For decades now, the number of bowl games has only limited by the number of bowl-eligible teams available to play in them. There has been something of a flood of new FCS teams over the last few years. For every four new FBS teams there would be room for one new bowl game. The field will almost certainly grow from 41 to 42 soon.
Crime is everywhere in America -- in all states, large cities, small cities, and rural areas. The small cities have the fastest growing problem on a statistical basis, because poverty has suburbanized in the past couple decades.
This x100… was personally banned from that forum because I pointed out the clear political bias and flagging/censorship of any opposing views. Also remember Syracuse is not anywhere close on a map to NYC even though we tell our recruits we are New Yorks college team. So Bob L, you are correct. Those who run syracusefan and spend every minute of every day on there are sheltered and do not have to deal with the scary realities that currently plague NYC. But please don’t group all of New York State in with them or with New York City. There is much more to our beautiful state than the armpit, and we carried the House of Representatives as well this year. Safe travels to anyone going to the game, thank you for allowing debate of ideas on this forum, and skol vikes!
Every forum everywhere's got'em. It's not that big a deal.... I do have a few questions...points.
Great question. I have been in 2012. It was fun because Syracuse won and it snowed as Frank Sinatra played after the win. But I also would rather be in the Gasparilla bowl in Tampa, El Paso, etc. I think a large allure of it is that it’s in the NYC market and there’s recruits in that area and jersey. Another key aspect I think is that it’s near New Year’s Eve, so the players get to spend Christmas in NYC and fans traveling can stay for New Year’s Eve weekend. It’s on a good bowl day and should be a good amount of eyes since it’s the week of Christmas. Other than that I’m just as stumped as you, I was pretty shocked to see that article that ACC coaches hold the pinstripe bowl in high regard
I know we "could" stay the weekend.....but as some have put out there.....charters out of here for the game are running $1,500 a person and gets us out on NYE. Stay over the weekend, who knows.... Personally, if I'm spending that kind of dime in December, it isn't to go to NY. I'm not sure it's on a good bowl day...it's at like 2pm on a Thursday, just my opinion though.
Yeah that’s crazy, I know Syracuse is offering $260 for a bus trip there and back with the ticket. There’s some other good games that day and I was moreso thinking a lot of people won’t be working/kids not in school, but agree 2 pm isn’t the best time
We didn’t beat a single team with a winning record. We lost to every team that had a winning record. How on earth is that not ‘mediocre’
You apparently don’t watch Fox News.. you should, you would get to see both sides of the issue. I used to be like you, watch CNN and feel like I was informed. then big Bill came along and I wanted to see what others were saying.
We didn’t beat a single team with a winning record. We lost to every team that had a winning record. How on earth is that not ‘mediocre’
I still remember Pinnacle CEO trying to convince people from Minnesota to move to Memphis. "I can not understand why anyone wouldn't want to live here in Memphis," he said. Unfortunately -- he was gunned down in Memphis less than a year later.
Small point: In a 12 game regular season, assuming each college win must by definition be offset by a loss, the expected statistical mean, the national average record, would be a 6-6 season, would it not? How numerically could it be otherwise? 131 teams play 12 games each=1,572 wins and 1,572 losses=a 6-6 record "average." An 8-4 record might well be mediocrity in the minds of those who justifiably expected better, of course, because of a particular team's supposed superior talent, financial advantages, etc. And strength of schedule could certainly diminish the luster of a squishy 8 win record.
True. Let’s call it approximately 6.3—5.7 FBS team win/loss average, accounting for FCS wins and losses differently than FBS wins and losses. An 8-4 record is still statistically well beyond this average.
We could go around all day, but not caring about who we beat in an “8-4” analysis is crazy. It is the kind of thinking that had UCF claim a national championship.
22 out of 64. Just outside of the top 3rd. Fairly mediocre then, right?
Great point. So in your opinion, who was the best team we beat this year? Wisconsin? Are they not mediocre? What is our baseline here?
22 out of 64. Just outside of the top 3rd. Fairly mediocre then, right?
If you want to think beating the Colorado, NMSU, and Northwestern’s of CFB means something, go ahead. I don’t
We aren’t bad. We are mediocre. We have a chance to beat our first team with a winning record coming up. A team most on this board thought was beneath us. I hope we do.
Mediocre is below average. You are interpreting the definition incorrectly.