Tigers open as favorites against Hawaii.

Now we need to wait and see who chooses not to play.

https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2021/...-odds.html

Memphis (-4.5/61) vs. Hawaii, 8 p.m. ET Dec. 24 (Hawaii Bowl)

(12-06-2021 04:35 AM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  Tigers open as favorites against Hawaii.

Now we need to wait and see who chooses not to play.

https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2021/...-odds.html

Memphis (-4.5/61) vs. Hawaii, 8 p.m. ET Dec. 24 (Hawaii Bowl)

Pffft...

Hawaii trip...

You play in this game...

Birmingham bowl...Then yeah I understand.

(12-06-2021 06:03 PM)macgar32 Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 04:35 AM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  Tigers open as favorites against Hawaii.

Now we need to wait and see who chooses not to play.

https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2021/...-odds.html

Memphis (-4.5/61) vs. Hawaii, 8 p.m. ET Dec. 24 (Hawaii Bowl)

Pffft...

Hawaii trip...

You play in this game...

Birmingham bowl...Then yeah I understand.

All players should take the trip, even those who will opt out of the game. This is a reward for having played for the Tigers, and this is only an exhibition game!

(12-06-2021 06:07 PM)Keeper Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 06:03 PM)macgar32 Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 04:35 AM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  Tigers open as favorites against Hawaii.

Now we need to wait and see who chooses not to play.

https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2021/...-odds.html

Memphis (-4.5/61) vs. Hawaii, 8 p.m. ET Dec. 24 (Hawaii Bowl)

Pffft...

Hawaii trip...

You play in this game...

Birmingham bowl...Then yeah I understand.

All players should take the trip, even those who will opt out of the game. This is a reward for having played for the Tigers, and this is only an exhibition game!

The UNIVERSITY should invoke Gary Templeton rule but with a tweak ----if you aint playin-you ain't departin

(12-06-2021 06:07 PM)Keeper Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 06:03 PM)macgar32 Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 04:35 AM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  Tigers open as favorites against Hawaii.

Now we need to wait and see who chooses not to play.

https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2021/...-odds.html

Memphis (-4.5/61) vs. Hawaii, 8 p.m. ET Dec. 24 (Hawaii Bowl)

Pffft...

Hawaii trip...

You play in this game...

Birmingham bowl...Then yeah I understand.

All players should take the trip, even those who will opt out of the game. This is a reward for having played for the Tigers, and this is only an exhibition game!

Reward for bailing on your team the last game of the year?

Once you are out of the playoff picture aren't they all just exhibition games?

(12-06-2021 06:44 PM)SeñorTiger Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 06:07 PM)Keeper Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 06:03 PM)macgar32 Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 04:35 AM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  Tigers open as favorites against Hawaii.

Now we need to wait and see who chooses not to play.

https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2021/...-odds.html

Memphis (-4.5/61) vs. Hawaii, 8 p.m. ET Dec. 24 (Hawaii Bowl)

Pffft...

Hawaii trip...

You play in this game...

Birmingham bowl...Then yeah I understand.

All players should take the trip, even those who will opt out of the game. This is a reward for having played for the Tigers, and this is only an exhibition game!

Reward for bailing on your team the last game of the year?

Once you are out of the playoff picture aren't they all just exhibition games?

Well do league championships matter...For us that means nothing towards the playoff picture.

(12-06-2021 06:07 PM)Keeper Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 06:03 PM)macgar32 Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 04:35 AM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  Tigers open as favorites against Hawaii.

Now we need to wait and see who chooses not to play.

https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2021/...-odds.html

Memphis (-4.5/61) vs. Hawaii, 8 p.m. ET Dec. 24 (Hawaii Bowl)

Pffft...

Hawaii trip...

You play in this game...

Birmingham bowl...Then yeah I understand.

All players should take the trip, even those who will opt out of the game. This is a reward for having played for the Tigers, and this is only an exhibition game!

Aww Hell No.

The team is going to play in a bowl in Hawaii.

If you ain't playing then in Memphis youse a staying.

If you make the trip then decide not to play afterward then you pay for your expenses.

(12-06-2021 06:07 PM)Keeper Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 06:03 PM)macgar32 Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 04:35 AM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  Tigers open as favorites against Hawaii.

Now we need to wait and see who chooses not to play.

https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2021/...-odds.html

Memphis (-4.5/61) vs. Hawaii, 8 p.m. ET Dec. 24 (Hawaii Bowl)

Pffft...

Hawaii trip...

You play in this game...

Birmingham bowl...Then yeah I understand.

All players should take the trip, even those who will opt out of the game. This is a reward for having played for the Tigers, and this is only an exhibition game!

Oh, c’mon. It’s not even an election year.

We've had teams with losing records in the past that would beat this clown show by 50 and they got nothing.

To suggest a 6-6 team deserves anything is insulting to the sport.

Having said that I hope they have fun, it's not their fault we have idiot coaches.

(12-06-2021 07:32 PM)macgar32 Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 06:44 PM)SeñorTiger Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 06:07 PM)Keeper Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 06:03 PM)macgar32 Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 04:35 AM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  Tigers open as favorites against Hawaii.

Now we need to wait and see who chooses not to play.

https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2021/...-odds.html

Memphis (-4.5/61) vs. Hawaii, 8 p.m. ET Dec. 24 (Hawaii Bowl)

Pffft...

Hawaii trip...

You play in this game...

Birmingham bowl...Then yeah I understand.

All players should take the trip, even those who will opt out of the game. This is a reward for having played for the Tigers, and this is only an exhibition game!

Reward for bailing on your team the last game of the year?

Once you are out of the playoff picture aren't they all just exhibition games?

Well do league championships matter...For us that means nothing towards the playoff picture.

Tell Cincy and Oklahoma State that.

(12-06-2021 08:46 PM)shere khan Wrote:  We've had teams with losing records in the past that would beat this clown show by 50 and they got nothing.

To suggest a 6-6 team deserves anything is insulting to the sport.

Having said that I hope they have fun, it's not their fault we have idiot coaches.

It's not your fault that you are, well....

(12-07-2021 01:53 AM)MvETigers Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 08:46 PM)shere khan Wrote:  We've had teams with losing records in the past that would beat this clown show by 50 and they got nothing.

To suggest a 6-6 team deserves anything is insulting to the sport.

Having said that I hope they have fun, it's not their fault we have idiot coaches.

It's not your fault that you are, well....

that's right, he's a fictional tiger that's an antagonist

They have a chance to make Tiger Football history and win a bowl game 2 years in a row.

I understand guys opting out of the bowl game if they don't want to risk injury - particularly if they are preparing for the draft. We have a lot of very talented young guys on the roster who could use the game experience.

That being said, every game matters because this is an opportunity to play college football, which is the greatest team sport that God ever invented.

(12-07-2021 08:25 AM)MemphisFootballFan Wrote:  They have a chance to make Tiger Football history and win a bowl game 2 years in a row.

I understand guys opting out of the bowl game if they don't want to risk injury - particularly if they are preparing for the draft. We have a lot of very talented young guys on the roster who could use the game experience.

That being said, every game matters because this is an opportunity to play college football, which is the greatest team sport that God ever invented.

I agree with all you say here. But the players opting out to work toward the draft should stay home and work toward the draft.

(12-07-2021 01:52 AM)MvETigers Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 07:32 PM)macgar32 Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 06:44 PM)SeñorTiger Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 06:07 PM)Keeper Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 06:03 PM)macgar32 Wrote:  Pffft...

Hawaii trip...

You play in this game...

Birmingham bowl...Then yeah I understand.

All players should take the trip, even those who will opt out of the game. This is a reward for having played for the Tigers, and this is only an exhibition game!

Reward for bailing on your team the last game of the year?

Once you are out of the playoff picture aren't they all just exhibition games?

Well do league championships matter...For us that means nothing towards the playoff picture.

Tell Cincy and Oklahoma State that.

Yeah...They are not us.

(12-07-2021 09:41 AM)macgar32 Wrote:  

(12-07-2021 01:52 AM)MvETigers Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 07:32 PM)macgar32 Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 06:44 PM)SeñorTiger Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 06:07 PM)Keeper Wrote:  All players should take the trip, even those who will opt out of the game. This is a reward for having played for the Tigers, and this is only an exhibition game!

Reward for bailing on your team the last game of the year?

Once you are out of the playoff picture aren't they all just exhibition games?

Well do league championships matter...For us that means nothing towards the playoff picture.

Tell Cincy and Oklahoma State that.

Yeah...They are not us.

The stars aligned perfectly for Cincy. If that Okie state dude had stretched a half yard further Cincy would be preparing for a meaningless bowl themselves.

(12-06-2021 07:58 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 06:07 PM)Keeper Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 06:03 PM)macgar32 Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 04:35 AM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  Tigers open as favorites against Hawaii.

Now we need to wait and see who chooses not to play.

https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2021/...-odds.html

Memphis (-4.5/61) vs. Hawaii, 8 p.m. ET Dec. 24 (Hawaii Bowl)

Pffft...

Hawaii trip...

You play in this game...

Birmingham bowl...Then yeah I understand.

All players should take the trip, even those who will opt out of the game. This is a reward for having played for the Tigers, and this is only an exhibition game!

Aww Hell No.

The team is going to play in a bowl in Hawaii.

If you ain't playing then in Memphis youse a staying.

If you make the trip then decide not to play afterward then you pay for your expenses.

If I were an adult on the coaching staff, I'd be eery of taking a player to Hawaii if they weren't playing. It's hard enough to be responsible for someone else during their stupid-years (16-24). Even harder if I have nothing to hold over their head, as in they're done playing for me - playing time, suspension, etc are no longer options. But.....these are typical Bowl Game concerns.

(12-07-2021 10:04 AM)gusrob Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 07:58 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 06:07 PM)Keeper Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 06:03 PM)macgar32 Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 04:35 AM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  Tigers open as favorites against Hawaii.

Now we need to wait and see who chooses not to play.

https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2021/...-odds.html

Memphis (-4.5/61) vs. Hawaii, 8 p.m. ET Dec. 24 (Hawaii Bowl)

Pffft...

Hawaii trip...

You play in this game...

Birmingham bowl...Then yeah I understand.

All players should take the trip, even those who will opt out of the game. This is a reward for having played for the Tigers, and this is only an exhibition game!

Aww Hell No.

The team is going to play in a bowl in Hawaii.

If you ain't playing then in Memphis youse a staying.

If you make the trip then decide not to play afterward then you pay for your expenses.

If I were an adult on the coaching staff, I'd be eery of taking a player to Hawaii if they weren't playing. It's hard enough to be responsible for someone else during their stupid-years (16-24). Even harder if I have nothing to hold over their head, as in they're done playing for me - playing time, suspension, etc are no longer options. But.....these are typical Bowl Game concerns.

You guys can't be serious. So you are saying if Calvin Austin and JJ Russell, two high character players who have given their heart and soul to this team for years, want to opt out of the bowl game to avoid risking injury while they prepare for the NFL draft, they shouldn't get to go to Hawaii with the team as a reward for pouring everything they've got into this football program for years?

I'm really glad you guys aren't coaches.

(12-07-2021 11:01 AM)MemphisFootballFan Wrote:  

(12-07-2021 10:04 AM)gusrob Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 07:58 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 06:07 PM)Keeper Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 06:03 PM)macgar32 Wrote:  Pffft...

Hawaii trip...

You play in this game...

Birmingham bowl...Then yeah I understand.

All players should take the trip, even those who will opt out of the game. This is a reward for having played for the Tigers, and this is only an exhibition game!

Aww Hell No.

The team is going to play in a bowl in Hawaii.

If you ain't playing then in Memphis youse a staying.

If you make the trip then decide not to play afterward then you pay for your expenses.

If I were an adult on the coaching staff, I'd be eery of taking a player to Hawaii if they weren't playing. It's hard enough to be responsible for someone else during their stupid-years (16-24). Even harder if I have nothing to hold over their head, as in they're done playing for me - playing time, suspension, etc are no longer options. But.....these are typical Bowl Game concerns.

You guys can't be serious. So you are saying if Calvin Austin and JJ Russell, two high character players who have given their heart and soul to this team for years, want to opt out of the bowl game to avoid risking injury while they prepare for the NFL draft, they shouldn't get to go to Hawaii with the team as a reward for pouring everything they've got into this football program for years?

I'm really glad you guys aren't coaches.

A high character person would fulfill their commitment/scholarship by playing a scheduled game----if not they should get their scholarship pulled and billed--jmo---didn't a school out west do that ?

(12-07-2021 11:24 AM)jsw3ent Wrote:  

(12-07-2021 11:01 AM)MemphisFootballFan Wrote:  

(12-07-2021 10:04 AM)gusrob Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 07:58 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 06:07 PM)Keeper Wrote:  All players should take the trip, even those who will opt out of the game. This is a reward for having played for the Tigers, and this is only an exhibition game!

Aww Hell No.

The team is going to play in a bowl in Hawaii.

If you ain't playing then in Memphis youse a staying.

If you make the trip then decide not to play afterward then you pay for your expenses.

If I were an adult on the coaching staff, I'd be eery of taking a player to Hawaii if they weren't playing. It's hard enough to be responsible for someone else during their stupid-years (16-24). Even harder if I have nothing to hold over their head, as in they're done playing for me - playing time, suspension, etc are no longer options. But.....these are typical Bowl Game concerns.

You guys can't be serious. So you are saying if Calvin Austin and JJ Russell, two high character players who have given their heart and soul to this team for years, want to opt out of the bowl game to avoid risking injury while they prepare for the NFL draft, they shouldn't get to go to Hawaii with the team as a reward for pouring everything they've got into this football program for years?

I'm really glad you guys aren't coaches.

A high character person would fulfill their commitment/scholarship by playing a scheduled game----if not they should get their scholarship pulled and billed--jmo---didn't a school out west do that ?

You couldn't run a college football program and treat the players like that in this day and age. This isn't the 1960's anymore. You wouldn't be able to recruit, you couldn't retain players. Darrell Henderson opted out the bowl game AS A FRESHMAN - you wouldn't have let him come back.

This ranks high among the idiocy I've seen expressed on this message board - not an easy accomplishment.

I hope every player on this team enjoys himself in Hawaii.