane, and Holiday. So, I don't think the enthusiasm level will be much in their favor or ours, and the Dome will take weather issues out of the equation. By the time the game is played, I think we'll be over the legitimate complaints about the bid and play with our usual enthusiasm.
 
GTFanJeff said:
I am not upset about our opponent...I think it is good to play B10 opponents sometimes, what I am upset about is other bowls deliberately ignoring us for teams that we beat.
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GT must be bad for business, then, since bowls are most interested in getting the most eyeballs on their product and seats in the stadium for their sponsors?
 
rain said:
The thing with CPJ going out might help. The only other thing I can think of is that Minnesota doesn't want to be there either.
Maybe we will not want to be there - less than them.
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The only times I think this was true were the USC Sun Bowl and the Seattle Bowl. I've lost count of how many bowls I've gone to where I tried to think of all the things that might motivate the team to play with effort and energy against a team that was "just happy to be there," and then watched us lay an egg. Fresno State, twice. Utah, Air Force, and probably others that I'm repressing.

JRjr
 
I like the intersectional matchup . We see far to few of these types of games anymore. I 'd like to see GT work out a home & home with California or another Pac12 team. A game against a Big 12 or Big 10 team would be OK too.
I am just tickled this team got to a bowl & won 7 games when at one point this season it sure did not seem very likely.
I was excited about CPJ & next year with our returning talent too , thought we had a real good chance to win our division.Who knows ? We might do it anyway.
Just an aside as an OF that has watched college football for about 60 years or so I recall when the Golden Gophers went to the Rose Bowl , (was it 1961 ?) heavily favored over the Washington Huskies but lost to the underdog Huskies . What I remember most about that game is the way the numbers looked on Washington's jerseys they were really cool with a curved look .
 
theDude47 said:
I think the team is pissed about playing up there. I think they’re going to play pissed off too, which will be good. Also, they’re going to want to send CPJ out with a win.
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They will be playing not to get hurt so as not to jeopardize their audition for Coach Whisenhunt this spring.
 
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