[Maple Leaf]

TCU just won the Alamo Bowl over U$C in overtime.  the Toejams had a 10-point lead with less than 5 minutes to go, but managed to blow it.  
link is behind a paywall, but the headline made me smile.

https://www.latimes.com/sports/usc/story...alamo-bowl

Odd, the story wasn't paywalled for me.

So TCU was without their starting QB.  USC's defensive co-ordinator was replaced just before the game, and also:
"Over a dozen starters or would-be starters sat out. Three of the Trojans’ starting offensive linemen didn’t dress. Both of their top receivers and top tight end were in street clothes, having declared for the NFL draft. Twenty-five players listed in USC’s two-deep Tuesday were either freshmen or redshirt freshmen."

Bowl games have turned into NFL pre-season games.

Or bowl games are now what happen before freshman were eligible to play on the varsity up until the early 70's, and there was a freshman team and they played only about 4 games a year against other freshman teams (same for basketball and baseball).

[Maple Leaf]

TCU just won the Alamo Bowl over U$C in overtime.  the Toejams had a 10-point lead with less than 5 minutes to go, but managed to blow it.  
link is behind a paywall, but the headline made me smile.

https://www.latimes.com/sports/usc/story...alamo-bowl

Odd, the story wasn't paywalled for me.

So TCU was without their starting QB.  USC's defensive co-ordinator was replaced just before the game, and also:
"Over a dozen starters or would-be starters sat out. Three of the Trojans’ starting offensive linemen didn’t dress. Both of their top receivers and top tight end were in street clothes, having declared for the NFL draft. Twenty-five players listed in USC’s two-deep Tuesday were either freshmen or redshirt freshmen."

Bowl games have turned into NFL pre-season games.

Or bowl games are now what happen before freshman were eligible to play on the varsity up until the early 70's, and there was a freshman team and they played only about 4 games a year against other freshman teams (same for basketball and baseball).