CBS: Ranking All 41 Bowl of the 2023 - 2024 Post Season

[BroncoRedux]

8. Quick Lane​

Minnesota 30, Bowling Green 24: How do you win a game when your QB throws for only 26 yards? By handing the ball off to a guy nobody can tackle. Minnesota freshman RB Darius Taylor returned to the lineup after missing the Gophers' final five games of the regular season and put those fresh legs to work. Taylor rushed for 208 yards on 35 carries and also served as Minnesota's leading receiver, catching two passes for 11 yards. Cole Kramer, who had to be convinced to return from his post-school life in Arizona to start for the Gophers, completed 8 of 16 passes for 26 yards, but that included two touchdowns. Bowling Green's Odieu Hiliare caught 10 passes for 152 yards and a 46-yard TD to give the Falcons an early 7-0 lead, but he didn't get enough help from his teammates to pull off the upset. The win was Minnesota's seventh consecutive bowl win. Pregame ranking: 40

38. Citrus Bowl​

No. 21 Tennessee 35, No. 17 Iowa 0: To get something, you have to give something. It's a rule of life. So the price we all had to pay to watch star freshman QB Nico Iamaleava make his first career start with the Volunteers was watching Deacon Hill make another start for Iowa. Was it worth the trade-off? It certainly was for Tennessee fans! Iamaleava wasn't incredible with his arm; he only threw for 151 yards and a touchdown. He did, however, rush for three touchdowns and validated why the Vols are excited about the future. As for Iowa ... well, yeah, it was Iowa. It looked like the Hawkeyes had a chance early, but Hill threw a horrific interception -- his first of three turnovers in the game -- in the end zone to end a scoring threat. It was the kind of game that needed an edible mascot to salvage it, but the giant Cheez-It was a coward. Pregame ranking: 11

Ranking all 41 college football bowl games for 2023-24: Playoff semifinals deliver with Orange Bowl a big dud

Anybody can sit down and watch a bowl game, but it takes a visionary to rank every single one of them

www.cbssports.com

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

8. Quick Lane​

Minnesota 30, Bowling Green 24: How do you win a game when your QB throws for only 26 yards? By handing the ball off to a guy nobody can tackle. Minnesota freshman RB Darius Taylor returned to the lineup after missing the Gophers' final five games of the regular season and put those fresh legs to work. Taylor rushed for 208 yards on 35 carries and also served as Minnesota's leading receiver, catching two passes for 11 yards. Cole Kramer, who had to be convinced to return from his post-school life in Arizona to start for the Gophers, completed 8 of 16 passes for 26 yards, but that included two touchdowns. Bowling Green's Odieu Hiliare caught 10 passes for 152 yards and a 46-yard TD to give the Falcons an early 7-0 lead, but he didn't get enough help from his teammates to pull off the upset. The win was Minnesota's seventh consecutive bowl win. Pregame ranking: 40

38. Citrus Bowl​

No. 21 Tennessee 35, No. 17 Iowa 0: To get something, you have to give something. It's a rule of life. So the price we all had to pay to watch star freshman QB Nico Iamaleava make his first career start with the Volunteers was watching Deacon Hill make another start for Iowa. Was it worth the trade-off? It certainly was for Tennessee fans! Iamaleava wasn't incredible with his arm; he only threw for 151 yards and a touchdown. He did, however, rush for three touchdowns and validated why the Vols are excited about the future. As for Iowa ... well, yeah, it was Iowa. It looked like the Hawkeyes had a chance early, but Hill threw a horrific interception -- his first of three turnovers in the game -- in the end zone to end a scoring threat. It was the kind of game that needed an edible mascot to salvage it, but the giant Cheez-It was a coward. Pregame ranking: 11

Ranking all 41 college football bowl games for 2023-24: Playoff semifinals deliver with Orange Bowl a big dud

Anybody can sit down and watch a bowl game, but it takes a visionary to rank every single one of them

www.cbssports.com

There’s a reporter who put some effort into it and also mocked the Hawkeyes.

Pulitzer here you come

 

[BleedGopher]

8. Quick Lane​

Minnesota 30, Bowling Green 24: How do you win a game when your QB throws for only 26 yards? By handing the ball off to a guy nobody can tackle. Minnesota freshman RB Darius Taylor returned to the lineup after missing the Gophers' final five games of the regular season and put those fresh legs to work. Taylor rushed for 208 yards on 35 carries and also served as Minnesota's leading receiver, catching two passes for 11 yards. Cole Kramer, who had to be convinced to return from his post-school life in Arizona to start for the Gophers, completed 8 of 16 passes for 26 yards, but that included two touchdowns. Bowling Green's Odieu Hiliare caught 10 passes for 152 yards and a 46-yard TD to give the Falcons an early 7-0 lead, but he didn't get enough help from his teammates to pull off the upset. The win was Minnesota's seventh consecutive bowl win. Pregame ranking: 40

38. Citrus Bowl​

No. 21 Tennessee 35, No. 17 Iowa 0: To get something, you have to give something. It's a rule of life. So the price we all had to pay to watch star freshman QB Nico Iamaleava make his first career start with the Volunteers was watching Deacon Hill make another start for Iowa. Was it worth the trade-off? It certainly was for Tennessee fans! Iamaleava wasn't incredible with his arm; he only threw for 151 yards and a touchdown. He did, however, rush for three touchdowns and validated why the Vols are excited about the future. As for Iowa ... well, yeah, it was Iowa. It looked like the Hawkeyes had a chance early, but Hill threw a horrific interception -- his first of three turnovers in the game -- in the end zone to end a scoring threat. It was the kind of game that needed an edible mascot to salvage it, but the giant Cheez-It was a coward. Pregame ranking: 11

Ranking all 41 college football bowl games for 2023-24: Playoff semifinals deliver with Orange Bowl a big dud

Anybody can sit down and watch a bowl game, but it takes a visionary to rank every single one of them

www.cbssports.com

Moving on up!

Go Gophers!!

 

[SHGopher]

And the worst bowl of all? The FSU bowl. I wonder if anyone wants them in a bowl next season.





It was even worse than the 45-0 Boca Raton Bowl.

 

[short ornery norwegian]

a few tidbits from the article
the #41 (worst) ranking went to the Orange Bowl (Georgia 63, Florida State 3)

other bowls with B1G teams involved:
#38 - Citrus (Tennessee 35, Iowa 0)
#34 - Music City (Maryland 31, Auburn 13)
#30 - Cotton (Missouri 14, Ohio State 3)
#28 - Las Vegas (Northwestern 14, Utah 7)
#13 - Pinstripe (Rutgers 31, Miami 24)
#11 - Peach (Ole Miss 38, Penn State 25)
#8 - Quick Lane (Gophers 30, Bowling Pins 24)

and the top 5:
#5 - Sugar (Washington 37, Texas 31)
#4 - ReliaQuest (LSU 35, Wisconsin 31)
#3 - New Orleans (Jacksonville St 34, Louisiana 31 in OT)
#2 - Gator (Clemson 38, Kentucky 35)
#1 - Rose (Michigan 27, Alabama 20 in OT)

 

[Gophers7NatTitlesBadgers0]

So the price we all had to pay to watch star freshman QB Nico Iamaleava make his first career start with the Volunteers was watching Deacon Hill make another start for Iowa. Was it worth the trade-off?

 

[Thomasthetank]

a few tidbits from the article
the #41 (worst) ranking went to the Orange Bowl (Georgia 63, Florida State 3)

other bowls with B1G teams involved:
#38 - Citrus (Tennessee 35, Iowa 0)
#34 - Music City (Maryland 31, Auburn 13)
#30 - Cotton (Missouri 14, Ohio State 3)
#28 - Las Vegas (Northwestern 14, Utah 7)
#13 - Pinstripe (Rutgers 31, Miami 24)
#11 - Peach (Ole Miss 38, Penn State 25)
#8 - Quick Lane (Gophers 30, Bowling Pins 24)

and the top 5:
#5 - Sugar (Washington 37, Texas 31)
#4 - ReliaQuest (LSU 35, Wisconsin 31)
#3 - New Orleans (Jacksonville St 34, Louisiana 31 in OT)
#2 - Gator (Clemson 38, Kentucky 35)
#1 - Rose (Michigan 27, Alabama 20 in OT)

How is the Sugar bowl #5? That was the second best game of the bowl season. I actually thought it was #1.

 

[CentralGopher]

The most puzzling part was how anyone thought Tennessee vs Iowa would be a good game given the way Iowa played all year.

 

[short ornery norwegian]

How is the Sugar bowl #5? That was the second best game of the bowl season. I actually thought it was #1.

any kind of ranking like this is going to be subjective. from what I can see, the writer put a high premium on close games - and the top 4 had narrower margins than the Sugar Bowl and/or finished in OT. the blow-outs got the lowest rankings.

I'm not saying I agree with the ranking 100%. just that it depends on what the writer deems to be the qualities he is looking for in a bowl game. margin of victory is quantifiable. "excitement" is subjective.

 

[TwistingMyMelon]

The most puzzling part was how anyone thought Tennessee vs Iowa would be a good game given the way Iowa played all year.

For at least the last three years, the winner of the Big Ten West was assigned to that bowl (Citrus) and a ranked SEC team was the opponent. Of course, the result was an SEC victory each time with the last two times being blowouts. Given the stature of that bowl, there really weren't any good choices for Iowa. The likely opponent was either Tennessee, Missouri, or LSU. Iowa got the lowest ranked of the three. I guess Wisconsin should get credit for at least making it a good game against LSU.

The elimination of divisions in the conference should reduce the probability of mismatched opponents for that reason at least.

 

[CentralGopher]

For at least the last three years, the winner of the Big Ten West was assigned to that bowl (Citrus) and a ranked SEC team was the opponent. Of course, the result was an SEC victory each time with the last two times being blowouts. Given the stature of that bowl, there really weren't any good choices for Iowa. The likely opponent was either Tennessee, Missouri, or LSU. Iowa got the lowest ranked of the three. I guess Wisconsin should get credit for at least making it a good game against LSU.

The elimination of divisions in the conference should reduce the probability of mismatched opponents for that reason at least.

The biggest issue was that Iowa had zero offense all year. It was completely ridiculous to have thought it was going to be the 11th best bowl game.

 

[Some guy]

The most puzzling part was how anyone thought Tennessee vs Iowa would be a good game given the way Iowa played all year.

Because some people think close game automatically means good game

 

[Some guy]

For at least the last three years, the winner of the Big Ten West was assigned to that bowl (Citrus) and a ranked SEC team was the opponent. Of course, the result was an SEC victory each time with the last two times being blowouts. Given the stature of that bowl, there really weren't any good choices for Iowa. The likely opponent was either Tennessee, Missouri, or LSU. Iowa got the lowest ranked of the three. I guess Wisconsin should get credit for at least making it a good game against LSU.

The elimination of divisions in the conference should reduce the probability of mismatched opponents for that reason at least.

Michigan had been mismatched previous years too.
Divisions have very little to do with the bowl placements

 

[gopherbadgerman]

The most puzzling part was how anyone thought Tennessee vs Iowa would be a good game given the way Iowa played all year.

Totally agree. Unless people were excited at the potential of a 10-6 game

 

[CentralGopher]

Because some people think close game automatically means good game

Who said anything about being a close game? The fact is Iowa was a horrible team to watch all season because of a lack of offense unless you’re a fan of punting.

 

[Some guy]

Who said anything about being a close game? The fact is Iowa was a horrible team to watch all season because of a lack of offense unless you’re a fan of punting.

The reason someone might think Iowa vs Tennessee might be a good game is because they thought it might be close and they think close automatically means good

They were wrong on both counts

 

[Gold Rush]

a few tidbits from the article
the #41 (worst) ranking went to the Orange Bowl (Georgia 63, Florida State 3)

other bowls with B1G teams involved:
#38 - Citrus (Tennessee 35, Iowa 0)
#34 - Music City (Maryland 31, Auburn 13)
#30 - Cotton (Missouri 14, Ohio State 3)
#28 - Las Vegas (Northwestern 14, Utah 7)
#13 - Pinstripe (Rutgers 31, Miami 24)
#11 - Peach (Ole Miss 38, Penn State 25)
#8 - Quick Lane (Gophers 30, Bowling Pins 24)

and the top 5:
#5 - Sugar (Washington 37, Texas 31)
#4 - ReliaQuest (LSU 35, Wisconsin 31)
#3 - New Orleans (Jacksonville St 34, Louisiana 31 in OT)
#2 - Gator (Clemson 38, Kentucky 35)
#1 - Rose (Michigan 27, Alabama 20 in OT)

So the Big Ten is 5-4 with the national championship to go.....gotta love the Gophers!!!