No bowl hurts recruiting

by **HFvictory** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 2:50 pm

Other than the obvious perception issues and less TV exposure, not going to a bowl hurts in other ways, especially recruiting.

The extra pratices allowed to bowl teams not only helps develop players for the future, but also are great recruiting tools. They come at a time when the season is over for most of the HS players and gives them opportunities to spend time with the entire team and watch how practices are run.

Unless you are going to a BCS bowl or one of the premier bowls outside the BCS, the best part of getting to a post-season game is the player development and recruiting opportunities they provide.

Obviously this has been another of the factors working against SMU for a long time. Getting over this one simple hump will alone bring a lot more opportunities for the football program.

by **Sewanee Stang** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 3:24 pm

In other news... eating too much seen as major factor in weight gain.

by **Buckethead** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 4:10 pm

Thanks, now I know why I am fat.

by **jtstang** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 4:29 pm

HFvictory wrote:Other than the obvious perception issues and less TV exposure, not going to a bowl hurts in other ways, especially recruiting.

That is a bold conclusion. I would like to review your data.

by **Nacho** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 4:52 pm

I think it helps recruiting since no one sees us play.

by **RednBlue11** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 6:01 pm

DUUUUUUUUUUUHHH

by **The XtC** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 7:58 pm

No shoes hurts your feet.

by **BUS** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 8:05 pm

Small shoes hurt your feet too.

by **Ponymon** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 9:55 pm

The XtC wrote:No shoes hurts your feet.

Yeah, ask the Iraqi "reporter"!

by **westexSMU** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 1:08 am

[quote="HFvictory"]Other than the obvious perception issues and less TV exposure, not going to a bowl hurts in other ways, especially recruiting.[/quote].............Tell that to Rice....who was 9-3 in 2008, going to a bowl next week, and ranked 25 spots (Rice#90) below SMU # 65 in the present 2009 Rivals football Div. 1 team recruiting rankings.

by **Cadillac** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 11:47 am

westexSMU wrote:Tell that to Rice....who was 9-3 in 2008, going to a bowl next week, and ranked 25 spots (Rice#90) below SMU # 65 in the present 2009 Rivals football Div. 1 team recruiting rankings.

They didn't want any of our recruits anyway.

-CoS

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