Screw job part 2: Bowl selection

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Oldgoldandwhite said:
Every time I’ve been to the Gator Bowl, it was packed with Tech fans.
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I think they weren't inviting us again because we beat Kentucky and the Gator Bowl is always about getting an SEC team a win. Plus stoops complained. Tech fans were rightly annoyed in 2016 to even be in the gator bowl given where we finished in the conference and with a win over UGA.
 

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I think they weren't inviting us again because we beat Kentucky and the Gator Bowl is always about getting an SEC team a win. Plus stoops complained. Tech fans were rightly annoyed in 2016 to even be in the gator bowl given where we finished in the conference and with a win over UGA.
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Maybe so. Either way I don’t expect to ever make a trip to the Gator bowl again and I never hold out hope to be picked for it or the Mayo. Even if we finish in the top six, our best chances give us only four options before dropping us to the second tier. Sun, Holiday and Pinstripe are long trips and will result in minimal fan attendance. We will need to be really good to make the Pop Tart or decide to fully support the B’ham or Gaspar and have fun doing so.
 

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reckrider said:
Maybe so. Either way I don’t expect to ever make a trip to the Gator bowl again and I never hold out hope to be picked for it or the Mayo. Even if we finish in the top six, our best chances give us only four options before dropping us to the second tier. Sun, Holiday and Pinstripe are long trips and will result in minimal fan attendance. We will need to be really good to make the Pop Tart or decide to fully support the B’ham or Gaspar and have fun doing so.
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Gasparilla is a better bowl anyway. NFL stadium warm area. Sun lieks us though we traveled decent for both of those and its more of a locals thing anyway. The truth is unless its a playoff game... it doesn't relaly matter.
 
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You’re probably right. But maybe times change. All I know is that in 2016 we took heat for poor attendance or not showing up with the same enthusiasm as Kentucky or some other problem but J’ville officials said that they weren’t inviting us again.
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I don’t recall 2016 discord but do recall the infamous 2007 game. WVU fans pooped in stands occupied by the GT band.

And somehow we get banned from this game?
 

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gtie73 said:
What’s your point ? Old news. Let’s move forward and support the team .Attendthe game !
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My post was in response to the statement that tech would never get back to gator b/c we didn’t eat at the right restaurants or sleep in the right hotels. I am highly skeptical of that statement, but maybe I’m taking it to litteral (being an engineer & all). Had nothing to do with if I would be in attendance at B’ham or not!
 

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My post was in response to the statement that tech would never get back to gator b/c we didn’t eat at the right restaurants or sleep in the right hotels. I am highly skeptical of that statement, but maybe I’m taking it to litteral (being an engineer & all). Had nothing to do with if I would be in attendance at B’ham or not!
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My mistake for being somewhat sarcastic. Bottom line, our ticket/monetary support was insufficient compared to UK and previous attendees. We won’t be going to the Gator Bowl again in the near future so stop counting on it being an option for us. Mayo has never invited us and won’t in the future. Don’t know why but they prefer local teams. Thus, our first tier options other than CFP are Pop Tart, Sun, Holiday and Pinstripe. Pop Tart will require a really good season. The other three are ok but not reasonable from a travel perspective for large groups of fans.

So why not make the most of B’ham and Gaspar and otherwise STFU.
 

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reckrider said:
My mistake for being somewhat sarcastic. Bottom line, our ticket/monetary support was insufficient compared to UK and previous attendees. We won’t be going to the Gator Bowl again in the near future so stop counting on it being an option for us. Mayo has never invited us and won’t in the future. Don’t know why but they prefer local teams. Thus, our first tier options other than CFP are Pop Tart, Sun, Holiday and Pinstripe. Pop Tart will require a really good season. The other three are ok but not reasonable from a travel perspective for large groups of fans.

So why not make the most of B’ham and Gaspar and otherwise STFU.
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lol, wait till they see the crowd Puke brings ………. We will look like we brought the population of a small country comparatively.
 

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GT33 said:
I started this thread. I knew we'd get porked. We dodged Shreveport & the baseball stadiums, so we didn't get treated like a 6-6 team but the ACC message is basically the same. They will never advocate for us ever. We need out of this conference.
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This is bull**** like most of your takes in this thread. Do you understand the bowl selection process? What and where did you expect the ACC to try to place us to appease you? What did we do to earn the placement you think we were screwed on?
 

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After 2016 J’ville powers that be said they wouldn’t invite us again because we found better nearby locations to spend our dining and hotel dollars than the pit that is J’ville. They accused us of not traveling well even with an 8-4 record.
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Hmm, Jax is close to me. Ive been to several Gator Bowls; never picked up on this powers to be statement. Stoops was/is a whiner. Wheres he at this year? If Jax is a pit what's your idea of something great; Shreveport. La? You been to that one?
 
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GT33 said:
I started this thread. I knew we'd get porked. We dodged Shreveport & the baseball stadiums, so we didn't get treated like a 6-6 team but the ACC message is basically the same. They will never advocate for us ever. We need out of this conference.
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TBH, the ACC has about 5 real bowls in real stadiums. Other than the 6 top-shelf bowls, there’s the Gator, Sun, Liberty, Holiday, ReliaQuest (HoF/Outback), CheezIt (Citrus/Cap One), Music City, PopTart (Camping World/Blockbuster), Music City, Mayo, and Independence Bowls that are shared between the P4 conferences. That’s 11 bowls 4 ways or about 3 per conference. The ACC has 3-4 of these (Gator, Sun, CheezIt, and Mayo bowls, IIRC.

Beyond that, it’s a bunch of low-level events like Gasparilla, B’ham, San Antonio, Fenway, Pinstripe, Motor City, Military, Armed Services, etc.

IOW, the pickings are slim, but all carry the additional 15 days of practice.

Enjoy it for what it is.
 

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Gah Lee, yall never stop. Hell I’m excited for this. We should play Vandy way more regularly than we do. A home and home every 5-6 years or so. No bowl was gonna satisfy some of yall, you were gonna ***** no matter what.
“It’s too far away”
“It’s gonna be too cold”
“It’s played too close to Christmas”
“That city sucks”
“Our opponent is too good! We got screwed!”
“Our opponent isn’t good enough! They don’t care about us!”
“I want to play an SEC team… NO!!! Not that SEC team!”

Sheesh. This is a great opportunity to bring a lot of fans to a new stadium and create a great atmosphere for a game against one of Tech’s oldest rivals. A chance to take down a mighty SEC team, one that slayed the Bama dragon even. A game between 2 schools that have been doing it the “right way” for decades, led by alum head coaches that understand the intricacies, challenges, and culture of their schools better than anyone else. What more could you even ask for? To go freeze your *** off in NYC or Boston? Damn, can yall not ***** about something for once?
 

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I don’t recall 2016 discord but do recall the infamous 2007 game. WVU fans pooped in stands occupied by the GT band.

And somehow we get banned from this game?
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I’m just telling you what I remember. Let’s table the discussion for now. Feel free to tell me I’m wrong the next time we get an invite to the Gator Bowl.
 

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reckrider said:
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That technically wasn’t the Gator Bowl, but just the Taxslayer Bowl.
 
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