# 2017 Bowl Games Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 28, 2017, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-bowl-games-thread/805446 "2017-12-28T04:00:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2018, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-bowl-games-thread/805446/41 "2018-01-02T02:40:35Z")
Now, THAT was a football game! Great semi-final. Not staying up to see the other one finish. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2018, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-bowl-games-thread/805446/42 "2018-01-02T02:50:00Z")
Great semi-final. One of the better college games I’ve seen in a while. I thought Georgia would beat OU but not the way that they did. If someone had said that OU will hang anything higher than 30 points on Georgia, I would have predicted an OU victory. I didn’t think Georgia could win a shootout with the Sooners. Crazy game. I thought Clemson would beat Bama but so far looks like Nick Saban’s 4-week game prep is living up to the legend. Still, I can already tell that Clemson’s undeniably the more athletically talented team. It’s just a question of whether Alabama’s experience can win out. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Doctor\_Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Who)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2018, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-bowl-games-thread/805446/43 "2018-01-02T03:57:19Z")
Go Dawgs!!! That is all. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2018, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-bowl-games-thread/805446/44 "2018-01-02T04:48:33Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Damn. So close to a B1G sweep of their bowl games, but Harbaugh and Michigan had to shit the bed. A few years ago 49ers fans didn’t want to listen when I tried to tell them that Harbaugh, while undeniably a _good_ coach, is not quite as good as he thinks he is, and that this was the reason he got his arrogant ass run out of the Bay. Not that I think the Yorks are the best owners, either, but the point is, Harbaugh is an arrogant ass and that having to listen to his shit day in and day out wears on people - not just upper management but his players, too. Let’s not forget that Colin Kaepernick was Harbaugh’s decision - his big experiment. I’ve always said - again over the objections of Niners nation - that the real reason that Harbaugh was forced out of San Fran was that he fired himself. He saw that the Kaepernick experiment was doomed to fail and he didn’t want to take the blame for it. He thought he could give the Yorks the finger by running off to Michigan and he was just sure he was going to compete for a national championship - let alone the BIG conference title. To date, he has yet to play in a conference title game. I wouldn’t be surprised if Harbaugh pulls a Lane Kiffin and goes down to some no-name school. At least he can’t fuck things up there. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2018, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-bowl-games-thread/805446/45 "2018-01-02T04:52:00Z")
Meanwhile…something about how the S-E-C is overrated and we shouldn’t have two schools from the same conference in the playoff. #Westcoastteamscan’ttackle ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2018, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-bowl-games-thread/805446/46 "2018-01-02T06:59:38Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > A few years ago 49ers fans didn’t want to listen when I tried to tell them that Harbaugh, while undeniably a _good_ coach, is not quite as good as he thinks he is, and that this was the reason he got his arrogant ass run out of the Bay. Not that I think the Yorks are the best owners, either, but the point is, Harbaugh is an arrogant ass and that having to listen to his shit day in and day out wears on people - not just upper management but his players, too. Let’s not forget that Colin Kaepernick was Harbaugh’s decision - his big experiment. I’ve always said - again over the objections of Niners nation - that the real reason that Harbaugh was forced out of San Fran was that he fired himself. He saw that the Kaepernick experiment was doomed to fail and he didn’t want to take the blame for it. He thought he could give the Yorks the finger by running off to Michigan and he was just sure he was going to compete for a national championship - let alone the BIG conference title. To date, he has yet to play in a conference title game. I wouldn’t be surprised if Harbaugh pulls a Lane Kiffin and goes down to some no-name school. At least he can’t fuck things up there. The Harbaugh brothers are like the Ryan brothers…blustery, arrogant windbags that few people actually like. At least the 49ers went to the NFC champ game with Kaepernick, that’s not too shabby. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2018, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-bowl-games-thread/805446/47 "2018-01-02T08:21:39Z")
> [@DSYoungEsq](#): > > Now, THAT was a football game! Great semi-final. Not staying up to see the other one finish. Totally agree. Though I did not have a [del]dog[/del] horse in the race, that’s got to be one the the best football games I have ever seen. Both teams played extremely well, and the winner could have been either one of them. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2018, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-bowl-games-thread/805446/48 "2018-01-02T11:41:32Z")
Dang. So close to a great bowl year, with the Big Ten on the verge of going 8-0 and the SEC laying to that point a magnificent egg. Then Harbaugh shits the bed and Oklahoma and Clemson both come up short. Oh well, college football is over and I’ll turn my attention to the Yankees. ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2018, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-bowl-games-thread/805446/49 "2018-01-02T12:55:05Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Dang. So close to a great bowl year, with the Big Ten on the verge of going 8-0 and the SEC laying to that point a magnificent egg. Then Harbaugh shits the bed and Oklahoma and Clemson both come up short. Oh well, college football is over and I’ll turn my attention to the Yankees. See ya in September, Bob! ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2018, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-bowl-games-thread/805446/50 "2018-01-02T13:09:13Z")
> [@USCDiver](#): > > See ya in September, Bob! Looking forward to my Spartans returning 18 starters from a 10-3 team. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2018, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-bowl-games-thread/805446/51 "2018-01-02T13:18:55Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > Meanwhile…something about how the S-E-C is overrated and we shouldn’t have two schools from the same conference in the playoff. > > #Westcoastteamscan’ttackle It’s a joke, is what it is. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2018, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-bowl-games-thread/805446/52 "2018-01-02T13:20:54Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > It’s a joke, is what it is. How is it a joke? Because of Alabama instead of…? ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2018, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-bowl-games-thread/805446/53 "2018-01-02T14:42:31Z")
Ok, all you SEC haters, the exit is \>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\> Oh, and all you Tigers lovers, y’all can head the same direction. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-bowl-games-thread/805446.md?page=2)