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I'm mad and disappointed

DBT

DBT

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i know we had a great year. But the way it ended has just left an empty, depressed feeling in my gut. I feel little satisfaction in 10 wins. I know I should be ecstatic. But, right now, I'm not. I'll get over it in due course but, at this moment I'm bummed. I guess for my first bowl game I wanted more. My bowl "experience" was just, I don't know...meh, I guess. That's a good word. Meh. That's how I feel.
 
We'll be ok, @DBT . Good days are ahead for the Buffs. I swear it.
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It'll be okay. I haven't had good luck attending CU bowl games either. My first bowl was the Fiesta Bowl at the end of the '01 season. Both times we got kicked in the gut early and often.

That said, I'm so pumped to be excited about CU football again, and definitely appreciate the 10 win season. Knowing your positive demeanor, I'm sure you'll get to that point soon.
 
Hopefully, next bowl game, I will be able to get out there earlier and enjoy the venue. Therefore, it better not be the Potato Bowl or something. This one was too much of a whirlwind. We were in San Antonio all of 15 hours. Left Denver 5:15 am Thursday and back 7 am Friday.
 
DBT said:
Hopefully, next bowl game, I will be able to get out there earlier and enjoy the venue. Therefore, it better not be the Potato Bowl or something. This one was too much of a whirlwind. We were in San Antonio all of 15 hours. Left Denver 5:15 am Thursday and back 7 am Friday.
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Yeah, that would definitely suck. I thoroughly enjoyed everything about my trip except for the team's performance and the Buffs Bash.
 
GoonieBuff said:
Yeah, that would definitely suck. I thoroughly enjoyed everything about my trip except for the team's performance and the Buffs Bash.
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The Buffs Bash was a good idea poorly executed. But they tried. I'd spent a 4 day week in San Antonio a couple years back in the Hilton de Palicio Del Rio, right on the River Walk while my wife attended a conference. Been there, done that.
 
DBT said:
The Buffs Bash was a good idea poorly executed. But they tried. I'd spent a 4 day week in San Antonio a couple years back in the Hilton de Palicio Del Rio, right on the River Walk while my wife attended a conference. Been there, done that.
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The Riverwalk was fun, but getting out into the rest of San Antonio was great. We rented bikes and did a BBQ tour (b&d icehouse was by far the best), went to the pearl brewery, the zoo, the Japanese sunken garden, the ghetto on accident, and blue star brewing. All in all, San Antonio greatly exceeded my expectations.

The game did suck though and the buffs bash was a waste of money and very poorly planned.

Just got home and am ready for another bowl next year. Go Buffs!
 
The buffs bash was bad...... it was cool to see so many fans but the beer lines were 500 yards long...didnt they sell the tickets up front and know how many were coming????
 
gobuffs58 said:
The buffs bash was bad...... it was cool to see so many fans but the beer lines were 500 yards long...didnt they sell the tickets up front and know how many were coming????
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The pisser lines were just as long.
 
DBT, the Alamodome itself has some weird vibe to it.

I had attended with the ex's family for a B12cg. Even though there was reason to be happy with team performance, I physically felt disoriented, nauseous, and as if I was in an alternate acoustical dimension. I felt that way again Thursday.

Perhaps it was built on a burial ground? Perhaps that specific geographic location is my krypotonite.

As for the Buffs, it will be okay. Better than okay.
 
I am disapointed also. Not really mad, this was such a new experience for the staff and the team. We are way better then a year ago. We are still growing and learning. I just hope we dont take a step backwards next season. It was fun other then getting our ass kicked and driving almost 35 hours. My son had fun and seen some cool stuff. Seeing the fight song sang on the riverwalk was Allsome. Seeing so many Buff Fans roaming around my childhood stomping grounds was really Allsome. Now the long 8 month wait and see.
 
About the Buff Bash, how exactly did they step on their dick with that? Was it just a mess or what?
 
GoonieBuff said:
I think they spent the $100,000 in "ticket" sales on the ice sculpture.
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Seriously? OMG!

Here's where I'm at with the "Bash." It was a good idea but we are new to this whole Bowl thing. We will learn from our mistakes and do it better next time.

Here are some bullet points:
  • It was cold and windy. That's just bad luck.
  • The infrastructure didn't support the large crowd
  • Beer lines were ridiculous. Like 100 people long for a small cup of overpriced swill. (I don't drink, BTW)
  • Too many people in a small space
  • The "check in" was a joke. They didn't even check names against a list. Anyone could just walk in without paying
  • The line to buy gear like tee shirts was ridiculous. Like 20 wide and 20 deep
  • Good luck to kids who wanted to see Ralphie. The pen was surrounded and 10 deep with people
  • It did live up to the Buff "Shoulder to Shoulder" chant though.
  • I loved the laser light Buff logo on the waterfall and the Tower.
  • It was just a short walk to the Alamodome
 
DBT said:
Seriously? OMG!

Here's where I'm at with the "Bash." It was a good idea but we are new to this whole Bowl thing. We will learn from our mistakes and do it better next time.

Here are some bullet points:
  • It was cold and windy. That's just bad luck.
  • The infrastructure didn't support the large crowd
  • Beer lines were ridiculous. Like 100 people long for a small cup of overpriced swill. (I don't drink, BTW)
  • Too many people in a small space
  • The "check in" was a joke. They didn't even check names against a list. Anyone could just walk in without paying
  • The line to buy gear like tee shirts was ridiculous. Like 20 wide and 20 deep
  • Good luck to kids who wanted to see Ralphie. The pen was surrounded and 10 deep with people
  • It did live up to the Buff "Shoulder to Shoulder" chant though.
  • I loved the laser light Buff logo on the waterfall and the Tower.
  • It was just a short walk to the Alamodome
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A cluster**** in other words.
 
As the game went down, I was nervous. What did it mean for our closing a very good recruiting class? Was the turn around driven by Departed coaches, and are we returning to the last years of futility?

After processing it, I'm still nervous, but not angry like losses to Toledo, Montana State, or Kansas. Where we are right now is so much farther than where I predicted a year ago.
 
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We never made it over to the bash. There was a beer garden set up right outside our hotel on the plaza next to the Alamodome. The band came by and played. It was great. No lines for beer.
We played 18 holes at the Quarry on Friday. It was a little windy, but overall it was a good round. Great course if you ever get the chance to check it out.
Durty Nellys on Wednesday night was a blast.
River walk was cool and Rosarios was as advertised - terrific. Overall it was a great three day trip, marred only by the game itself.

I'll go to whatever bowl they go to next year. Bowl games are fun.
 
I agree with Sackman that bowls are lots of fun.

The Alamo Bowl gave a nice daddy-daughter opportunity to explore the state together.

Pedernales State Park, the River Walk, and the Alamo were all new experiences for my middle schooler. She wants to go back to the River Walk again, which is a sign she had a good time despite the loss.

Over the years I've become all too familiar with the concept of separating the outcome game from the rest of the travel experience.

It was great to finally meet JR Ewing, catch up with Kenny, run into several Dallas area Buffs, and enjoy the company of the traveling Buff contingency before, during, and after the game.

Oh yeah - forgot to mention the Toll Way 130 that bypasses Austin. Posted speed limits are 80. The light traffic on these new roads were zipping along at 90MPH. According to the travel computer, that road reduced the drive back to Dallas by 35 minutes. Too bad it didn't bypass Temple and Waco.
 
My mistake, well, not really a mistake because it was just they way it went, was to pack it all in during one day. I think to really enjoy the experience, one needs to go out a couple of days prior and, maybe, stay a day after. Unless it's the Potato Bowl, that is.
 
We took the whole family, in-laws included, so we had 3 generations with us. We went the day before and came back on New Years day. The New Years celebration was fun (think state fair with some really loud bands) and the fireworks were rather impressive. The river walk was enjoyed by all generations. The day following the game as a bit of a bummer, but we snapped back pretty quickly. If they had won, the trip would have been amazing, but it was fun regardless.
 
San Antonio was good, impressed with the Buff fans in attendance. Pearl Brewery and that area was a good time. River walk is a bit commercialized for me.
I did manage to find one of the 4 official coins, so that was cool. At Rosarios, too.

Game was a big let down, didn't think the team was ready.

Overall a great experience.
 
Lot of comments about recruiting fears due to the last 2 games. I understand winning is always a positive for recruiting, but somehow with the sad records over the last few years, including recent 4-win seasons and little indication of forward progress (at least from the record), we got something like a #18 rating on 2017 recruits. Hard to think the overall 2016 season could hurt recruiting, moving forward.
 
aghcsm said:
Lot of comments about recruiting fears due to the last 2 games. I understand winning is always a positive for recruiting, but somehow with the sad records over the last few years, including recent 4-win seasons and little indication of forward progress (at least from the record), we got something like a #18 rating on 2017 recruits. Hard to think the overall 2016 season could hurt recruiting, moving forward.
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The 2016 season did not only help recruiting, it blew it up. Knocked it out of the ball park. Kicked its ass. Etc.
 
DBT said:
The 2016 season did not only help recruiting, it blew it up. Knocked it out of the ball park. Kicked its ass. Etc.
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I don't follow recruiting closely, but weren't the 2017 commits pretty much in place before the 2016 success was evident? I could be wrong, but I thought the excellent recruit lineup was in place near the start of the season.
 
aghcsm said:
I don't follow recruiting closely, but weren't the 2017 commits pretty much in place before the 2016 success was evident? I could be wrong, but I thought the excellent recruit lineup was in place near the start of the season.
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Good foundation started, but a lot of commits happened later. Winning made a huge difference because it made "The Rise" real instead of a sales pitch. Usually, though, you'll see the most impact from a successful season in the following year's recruiting class. So that's the very good news in all this (and supports your impressions).
 
Buffnik said:
Good foundation started, but a lot of commits happened later. Winning made a huge difference because it made "The Rise" real instead of a sales pitch. Usually, though, you'll see the most impact from a successful season in the following year's recruiting class. So that's the very good news in all this (and supports your impressions).
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Also, success on the field solidified our commitments. No telling how recruiting would've gone had we not validated The Rise by actually, you know, rising.
 
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