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Can we still go to a bowl ?

Discussion in 'RayGator's Swamp Gas' started by uf1998, Nov 25, 2023.

  1. uf1998

    uf1998 Senior

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    I'd have to think our APR ranking is good enough.
     
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  2. uftaipan

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    This is America. You may go to whatever bowl you wish.
     
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  3. HisDoc

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    I don't see why not. I think we're hands down the best 7 loss team in the country (and it's not even close)!

    Seriously, though, I thought we have to win 6 to get an invite.
     
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  4. hhpgator

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    I believe the answer is yes. This young team needs the reps, so if invited, we should definitely accept.
     
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  5. hhpgator

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    There are enough bowls, that 5-7 teams can go I believe.
     
  6. oneatatime

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    Napier should pay for 20,000 tickets for season ticket holders. That should buy us into a bowl somewhere.
     
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  7. hhpgator

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  8. jmhawk88

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    I’m not sure I want this staff getting extra reps and practice with the players.
     
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  9. KronoGator

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    James Madison and Jacksonville St would be first in line if there aren't enough bowl eligible teams, then come the 5-7's.
     
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  10. HisDoc

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    Well then, I'd put us up against any 5-7 in the country. Heck, most 6-6.
     
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  11. bposs

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    Didn’t we try that when Arkansas came to town?
     
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    We are behind Jacksonville State. It didn’t have to be this way.
     
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  14. hhpgator

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    All joking aside, we are probably the only 5-7 team to have a strength of schedule in the top 4. We have gone toe to toe with multiple top 10 teams with one of the youngest rosters in the country. Too many have lost perspective in this matter.
     
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  15. KronoGator

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    10 5-6 teams made it to 6-6 this week, Cal would be another.

    Probably isn't going to happen.
     
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  16. Tito22

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    If staff changes are really being made, not sure why even waste time going to a bowl game. Get on with the offseason and get your plan in place.
     
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  17. ThePlayer

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    Why would anyone want to see another week of this coaching staff?
    We've got spitters and quitters under their management.
     
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  18. bposs

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    If we went to a bowl game, I’d opt out from watching it, and I suspect a lot of our players would to. We need to rest and get healthy for spring. Bowl game should be an award for a good season.
     
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  19. Tolbert1906

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    I'd like to see our staff focus on recruiting and hiring while others are doing bowl prep.
     
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  20. RealGatorFan

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    No there isn't. Over the last 4 years, only 4 5-7 teams made it to a bowl and all of them embarrassed themselves and get this usually against a 6-6 team. Do we want to continue the streak to 6 straight losses which could extended into next season and do what no Gator program has ever done, 10 straight losses because the 1st 4 games next year could do just that.