Bowl Game

[HBK4life]

 

[NorthWillRiseAgain]

It's great that NU finally makes a bowl, but really, is 6-7 that much better than 5-7?

In context, yes it is. Would also depend how you lose those last 2. If offense still keeps looking better with Dana it will lead to future excitement.

That said, go 8-5 and don't worry about it.

 

[konaki]

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Our team beats Iowa and you know the Relia quest bowl in Tampa would love a Nebraska Oklahoma match. I could see Nebraska play Oklahoma in the Music City Bowl also, it would fill up the stadium and infuse $$$$$$$$ to the cities. You play in Phoenix it's not going to create as much buzz. OU is much more appealing than Texas Tech and the heads of the bowls know this.

 

[SLOHusker]

I'll go on record as saying that I want to go wherever the easiest opponent will be. I don't want any part of playing Oklahoma or any other "name" matchup. What this program needs is progress. Three weeks of productive practices. A chance to see some new faces on the field. And a bowl victory.

Because of all the opt-outs and especially because of the playoff, winning a bowl game is far less important than it used to be. Just getting to one and getting the extra practice and exposure is the win. I would prefer a Florida bowl game or one vs an SEC school. Playing OU would be at the top of most fans' list. I never want a repeat matchup with a team we already played. It's zero fun no matter what. It's hard to know which schools will make the playoff cutoff and how bowls will respond to getting to choose any potential matchup. If Alabama loses to Auburn and Nebraska beats Iowa, NU vs Alabama is a real possibility.

 

[Dean Pope]

Because of all the opt-outs and especially because of the playoff, winning a bowl game is far less important than it used to be. Just getting to one and getting the extra practice and exposure is the win. I would prefer a Florida bowl game or one vs an SEC school. Playing OU would be at the top of most fans' list. I never want a repeat matchup with a team we already played. It's zero fun no matter what. It's hard to know which schools will make the playoff cutoff and how bowls will respond to getting to choose any potential matchup. If Alabama loses to Auburn and Nebraska beats Iowa, NU vs Alabama is a real possibility.

Yeah, I have no desire to play a good SEC team at this point. If it's a team that has 15 opt outs and transfer portal kids, that would be fine. We need a victory. I cringe when I hear media types crowing about Nebraska being "bumped up" to a better quality bowl. Those same guys will be leading the charge of negativity if we get beat. That's just my opinion. Ending the year with a win is much more important to the program than playing a very good opponent and getting beat.

 

[brnred]

Hypothetical.
Say NU loses to Iowa and then goes to a bowl and loses again and finishes 6-7.

Is that progress?

I would say NO !

 

[BigBL87]

Nashville is like a warmer and prettier Nebraska.. if you have even driven through there, it's pretty nice.

Oh, I love Tennessee. And Kentucky for that matter. I just don't think of them as "cold." But I'm in Northern Illinois, so it's probably a matter of perspective.

 

[TripleOption67]

This will be the first time in 8 years I'll actually watch the bowl selection show. We'll probably know where we're going prior to that but at least Nebraska will be on there.

 

[SLOHusker]

Yeah, I have no desire to play a good SEC team at this point. If it's a team that has 15 opt outs and transfer portal kids, that would be fine. We need a victory. I cringe when I hear media types crowing about Nebraska being "bumped up" to a better quality bowl. Those same guys will be leading the charge of negativity if we get beat. That's just my opinion. Ending the year with a win is much more important to the program than playing a very good opponent and getting beat.

There will likely be a fair number of opt outs for any team we play that has guys going pro. Wouldn't fault a guy like Ty Robinson if he opted out either. Bottom line is bowl games are becoming an underclassmen game unless there is a chance at the championship. Nobody really cared that Ohio St lost to Missouri last year after a bunch of guys opted out.