Losing the bowl game may not be all negative

[Svrdhd]

  I believe that a win against VT could have delayed or otherwise diminished some necessary changes that are now all but inevitable in the offseason. A win might have hurt us more in the longer term than a loss. Jeff Long's tweet offers proof that he knows fans are restless and it seemed a tiny bit desperate.
  Secondly, did the 2016 team have real leadership from within? How many false starts would ANY other SEC team's offense allow before peer pressure alone straightened things out? Those constant small penalties are knocking the wind out of an offense with a fragile psyche. Beilema has had a good track record in the past of keeping those to a minimum, but this group isn't getting it.
   Finally, I think a major problem this past year was not coaching, but was between the player's ears. Maintaining confidence against good competition and the complete absence of killer instinct against inferior opponents was obvious. This psychology part may require a different coaching skillset than what we have on staff. Just my view from 800 miles away.

[Shrevepork]

Interesting point.
The second meltdown has started something that should lead to change in BB's S.O.P.

[TXArcher]

The next few months should be interesting to watch. Changes, NSD, spring ball, etc.

[King Kong]

I see only 2 ways this game be good.

1. It forces JL to open up the Asst Coaches salary budget for CBB to hire whoever he wants despite the cost.

2. CBB isn't able to turn this thing around and it puts us closer to a coaching change and we hire someone that works out.

[Inhogswetrust]

There is NO way in ANY scenario that losing a bowl game is good. There is no way in any scenario that losing ANY game is good.

[ATLHog]

There is NO way in ANY scenario that losing bowl game is good. There is no way in any scenario that losing ANY game is good.

totally agree- ESPECIALLY after building a substantial lead by halftime!
I get what OP is saying, but no way can I find a positive in it-

[Augustus]

I didn't do it during the HDN era, and I refuse to do it now...

No way I will ever wish for, or accept a loss... "because it may usher in needed changes"

Losing games, and recognizing changes are needed are not mutually exclusive.

The only thing losing games does, is: turn off potential recruits, for any upcoming coach, if & when a change is made.

[HardCore]

There is NO way in ANY scenario that losing a bowl game is good. There is no way in any scenario that losing ANY game is good.

Agree!  That is kind of like saying.........Hell isn't all negative because you can toast Marshmellows

[MJ2]

There is NO way in ANY scenario that losing a bowl game is good. There is no way in any scenario that losing ANY game is good.

Agree 100%

[farmhawg]

People that accept losing as a way for change don't get the reason for change in the first place.

[hawgon]

If you're looking for a silver lining, that might be it.  But it is all picking kernels of corn out of a pile of poo at this point.

[OLDHOG]

Maybe they need to hire a schrink to get their minds right. Couldn't hurt.

[Bacons Rebellion]

Losing a game is rarely ALL negative. Losing a game, however, is ALWAYS negative.

[Mo_Better_Hogs]

I didn't do it during the HDN era, and I refuse to do it now...

No way I will ever wish for, or accept a loss... "because it may usher in needed changes"

Losing games, and recognizing changes are needed are not mutually exclusive.

The only thing losing games does, is: turn off potential recruits, for any upcoming coach, if & when a change is made.

I'm with you on this. How can we hope for an 0-5 start to 2017?...or a Citadel-type loss? Neither or going to happen.

I hate losing. "Wanting" a certain number of losses on our part is a waste of energy. I want freaking wins, and I want our coach(es) to figure out how to get us more of them.

[Svrdhd]

I want freaking wins, and I want our coach(es) to figure out how to get us more of them.

The way we lost the bowl essentially replicated the Missouri game in the way it played out. Build a lead and go out with a whimper in the second half. The underlying problem(s) weren't fixed between Missouri and VT, and the result is another miscellaneous team record for our opponent.
   Are we sure that CBB would feel as much pressure to improve this team in the offseason if we had managed to hold on against VT? I think we'll be better off in 2017 because we lost, simply because it seems to take so much to make big changes.
  I am admittedly looking for a silver lining, but I think this 1 loss could increase our win total next year by >1.

[PossumFan]

Don't we get a higher draft pick?

[TNRazorbacker]

If it took that bowl game debacle for him to realize changes are needed it does not bode well. That was evident about the Auburn game from my perspective, and cemented with Missouri.

[jjsam]

I agree 100% with Augustus! :razorback:

[Pigsknuckles]

Mizzou could have been passed off as an outlier. After VT, it became a legit trend. The only possible good would be to demonstrate to those in denial that the emperor has no clothes.

[hoglady]

There was not one thing positive about losing that bowl game the way we did. The negative national press continued all weekend.
If Bielema couldn't see that changes needed to be made after the regular season then he's not much of a head coach. He shouldn't have needed a bowl game collapse to tell him that.

[preachr]

https://youtu.be/WN-aCYVVtyo