I wouldn't anticipate Oregon to even pretend this thing is anything but a developmental game for the young guys. I'm not sure winning any bowl game matters much outside of the CFP.
it's been trending that way for years now non playoff bowl games will mean even less next year with the 12 team playoffs. That will place 11 bowl games into the playoff format and it's pretty certain most will be perpetually in the playoffs Rose Fiesta Orange Cotton Sugar Peach those seem like locks then there are the maybe locks like: Holiday Alamo Gator Liberty Sun
Yep. There should be about 8 "Bowl Games" as a part of the CFP. Everything else is baloney. Of course, the Fiesta bowl should be part of that...
That's a huge disappointment having a bowl matchup with Liberty, for me, and I would think for the Ducks also. Recruits can look forward to a matchup like that if they go to Oregon? How did that happen? Oregon is a great TV draw. Why couldn't they find then a better opponent?
Last year SC lost to Tulane, I could see Oregon losing to a full strength motivated Liberty. Isn't Liberty the U that the religious nut founded?
Liberty? No Co-Ed dorms Jerry Falwell Liberty? Fuck me that is just insulting to have to play them. They should just play the scrubs, seriously.
Yeah, I don't think you really thought that through. How often does a program like Liberty go 13-0? What recruits will think about (if they win ) is playing for a team that wins 12 games and brings home a Fiesta Bowl trophy. You have to remember the ages of the recruits and what is important to them. 12 wins is impressive.
5 things to know about Liberty, Oregon’s Fiesta Bowl opponent 1) Kaidon Salter is third in pass efficiency, second among QBs in rushing Flames quarterback Kaidon Salter is third nationally in passing efficiency (182.44), with 31 touchdowns to five interceptions. Salter has also rushed for 1,064 yards and 12 scores, second nationally among QBs behind only LSU’s Jayden Daniels. 2) Quinton Cooley leads the nation’s leading rushing offense A Wake Forest transfer, Cooley has 1,322 yards and 16 touchdowns. Combined with Salter’s 1,064 yards and a pair of 500-yard rushers, Liberty leads the country in rushing offense (302.92 ypg.). 3) Jamey Chadwell is in his first season After going 39-22 in five years at Coastal Carolina, Chadwell has led Liberty to a 13-0 record and Conference USA championship in his first season. Chadwell was the national coach of the year in 2020. 4) CJ Daniels is an explosive receiver Daniels has 47 receptions for 988 yards and 10 touchdowns this season. He has 18 catches for 20-plus yards, including 12 of 30-plus yards, which is tied for seventh nationally. 5) Tyren Dupree has more than twice as many tackles as any other Liberty defender Dupree has 116 tackles (8.5 for loss), with 2.5 sacks, two interceptions and three pass breakups. A high school quarterback, Dupree has more than twice as many tackles as any other Liberty defender and ranks 19th nationally. https://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/20...out-liberty-oregons-fiesta-bowl-opponent.html
They will be. And so will Oregon. It's a REALLY easy concept. It's okay that youre wrong about it. You'll be right about other things just like I and several others were right about this one.
Reading more about the FSU snub its just very surprising. The whole point of the 4 team playoff was to avoid that situation where there are 3 undefeated teams and the BCS computers had to pick only 2 which could lead to a split champ. Or multiple 1 loss teams with too much reliance on irrelevant stats and little eye test criteria. I definitely think Texas should've gone over Bama with their H2H win. Is there any way if FSU wins big over Georgia they can get a share of the national champ? Never imagined we'd see that possibility with a 4 team playoff.
