College football bowl thread: Pop-Tarts Muzik

I date all the way back to the Bill Hess era with Cleve Bryant at QB. This is nice to see.

 

I found myself on the wrong side of a couple of Florida bets late in the season, so I watched a decent amount of the Gators down the stretch. They seemed to improve every week, which speaks well of Napier. Definitely not the same team that got stomped by Miami in September.

 

I have no idea why I remember this, but I can still recall a photo of a coach -- probably Bill Hess -- carrying an injured Cleve Bryant off the field slung over his shoulder.

 

[/refrigeratorperry has entered the chat]

 

Same here. Got burned betting against them vs. both Ole Miss and LSU, although I happily laid the points with them against Florida State.
I was certain Napier would be fired by Halloween considering how big of a trainwreck they were coming out of the gate and the SEC gauntlet they had to run. They pulled it together well, though, and it's not a stretch to say Napier did one of the better in-season coaching jobs in the SEC to pull that thing out of a tailspin, and not only save his job but generate some positive vibes heading into the offseason. I could see them being a factor in the SEC next season if they play like that all the way through.

 

Two other notes from that Gasparilla Bowl:
1) Marco Rubio's son, a 5'9", 180-pound walk-on freshman, scored the last TD for the Gators.
2) Tulane's QB for this game (since Mensah left in the portal for Duke) was Ty Thompson, once a five-star recruit, previously of Oregon. He's in the portal, but played as a showcase game to demonstrate what he could do. What he could do was 11-for-29 with 3 picks.

 

You had your showcase, dude. Now find that portal door and enjoy Southwest New Mexico Tech.

 

If I recall correctly, Ty Thompson was the highest rated QB recruit Oregon had ever landed when he signed. A reminder that there are no sure things in recruiting.

 

Birmingham Bowl tickets, normally found snugly tucked under the finest windshield wipers across the Magic City, are apparently selling in surprisingly decent quantities. At least if you believe Ticketmaster and the resale sites that is.

 

Tim Couch was once a No. 1 pick.

 

Tim Couch led a team to the playoffs and got his head bashed in weekly after never being taught to use a playbook or being allowed to sit and watch how NFL football worked for any considerable time, but somehow he gets used as an example of a bust before JaMarcus Russell.

I’ll never understand it.

End of rant.