Seasons that end well are remembered well

[NCHawker]

I've come to believe this is true. And what I mean is we remember the last game. The bowl game. The way we felt when it was all over.

I just saw a clip on x.com of the 2015 BTCCG. It ended painfully and the rosebowl was horrible. So I remember that season as undefeated but without beating really good teams.

I remember 2008, 2009 and 2019 fondly because of the way it ended and the so many great players.

 

[Fryowa]

I've come to believe this is true. And what I mean is we remember the last game. The bowl game. The way we felt when it was all over.

I just saw a clip on x.com of the 2015 BTCCG. It ended painfully and the rosebowl was horrible. So I remember that season as undefeated but without beating really good teams.

I remember 2008, 2009 and 2019 fondly because of the way it ended and the so many great players.

Being 100% honest here, bowl games are the ones I remember the least. Other than the Rose Bowl in 2015 I can't name off the bowls we played in since then or the W/L without looking. I remember we played in the Pinstripe bowl but that's only because I was on an ice fishing trip with my son and didn't watch it which was the only game I never watched a single minute of. And I remember that we've played in the Hall of Fame bowl like 30 times since '04. That's it.

I remember Georgia Tech and Rick's Orange Bowl I guess, but Music City or Cheezits or Bad Boy Mowers or whatever? Nope.

 

[NorthKCHawk]

Fry's disdain for bowl games rears its ugly head again. I am with NCHawker. Winning a bowl game against a quality opponent frames my memory of the season and gets me excited for the next season. I understand that bowls have become watered down by volume and the opt out trend. But, the games are by no means the pro bowl. The vast majority of kids stay with the program through the bowl game and both teams play to win. It is a competitive environment against opponents we do not normally see. A win is always better than a loss.

Couple that with the fact that we almost always beat Nebbie, and I say the last two games of the season go a long way to framing my view of the season. 9-4 sounds a hell of a lot better than 8-5 for some reason.

 

[Fryowa]

Fry's disdain for bowl games rears its ugly head again. I am with NCHawker. Winning a bowl game against a quality opponent frames my memory of the season and gets me excited for the next season. I understand that bowls have become watered down by volume and the opt out trend. But, the games are by no means the pro bowl. The vast majority of kids stay with the program through the bowl game and both teams play to win. It is a competitive environment against opponents we do not normally see. A win is always better than a loss.

Couple that with the fact that we almost always beat Nebbie, and I say the last two games of the season go a long way to framing my view of the season. 9-4 sounds a hell of a lot better than 8-5 for some reason.

The nebraska game is how I remember seasons.