Bowl Game

[HogWall Jackson]

With one game left against missouri, win or lose we will get a low tier bowl.  But please do not accept a bid against a mid major spread team with something to prove.  We will get embarrassed.

A Team that has lost to the opponents that we have lost to should STAY HOME and some Coaches should be UPGRADED. We have played 11 games and these kids can't TACKLE... Keep in mind these are supposed to be our best players? If they can't Tackle, they should not dress on game day. If they couldn't Tackle in H.S. why are they here? Would we recruit players that can't RUN?

Stay HOME, don't take the chance to be embarrassed while playing Slippery Rock or Southside Industrial Technical College.

[BR]

SEC has 9 Teams Bowl Eligible right now, IF MIZZOU & Kentucky win next Week that is 11... More money for the SEC...  Hope we Roll Mizzou, but not counting on anything..

[Redhogs]

all i know is if we play a Big 12 team we will get killed

Already did by a lower tier Big 12 team this season.

[hawginbigd1]

Weed eater or liberty please, I want to get my blackjack on and not have to drive over 150 mile!

[HogWall Jackson]

SEC has 9 Teams Bowl Eligible right now, IF MIZZOU & Kentucky win next Week that is 11... More money for the SEC...  Hope we Roll Mizzou, but not counting on anything..

Mizzou will play very hard for Coach Pinkel. I hope we show up? Maybe eve tackle someone? The breakdown of fundamentals like the basics of stepping down in the hole to block on FGs and basic Tackling gets old. You just can't fix the lack of concentration of some of these kids that do the same thing week after week.

[GoHogs1091]

If we win against Missouri, then I figure we will go to the Music City Bowl and play Indiana (Indiana should be able to win against Purdue in order for Indiana to get Bowl eligible).

If we lose against Missouri, then I figure we will go to the Independence Bowl and play Tulsa (Tulsa should be able to win against Tulane in order for Tulsa to get Bowl eligible).

[WilsonHog]

First of all, even the mention of turning down a bowl game is ludicrous, and would draw laughter from ADs and coaches across the country. More practice time, a reward for players and fans, etc.

I'm hoping for Music City, but will also go to the Liberty and very probably to Shreveport. I had a blast at the Texas Bowl last year.

[Dr. Starcs]

Independence tie in is acc I believe.

Don't think it would be Tulsa opponent there.

[OPoraquê]

There may be one other factor here: the way BA and the boyzz are playing (IF THEY STAY HEALTHY THESE LAST TWO GAMES) and are putting up almost video-game numbers like the early 90s University of Houston teams did (but in big venues against SEC teams that are ranked and have the manpower to fight back) it might BE a motivation for some bowl matchup with a high-scoring team.

And there's the possibility (though you can't treat it as "probability") that Allen and his team could be forced to respond with numbers that could make the football historians say "David Klingner WHO?!?!"

Just a thought.

(EDIT:  When is the last time that the U of A averaged 50 points per game over a five-game stretch?)

[GoHogs1091]

Independence tie in is acc I believe.

Don't think it would be Tulsa opponent there.

The Independence Bowl has a Conference Back-Up that they can use (if they want to).

The most recent SB Nation Updated Bowl Projections (5 hours ago) has us in the Liberty Bowl against Kansas State.

That SB Nation Updated Bowl Projections has Cincinnati and Utah State in the Independence Bowl.

[hogcard1964]

SEC has 9 Teams Bowl Eligible right now, IF MIZZOU & Kentucky win next Week that is 11... More money for the SEC...  Hope we Roll Mizzou, but not counting on anything..

Missouri is not good. We will roll them.

[reddogjcss]

My pick would be Texas bowl against TT.
An Birmingham against state would be interesting but really can't see it happening, u basically pulling fans from one pool, can't see them doing that cause they would be worried about ticket sales.
My gut says Independance DUCK bowl, not sure who we would play though

[LZH]

I don't expect last night's loss to knock us down a whole lot from one of the bowls we would have been playing in had we have won.

[hogcard1964]

My pick would be Texas bowl against TT.
An Birmingham against state would be interesting but really can't see it happening, u basically pulling fans from one pool, can't see them doing that cause they would be worried about ticket sales.
My gut says Independance DUCK bowl, not sure who we would play though

If it's the independence, we could get Louisville, Duke, Virginia Tech or Miami.

If it's Birmingham, we may get South Florida, UConn or Cincinnati.

[hogcard1964]

I don't expect last night's loss to knock us down a whole lot from one of the bowls we would have been playing in had we have won.

It has

...a lot.

[Inhogswetrust]

Pretty sure the Toledo game killed our season.

Pretty sure the season isn't killed since we have two games left........................

[Inhogswetrust]

A Team that has lost to the opponents that we have lost to should STAY HOME and some Coaches should be UPGRADED. We have played 11 games and these kids can't TACKLE... Keep in mind these are supposed to be our best players? If they can't Tackle, they should not dress on game day. If they couldn't Tackle in H.S. why are they here? Would we recruit players that can't RUN?

Stay HOME, don't take the chance to be embarrassed while playing Slippery Rock or Southside Industrial Technical College.

^ This right here might be the dumbest post pod the whole season..............................

[FBREW000]

No, the loss last night did not hurt our bowl choice.

Cmon folks... We were and are in the group of 6 pick bowls.   Liberty, Texas, Music City, Belk, Outback, Tax Slayer

http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2015/0712/15sec_bowls.pdf

To be chosen by the conference office in consolidation with the member institutions and the bowls. 

Keep in mind the following, not likely to go back to the bowl we were in last season.  No Texas

leaves Liberty, Music City, Belk, Tax Slayer, and Outback...

Last season TAMU was in Liberty, Tenn was in Tax Slayer, LSU was in Music City I believe.  Season Prior Miss State was in Liberty

My best guess, Music City, Liberty, or Belk. 
Hoping for Liberty for obvious reasons, Fan participation, travel, etc.  Belk wouldn't draw well at all.  Nor Tax Slayer imho.  Music city wouldn't be bad...

[Hogtimes]

With one game left against missouri, win or lose we will get a low tier bowl.  But please do not accept a bid against a mid major spread team with something to prove.  We will get embarrassed.

I don't think we should be afraid to play anybody.  We play the toughest competition in the world.

[Shrevepork]

I'd like the indy bowl with Austin Allen or Rafe Peavy as the start quarterback.  Not that Brandon has been playing out of this world for the Hawgs. Its just that if we are going to a crappy bowl then we might as well get some playing experience to next seasons starter.

Explain why it's a crappy bowl.

[Dr. Starcs]

Are you saying its a good bowl?

[arkansasrazorback]

Pretty sure the season isn't killed since we have two games left........................

ummmm.  the season was killed a long time ago.  a 7-5 season sucks to most.  Sucks to me.  I guess a lot of fans are happy with that.  Whatever floats your boat.

[WilsonHog]

A bowl game is a reward for the people with the most skin in the game - the players.

It also is a chance to get another couple of weeks of practice in.

Oh, and the thing about wanting to start Austin or Rafe; following your line of logic, we should also start Kody Walker, Jack Kraus, and maybe one or two reserve linemen. You good with that, too?

[hoglady]

Any bowl can be a good bowl game or bad bowl game - just depends on matchups.
If we are matched with a decent Power 5 school then it would be a decent bowl game no matter where it's played.

[WilsonHog]

Music City would be my first choice; I like Nashville at Christmas time. But, I've never been to Charlotte or Shreveport, so those bowls would offer a new experience. I never really wanted to go to the Texas Bowl, but I did and had a great time.

[bigdaddyhawg]

Can you find a post of mine, where I claimed we'd lose to LSU and Ole Miss.? I pickled us to win 9 games this year.

I'll hang up and listen.

When we were sitting 1-3 you were saying we'd only win one more game, the UTM game. 

Maybe you need to see your neurologist if you really believe what you're saying there.

[longtimeHogfan]

Didn't say he was. Without BA we probably wouldn't be going to a bowl game. Just said it was time to pass the torcch.

Aren't bowl games supposed to be rewards for the season?  What message will it send to the other QB's on the roster and recruits if we sat a 5th year senior QB in his last game as a Razorback?  I like to see subs getting experience too but I don't think that's the way to go.

[bvillepig]

How about Hogs vs Louisville ?       LOL

[007 License To Squeal]

80 teams get this "reward."  I would love to see coaches start using low tier bowl games as the exhibitions they are and geta head start on next year

Rediculous.

[thefisher]

Exactly. Getting Austin valuable game time experience could be what sets the tone for next season.

And causes you to lose your bowl game! Just win the game ... all of the players get several extra weeks of practice in just by making the bowl game.

[hogcard1964]

How about Hogs vs Louisville ?       LOL

In the independence?  Crummy bowl.

[WilsonHog]

Right, it's not going to happen since nobody has ever done it.  I just don't see how a Liberty/Independence/Music City Bowl game is considered a reward.  It wasn't a preseason goal, I wouldn't think.  A Mizzou win at home on Senior Day would trump any bowl win imo.  I know it isn't happening

Wonder what our players would say? Think they would turn down a bowl bid?

[PigWig]

First of all, even the mention of turning down a bowl game is ludicrous, and would draw laughter from ADs and coaches across the country. More practice time, a reward for players and fans, etc.

I'm hoping for Music City, but will also go to the Liberty and very probably to Shreveport. I had a blast at the Texas Bowl last year.

Bowl games are a lot of fun. I've been to every bowl game since 2006 when I didn't go to Citrus. I love the way Hog fans descend on a city. People everywhere are wearing Hog gear, talking to passersby, calling the Hogs at bars, talking smack to opposing fans, etc. I doubt I'll miss another Arkansas bowl game.

I'm happy to have hit the six win mark and go bowling, but I'm really disappointed we can't keep momentum going as a program. It seems like every time the worm has turned, there's a bike wreck, Toledo loss, questionable late game series, etc that knocks us back to mediocrity. Hopefully this is the last time we get upset under this regime.

[007 License To Squeal]

Exactly. Getting Austin valuable game time experience could be what sets the tone for next season.

Would you bench all non-returning players for the bowl game?

[jkstock04]

If we go to the music city bowl I'll be there...I've always wanted to party in Nashville but never had the chance...I've only been there in passing.

But I wouldn't go back to Shreveport if someone paid me. May as well go hang out in down town Memphis. Not my cup of tea.

[Locutus_of_Boar]

Hopefully its back to the Texas Bowl.

The "Pool of Six" Bowl assignments will be made with an eye toward geography & ticket sales, TV attractiveness, and making the best possible matchups to maximize SEC wins.

I see it like this:

The Big 12 will send KSU/WVU winner to Memphis which means Tech goes to Houston.  SEC will send A&M to Houston to face Tech at Aggies request.

Arkansas' fate depends on who's the opponent in Nashville.  If it's a B1G team Arkansas goes to Nashville.  If an ACC team then the Hogs go to the Liberty.

Either way Hogs will have a decent opponent.  The Liberty slot will give better TV exposure and the weather will be the same either way.

[Sivad]

this game didn't kill our season. the win over LSU and the win over Ole Miss saved our season.

This /\
And the road win over Tennessee.

[LLPL]

With one game left against missouri, win or lose we will get a low tier bowl.  But please do not accept a bid against a mid major spread team with something to prove.  We will get embarrassed.

We are obligated by SEC rules to accept whatever bowl the league assigns us. When you share the wealth you can't turn down the check.

Additionally, the primary benefit of a bowl in a season like this is the extra practice time it gets our young players who need the reps. The game itself is important but the practice time is a bigger deal.

[reddogjcss]

The way this year start ANY BOWL is a good bowl.

[Hogarusa]

Wonder what our players would say? Think they would turn down a bowl bid?

I have never said turn down a bowl bid. I've only said to treat like it really is, a chance to get a start on next season

[FrankCourtneyNicodemus]

Silly to say this game killed our season.  How?  Crazy to be 3-3 at home, have to fix that.

I don't count the LR game as a homegame, despite how fun they are, from how I see it.

Home advantage isn't about fans cheering, it moreso comes from not having to travel. I know they aren't staying in a hotel or changing time zones, but that back and forth drive probably affects on comfort zone.

But I agree, this game definitley didn't kill our season. Silver lining is that being knocked down a peg might help us get a rematch with Ttech? That would be ideal IMO.

[FrankCourtneyNicodemus]

Right, it's not going to happen since nobody has ever done it.  I just don't see how a Liberty/Independence/Music City Bowl game is considered a reward.  It wasn't a preseason goal, I wouldn't think.  A Mizzou win at home on Senior Day would trump any bowl win imo.  I know it isn't happening

You don't say

[Hogarusa]

I dont even know what people say when they keep referring to a
Bowl game as a "reward."  Why are 80 teams eligible for a reward? 7-6 is worthy of such a thing, everyone gets a trophy.  Thanks for participating.  Happy to watch 40 more games but as i say in most bowl threads, you can see how coaches and ADs feel about bowl season as they are getting fired or moving on to other programs. 

[WilsonHog]

We are obligated by SEC rules to accept whatever bowl the league assigns us. When you share the wealth you can't turn down the check.

Very true. The SEC would take a very dim view of it.

[Hoggish1]

Pretty sure the Toledo game killed our season.

Then I want Toledo again, to see if we can resurrect our season...

[bvillepig]

I was listening to Greg Mccelroy on College Sports Radio talk about how much the players loved any Bowl game. His points were some of these kids had never been on a week long trip to anywhere. It was a vacation that some of them had never had. They were exposed to different places that most had never been.

After listening to him for a few minutes I began to agree. 

[goneal]

I dont even know what people say when they keep referring to a
Bowl game as a "reward."  Why are 80 teams eligible for a reward? 7-6 is worthy of such a thing, everyone gets a trophy.  Thanks for participating.  Happy to watch 40 more games but as i say in most bowl threads, you can see how coaches and ADs feel about bowl season as they are getting fired or moving on to other programs.

This.

[WilsonHog]

I was listening to Greg Mccelroy on College Sports Radio talk about how much the players loved any Bowl game. His points were some of these kids had never been on a week long trip to anywhere. It was a vacation that some of them had never had. They were exposed to different places that most had never been.

After listening to him for a few minutes I began to agree.

That's a great point that I'd never thought of.

[Oklahawg]

The biggest thing to me - give us a chance to win. Let CBB continue to build confidence in the system.

Play down a notch if you have to. Certainly, avoid a spread team at all costs, even if it would mean a chance at retribution. That is a stupid reason for a bowl game. Can we go beat Texas again?

And, get away from those Dec 26 bowl games! Nothing would be cool about that all the way around.

KState > West Va in my view. A B1G team almost assures us of a similar style that allows us a better chance at winning.

Reward the players. Give the coaches a chance to recruit to something special. Reward the fans with a fun trip. Start 2016 on the right note.

[Hogsfan1981]

Can't wait to have something big to be excited about again. Really needed to win out to make progress from last year. Didn't happen but of course it would have been A LOT worse without the miracle at Ole Miss and a great win at LSU.

Basketball - ha no.

Football - Most exciting thing I am looking forward to is the QB battle in spring. Mizz game doesn't matter at all now and the bowl game doesn't matter except for some entertainment. They are all on the same level. People are more worried about how far they have to drive than which bowl we get. God help us if CBB loses both games. 

Baseball - I am really hoping this will be a bright spot for fans this year. We need it.

Seems like such a let down to pull off those huge upsets then lose the momentum by losing at home. Defensive woes were the worst thing about it.

Is Robb Smith a good DC or did he just have insane talent last year that bailed him out? Can he make adjustments with what we recruit here or will he need 3-4 NFL draft picks every year to make his system work? So many questions that won't get answered til next year.