2022-2023 Other Bowl Games Thread

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mnsportsgeek said:
You’re using the refs call to justify your hot take after watching the calls they made for 4 hours. It doesn’t strengthen your argument.
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I don’t recall seeing a lot of egregious calls but admittedly wasn’t paying attention all game.

You legitimately think that was targeting. Duly noted. Gray area and IMO and by hundreds and thousands of precedent from other crews it was a good no call. That would have been a gift to Michigan, who didn’t deserve to win anyway.
 



Beautiful screen by Georgia on the TD.

I felt like the Gophs could have run that repeatedly in the second half in the Pinstripe but were content to RUTM.
 

stocker08 said:
Big plays made due to big mistakes.
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Hilarious. Some of the greatest athletes on the planet but nobody can play. Both teams are shit. Only beer guts on the couch know how to tackle. LOL.
 



Dakota2 said:
Hilarious. Some of the greatest athletes on the planet but nobody can play. Both teams are shit. Only beer guts on the couch know how to tackle. LOL.
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I think you've misinterpreted what I wrote.
 

stocker08 said:
I think you've misinterpreted what I wrote.
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It’s a difference in opinion on whether great players can cause other great players to look like they are playing poorly; I think. During the last game, I saw a bunch of great players making big plays not a bunch of mistakes being made by kids choking.
 







Gopherchase said:
It’s a difference in opinion on whether great players can cause other great players to look like they are playing poorly; I think. During the last game, I saw a bunch of great players making big plays not a bunch of mistakes being made by kids choking.
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Agree entirely. It is also true that defenses are under tremendous pressure facing aggressive offenses as opposed to one trying to run out the clock for thirty minutes.
 



Gopherchase said:
It’s a difference in opinion on whether great players can cause other great players to look like they are playing poorly; I think. During the last game, I saw a bunch of great players making big plays not a bunch of mistakes being made by kids choking.
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I saw a lot of really great plays. But it's hard to look at the scoreboard and not acknowledge some of the errors leading to these huge plays. Missed assignments/tackles and broken coverages. The two pick sixes were really nice plays by those defenders. But those never happen if McCarthy doesn't make those poor throws.
 


Panthadad2 said:
No question there was some arrogance (or maybe just underestimating TCU?).

On GameDay this morning, all the announcers were gushing about how Michigan was going to pound the hell out of TCU physically with the Frogs 3-man D-line. I was thinking to myself, Michigan shouldn't have even beaten Illinois at home if not for corrupt refs. Plus, teams like Wisconsin have had great run-stopping defenses with 3-man lines for a long time now. Still, I was surprised at how bad TCU made Michigan look at times.
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TCU seemed to be crashing and blowing up gaps, so Michigan needs to counterpunch out of that and they either chose not to or didn't have a solution. I have this impression that somehow Harbaugh thinks the game is played the same way as it was when he was under center for the Wolverines.
 



Watching the bowl games after mostly watching Gopher and Big Ten West games all year is weird

I'm not sure if I should be dazzled by their explosive offenses or disgusted by all the dismal defense.
 

fmlizard said:
Watching the bowl games after mostly watching Gopher and Big Ten West games all year is weird

I'm not sure if I should be dazzled by their explosive offenses or disgusted by all the dismal defense.
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Georgia big stop was Harrison Jr drop
 

GophersInIowa said:
I don’t know man, seemed textbook. Could have hurt himself and/or the other guy pretty easily.
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I’d have to sober up to remember the game but a similar call was made at the end of a bowl game on the goal line. I’m sure it was discussed in here
Was a triple OT game.
 

MennoSota said:
Think this: The Big 10 is really the Weak 10 when it comes to football. Clearly the SEC is the top, followed by the Big 12 and then comes the Big 10, the ACC, and Pac 10. The playoffs show this repeatedly...and it's not just for football.
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TCU’s win tonight was the first ever win for the Big 12 in the playoffs era. Oklahoma has gone 0-4. The Big Ten is currently 3-6 and has a National Championship.
 


tOHSU defense leaves little too be desired
 



Stroud is good.

Memo to Georgia. Don't give Stroud time in the pocket.
 


UpAndUnder43 said:
I’d have to sober up to remember the game but a similar call was made at the end of a bowl game on the goal line. I’m sure it was discussed in here
Was a triple OT game.
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Given all the calls and no-calls of targeting over the years it’s clear there is no allegiance to the rule as written.

Yes, technically it was targeting. It’s hardly ever called. It shouldn’t be in a low speed incidental contact situation going to ground.

Far, far worse hits are not called. I don’t understand the angst from some of you.
 

Ryan Day really looks like an owl to me. I'm probably not the first person to put that on the Internet, but he does. I guess he used to coach with the Temple Owls, which is kind of like when Jerry Kill looked a lot like a gopher when he was here.
 

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