Y U No Go to Bowl Game?

Everyone is saving money for that stellar home lineup we have next year. App State will be so fun!

It's not just this year. I've gone to 3 bowl games, all of which were in places I'd rather not be, and we lost all of them. There's no point.

for KSU. If they beat Michigan they will gain much more notoriety than Michigan beating KSU. Also, it will help with their recruiting. Up until now KSU has had to rely on JUCO players. I win over Michigan will a lot of attention from good high school players.

I suspect KSU fans will be there in great numbers.

I would love to go and take my three kids.  Too expensive for 5 people.  Too far to drive.  Bowl season is very unkind to those of us living in most Big 10 states. 

Also, you are asking on a blog where there have been multiple threads on why, how, and when they are dropping their season tickets.  No way those people are going to support the team at a bowl game, which is way more pricey than any PSD.  Maybe they will save their season ticket $$ and attend next year.

I love the Phoenix area and had fun at the Sugar Bowl a couple of years back.  Normally a flight to Phoenix is cheap but not around this game. When I went to the Sugar Bowl I was able to use frequent flyer miles and even buying airline tickets was not bad then (<$450).

Also I learned to never buy the University tickets for a bowl game as you can get them much cheaper through other channels. I stupidly bought Sugar Bowl tickets from Michigan and then significantly upgraded my seats for about 1/5th the price I paid for my  "official" tickets from Michigan.

Not so sure it's "highly likely" Morris starts.  I think people have been reading too much into the injury reports.  I think Gardner will end up playing.

$500-1000? Ha. No way. You're looking at about $1000-2000 easily once you factor in hotels, transportation, even the cheapo tickets.

I'm surprised how little I care about this thing. I was talking to someone yesterday and they asked me who Michigan was playing. I honestly had to think about it. 

After a while, you begin to realize that unless it's the Rose Bowl or one of the other BCS-tier games, or if the matchup is noteworthy or compelling (M-Nebraska in the Alamo, for instance), these things really do not matter. At all. Hell, the MDen hasn't even bothered selling more than about two pieces of bowl crap for the non-BCS games in about ten years. Used to be any old bowl game got the full merchandising, which is why our tree has a whole section of bowl ornaments. Not anymore. The novelty is gone, and full cynicism has set in.

Long story short, no one gives a crap about a bowl sponsored by chicken wings. It doesn't make you a bad fan. It merely makes you a realistic football fan in 2013.

If you want to fuck Borges, a bowl trip seems to be the perfect time. You know, being so far away from home and everything.

Bro's in different area codes.

I just moved to Seattle this summer. Moving to the west coast was really healthy for my overall fandom. No more ruined days because we lost. The game's over by noon/3pm. I am still (relatively) sober, and can get over it and go do something productive.

And maybe because of that, I am not emotionally exhausted by the season and am really excited to go see my first bowl game. Got great seats on the 50yd line for a reasonable price and hotels look pretty reasonable too. So, I am leaving tomorrow and driving my way down to Tempe with the wife over the next week. Should be a fun trip!