Music City Bowl

[TKingpin]

I am happy about the bowl and the match-up! I really want to take it to Missouri, like 49-7. That might help with some St Louis recruits.

c’mon Hawks! Take them to the woodshed! I haven’t forgotten Pinkel canceling on us...

 

[H4wkfan4life]

You are an idiot to travel right now. COVID isn’t going away and morons like you are part of the reason why.

But how can someone pass up witnessing such a prestigious bowl!!

 

[Hawkeye Marching Band]

Just in the last 8 years:

2018- Auburn (8-4)
2017- Northwestern (9-3)
2016- Tennessee (8-4); Nebraska (9-3)
2015- Texax A&M (8-4)
2014- LSU (8-4)
2012- Vanderbilt (8-4)

I'll omit any snarky remarks, and let the math speak for itself. An 8-4 record is a .667 winning percentage. Northwestern (2017) and Nebraska (2016), however, did reach .750 with their 9-3 records.

 

[iahawks10]

If you don't watch this game and cheer for the Hawks, then you are not a true Hawks fan, or die-hard fan......or whatever.

I think we covered this in a different thread. “True fan or die hard fan” depends on enrollment of college and/or affection towards Iowa State. I’ll get the Cliff notes shortly in case you missed it.

 

[amahawk]

Snooze fest.

 

[IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life]

This would be a great bowl game for the fans in a non Covid year. Iowa and Mizzou fans could probably sell that place out let alone the easy travel and bar scene in downtown Nashville.

Yeah, it would a party in a normal year.

 

[hawkeyebob62]

This is a great attitude that most fans should share.

Fans are happy for a good season. They are disappointed in how the bowl pairings went down. NW, Indiana and Iowa all deserved better bowl slotting.

 

[Franisdaman]

 

[hawkeyebob62]

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What? No bbq/rib-eating contests? No "Night At the Opry", complete with square-dancing AND line-dancing? For shame!

 

[Franisdaman]

last year the bowl payout was $5,700,000, FWIW

 

[H4wkfan4life]

last year the bowl payout was $5,700,000, FWIW

Don't worry....pj, frost, Franklin teams all get their share even though they quit

 

[Franisdaman]

I had never heard of Duke's mayo until a year ago.


Watch:

 

[Kakaw83]

Snooze fest.

snooze fest? you think this is an inferior opponent? I hope you're right but to say this is a snoozer is laughable at best.

 

[Pat McGroyne]

I thought the $$ basically goes into a pot and the conference teams share in the payout from all the bowls, minus the teams travel expenses for said game? Is that not the case?

I say teams that opted out shouldn't get any of the money.

 

[WeRIowa]

I say turn it down. This is a total screw job.

Are you completely nuts? Just 3 months ago we thought we were not having any football at all. But we got an abbreviated season and now we have yet another Hawkeye football game!!!! Let's count our blessings and get ready to win another great Hawkeye football game.

 

[BioHawk]

Figures. They finally get to Nashville and it's the year that's in the middle of a Pandemic.

 

[Franisdaman]

 

[Franisdaman]

Figures. They finally get to Nashville and it's the year that's in the middle of a Pandemic.

yep. team arrives day before the game. i am assuming they fly back to Iowa after the game? So, one night in Nashville is not much of a bowl experience for the team, either.

2020 continues to deliver.

 

[Franisdaman]

14,000 fans for this game?

 

[WeRIowa]

Now let's pray that both teams will be able to play. Go Hawks!!!!!

 

[Hawk fan in Minn]

Seems like Wisky is proud to be going to the Mayo Bowl. LOL

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Compare that to nebraska hahaha

 

[SoDakHawk]

Wednesday, Dec 30 in the middle of the afternoon? See, I don't care what the name of the bowl is. All I care about is the date and time slot. This one SUCKS!

Iowa deserved better.

 

[LoyalHoosier]

Well, #1 there are 85 scholarships. Secondly, I find it rather interesting that they are back to practice on Monday, but they could not have played on Saturday.

Not all of the players are practicing. Many won’t practice until next week

 

[squeezebox]

Not all of the players are practicing. Many won’t practice until next week

The SI article states they are kicking off with practice on Monday.

 

[Hawk fan in Minn]

Figures. They finally get to Nashville and it's the year that's in the middle of a Pandemic.

Same thing I was thinking I would go back there in a heartbeat but with everything going on and my wife just finished with her Chemo just not the right time to go. Go Hawks hope they can win and finish 7-2 and in the top 10-12 to end the year

 

[Boomer51]

I think we covered this in a different thread. “True fan or die hard fan” depends on enrollment of college and/or affection towards Iowa State. I’ll get the Cliff notes shortly in case you missed it.

You must have missed the "sarcasm" font I used. I read that thread, and am now, unfortunately, dumber for it.

 

[anon_xe7uu2dy1zyoe]

This is Kevin Warrens fault. Don't forget that.

Warren should have been lobbying hard for Iowa and Indiana

 

[Sett1997]

Math is hard.

Yip, looks like 3 counting us.

 

[anon_b29nm7v7dwp6r]

Nothing against the Music City bowl, I have wanted to go there for years...but with the pandemic I'm certainly not traveling down there...And I was always hoping it would be a decent reward for an 8-4 type year...

Just feels like a major let down, I could see this being HawkSlayer 2.0.

 

[natchrlman]

Wouldn't the additional practices be beneficial since they missed so many this year already?

no brainer.... especially with such a young team

 

[ukrainehawk]

YOLO

Yeah- but I'd like to see a few more of these kids develop- and my grandkids live a while... and maybe another Music City Bowl down the road. ;-)

 

[yrunvs]

If their was a year to get hosed on a bowl game destination then it may as well be 2020.

 

[BBHawk]

If anyone has read this far in this thread, WHY!!!

And yet you posted...

 

[OutbackBowl2017]

Warren should have been lobbying hard for Iowa and Indiana

Honestly, what does this guy do? I have not seen or heard from him regarding the B1G football teams that are playing in bowls or the ones that aren’t playing. You’d think he would be leading the charge to get the best bowls possible. Nope, that did not happen. How can the B1G not get an alternative spot in a NY6 since the Rose is already spoken for the National Championship Semifinal game? It’s embarrassing that the ACC did the second year in a row gets a lowly seeded team to fill a spot. It should be open to any team if the ACC team is ranked lower than 12th.

Yes, I know tOSU is playing in the Sugar but when did these bowls be used as the two games for the semifinals? I always thought they were their own games and the bowls such as Rose and Sugar were separate.

 

[SoDakHawk]

We are seeing more weakness from Kevin Warren. Does anybody else think Jim Delaney would have Indiana in the NY6? Probably Iowa or NW too.

Warren is weak. Need to get rid of this guy.

#FireKevinWarren

 

[Hawkfan_08]

He's the one that allowed osu to skirt the rules?

He's the one who made the stupid rule and shortened the season. I don't care about playing 8 games but smashing them all in 8 weeks was stupid.

 

[Hawkfan_08]

Yes please to Arrowhead! I'm down with the 15 minute drive and no need for a hotel bill......

I'd be down for a 5 hour drive, no hotel room.

 

[JerseyCityHawki]

I thought the $$ basically goes into a pot and the conference teams share in the payout from all the bowls, minus the teams travel expenses for said game? Is that not the case?

Correct, I believe that’s how it was years ago not sure it’s the same but I would imagine it’s still like you’re saying

 

[amahawk]

snooze fest? you think this is an inferior opponent? I hope you're right but to say this is a snoozer is laughable at best.

Boring game with lack of interest. I am not the only person that thinks that about this game.

 

[blackandgoldPT]

I just hope the game is played. Missouri already with major covid issues and if kids going home for Christmas yikes