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Bowl Pulse: Win Is Doable, And Needed

December 29, 2020
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There’s little sexy about this Cheez-It Bowl.

No breathtaking buildup.

No must-see TV, even for the die-hardest of fans.

No early Orlando arrival for activities and sightseeing for the players.

No fun.

Still, it’s an opportunity for both teams – an opportunity to build toward a better tomorrow.

And more so for the Cowboys, who entered 2020 with grand goals and a roster to reach for the sky. Miami has already gained momentum for 2021, turning away from a rough stretch in the program’s era and this week getting news that dynamic QB D’Eriq King will return for another year.

But like almost everything we know in 2020, OSU’s season turned forgettable. And there’s a need to offer a teaser for optimism when the Cowboys take the field again next fall. I sense a dangerous aura of apathy among the OSU faithful. Too many stacked seasons of high hopes hammered down by disappointment, if not through Bedlam then one in a series of sinking and inexplicable flat losses.

Fool me once…

Beating Miami in Orlando won’t fix all the wrongs from the past few months, but it could patch some sores and allow some dreams to renew, right?

There won’t be sendoffs for Chuba Hubbard, Teven Jenkins or Rodarius Williams, who all opted out to focus on NFL Draft prep. But Tylan Wallace and Dillon Stoner are strapping it up, as are Amen Ogbongbemiga and Malcolm Rodriguez, and a few others in representing a small yet significant senior class.

And then there are those who can reinforce promise for 2021 – quarterback Spencer Sanders, running backs Dezmon Jackson and Dominic Richardson, stud safeties Tre Sterling and Kolby Harvell-Peel, the entire defensive front, albeit minus Trace Ford who’s recovering from knee surgery, a group of young offensive linemen who gutted through a rough stretch to grow up early on the job, and many more.

The Cowboys returned a lot of playmakers for this season, sparking the heavy offseason optimism. They could bring back a bunch again, too.

But a strong final impression would be wise for this group.

Miami is a good team, not a great team. Hey, the same can be said of the Cowboys.

Still, beating the Canes is doable.

Jenkins and Williams will be missed, but the Cowboys are just fine at running back. And Wallace’s availability is vital, as he dictates defensive game plans, which turn ultra-aggressive when he’s missing.

Indeed, beating the Canes is doable. Won’t be easy; nothing is for these Cowboys. But beating Miami, on a bit of an upswing, would be a solid ending to an otherwise forgettable year.

It ain’t sexy.

But it’s the kind of win that can provide some forward momentum, which the program needs.

Desperately.

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Bowl Pulse: Win Is Doable, And Needed

5,770 Views | 11 Replies | Last: 3 yr ago by CaliforniaCowboy
Bovine Lad
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Good assessment but I highly doubt that even a blowout win could assuage the justifiable sense that Cowboy Football does not now nor does it ever intend to have Championship aspirations under current management and leadership.

For OSU, Championship aspirations necessarily begin with an AD, HC, and Staff that believe that we can and will win State, regardless -- just like we had during the post-PJ Desolation and pre-BPS Decade of Bedlam Parity (5-5 in Bedlam, 1995-2004) in the middle of which OU won their last MNC (2000).

A Bedlam win alone doesn't assure a Championship but we don't even get out of that gate without it -- and apologetic comparisons to "near-death" penalty desolation are beyond getting old. No one else was lavished with the infrastructure, facilities, and support (to work with) that the current regime enjoys (and squanders)... not even close!
CaliforniaCowboy
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It should be a good game.

I'm not sure what "doable" really means in football terms.... I guess you're suggesting "possible", but not "probable".

Frankly, I expect OSU to win this game.

We've had plenty of time to look at what King can do, and we've had plenty of time to come up with a way to stop a mobile QB.

Bovine Lad
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We are ranked higher than they are for what that's worth.
CaliforniaCowboy
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Bovine Lad said:

We are ranked higher than they are for what that's worth.
I presume that you're talking about "Miami", when you say "they", and I presume you're talking about football season rankings and not recruiting rankings....

in which case, Miami is ranked higher in the Championship Bowl rankings and also in the AP rankings. I did not look for the Coach's ranking.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/rankings
Bovine Lad
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LOL!

OK!
Jally
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Bovine Lad said:

No one else was lavished with the infrastructure, facilities, and support (to work with) that the current regime enjoys (and squanders)... not even close!


This narrative is getting old. Yes, OSU currently has the nicest facilities in the history of the program. Guess what? So does everyone else. While we are no longer light years behind the rest in this regard, we aren't leading the pack either.
CaliforniaCowboy
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Jally said:

Bovine Lad said:

No one else was lavished with the infrastructure, facilities, and support (to work with) that the current regime enjoys (and squanders)... not even close!


This narrative is getting old. Yes, OSU currently has the nicest facilities in the history of the program. Guess what? So does everyone else. While we are no longer light years behind the rest in this regard, we aren't leading the pack either.
yes, it is very old.... even back in the day, our facilities were better than half, they weren't that bad. (weight room, etc.)...... the new stadium is mostly for the fans.

The coach's always had nice offices, the weight room was top of the line, but they had to share it, and on and on.

most of that sad sob story is a bunch of hooey.

Yes, we did move to top of the line, but that was a decade ago, many conference teams have caught us and passed us.
Bovine Lad
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Jally said:

Bovine Lad said:

No one else was lavished with the infrastructure, facilities, and support (to work with) that the current regime enjoys (and squanders)... not even close!


This narrative is getting old. Yes, OSU currently has the nicest facilities in the history of the program. Guess what? So does everyone else. While we are no longer light years behind the rest in this regard, we aren't leading the pack either.
Compare our facilities today to what Bob Simmons inherited in the wake of Pat Jones' Probation devastation... not other programs today.

Perhaps it wouldn't seem so old to you if you had a inkling of what was being discussed.
Bovine Lad
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CaliforniaCowboy said:

Jally said:

Bovine Lad said:

No one else was lavished with the infrastructure, facilities, and support (to work with) that the current regime enjoys (and squanders)... not even close!


This narrative is getting old. Yes, OSU currently has the nicest facilities in the history of the program. Guess what? So does everyone else. While we are no longer light years behind the rest in this regard, we aren't leading the pack either.
yes, it is very old.... even back in the day, our facilities were better than half, they weren't that bad. (weight room, etc.)...... the new stadium is mostly for the fans.

The coach's always had nice offices, the weight room was top of the line, but they had to share it, and on and on.

most of that sad sob story is a bunch of hooey.

Yes, we did move to top of the line, but that was a decade ago, many conference teams have caught us and passed us.
In the early and mid 1990's our facilities weren't better than a lot of Junior Colleges.

What's ur "back in the day"?
Bovine Lad
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"Near Death Penalty Probation"

"Rust Bowl"!

Duhhhh!
CaliforniaCowboy
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Bovine Lad said:



In the early and mid 1990's our facilities weren't better than a lot of Junior Colleges.

What's ur "back in the day"?
My "back in the day" is 1974 - 2005.

I was there.

you provided no basis for your rant. OSU was "middle of the pack", at worse, during that time.

OSU is about 'middle of the pack" right now. KU is worse, but they're in the middle of a major expansion.

List the conference teams that you allege were better that OSU "during that time". OU, NU, A$M, ????

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