The good thing about practicing our duck calling in anticipation of a fabulous trip to a stadium in a Shreveport ghetto is that even if we don't make it we'll all be a lot better at calling ducks. It will help us get our limits
I agree that the practice would be beneficial but I wish Les and the administration would grow a set of balls and turn down a bowl invite to a bullshit bowl and tell the marketing dweebs to shove it up their collective asses. With the playoffs, we are just reminded that we are playing in a 2nd tier bowl or in our case a 4th tier bowl. Turning down a lame bowl would send a very clear message to the players and recruits, at LSU you aren't rewarded for a half ass season and the time off (albeit practice time) might do better to fire them up. Plus they need the time to bulk up in the weight room - we've got lightweights on the field. if we did accept a shitty bowl invite, I'd appreciate it if Miles would start the 3rd string team just to send another message. But Miles is a wimp.
Turning down a bowl regardless of tier would be a huge mistake. Not only in terms of money to LSU, but in terms of exposure for some of the players that may come out, and in future recruits.
I just disagree - LSU makes enough cash and some rinky dink bowl game isn't a gold mine. It's not the university responsibiliity to promote players who may come out and look what that cost us this year, it's supposed to be about an education not the NFL for a select few. I think it would help in recruits cause playing in whatever corporate brand bowl game with a 6-6 or 7-5 record just reminds recruits to rethink LSU and it broadcasts that we are at a higher level than chasing dimes and peanuts in some bowl game.
With the look of how the team has been playing in SEC games so far, it might not be an issue because the Tigers could seriously find themselves not bowl eligible.
Not going to a bowl game is much worse then going to a shitty bowl game. Good recruits don't want to play for teams that can't win 6 games.
I just think different, I think it shows character and a commitment not to reward mediocre effort and results with a trip and ceremony. What could it hurt? Or, if we have to go cause everyone expects chasing peanut pocket change, I would hope that Miles grinds them into the ground and treats the game as a punishment - not a congratulation for a pissy season.
half of all teams go to bowls. if you make one it doesnt necessarily mean you are good, it just means you dont completely suck.
