Bowl scouts watching -- for real
Representatives of the Chick-fil-A Bowl and the Champs Sports Bowl are present at Carter-Finley Stadium to watch Maryland-N.C. State – two teams that had combined for one win in the Atlantic Coast Conference entering their meeting.
The Chick-fil-A Bowl has the second pick of ACC teams. The Champs Sports Bowl has the fourth pick.
Here's a question. Why exactly are they here?
The representatives gave several reasons for attending:
*The ACC teams are so clumped together in the standings that most teams are scouted, even those with a remote chance of reaching a bowl.
*The bowl representatives select the games they will attend several weeks in advance. They couldn’t have known then exactly how Maryland’s and N.C. State’s seasons would unfold.
Comments
Well we can now count on Maryland not being there.
Posted by: Marcus | November 7, 2009 5:02 PM
That's not true, Ralph has taken the Terps from the Orange Bowl to the Toilet Bowl and although I as many others would like to see Ralph and most of this coaching staff fired at the end of the season I doubt that Chairwoman Yow will do that. I have no confidence in ANY decision this athletic department makes anymore. This confusion reminds me so much of what it was like after Bobby Ross left (and by the way took Ralph with him) Bad decisions all around from tempting Ross with renovations to Byrd, taking one Prop.48 kid and not another who was equil, hiring Lew Perkins, hiring Bob Wade etc.This program has no direction and no commitment to the fooball program and it's just sickning to watch AND pay money to be a part of. Can anyone think of anything else that they would spend money on and be this bad and continue to donate money to? I sure can't. Yow, either make a commitment to make this football program competitive on a national level or tell the fan base that this is as good as it's going to get and be done with it.
Posted by: Tom | November 8, 2009 3:41 PM