huKSer Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Before the bowl season many people were saying something has to be done to keep losing teams out of the bowls. But with all three teams with a losing record winning their bowls, will something be done? 1 Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Maybe we just need more FBS teams? 1 Quote Link to comment
Day by Day Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Too many. I'm of the camp that only 7-5 teams should be eligible. Then you can't end your season with a losing record. However, I don't mind watching more football so I really don't argue about it. Quote Link to comment
Creighton Duke Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Yes. 9-3 or better. Teaching the wrong lessons by rewarding mediocrity with a trip, rings, and expensive "goody bags". Quote Link to comment
huKSer Posted January 2, 2016 Author Share Posted January 2, 2016 Personally I think fewer bowls. The NCAA did say they were going to address this, But money and the good showing might influence this, maybe. I also feel that those teams that do not make a bowl get X number of extra spring practices since a lot of people on the board said that the extra practices for the bowl was one of the good things that going to the bowl with a losing record. Quote Link to comment
jcsmhammel Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 I love all the games. What else is there to watch college basketball. No thank you. Quote Link to comment
AR Husker Fan Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Remember the purpose of the bowls is not to reward teams. Rather, they exist for two purposes - economic benefit to the community hosting the bowl and entertainment. Personally, I'm with jcsmhammel - I love having as much football as possible. There simply isn't really any downside to the number. It's programming, and programming most like having available. Quote Link to comment
Enhance Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 I love football - it's the only sport I will watch a game even if I have no rooting interest. However, even I draw the line at some of these bowl games. I want meaningful matchups that create national attention, and many of the bowl games don't because the teams are uninspiring. While I agree there may not be a quantifiable downside in some cases, there's certainly a qualitative one. But, bowl game ratings for the first week or two were down compared to the same time last year by a fair margin. Nationally, fewer people just didn't give a damn this year and I think a lot of this is because the quality of some of the games stunk. Were they worse than last years? In some ways it matters, in others it doesn't. The more average and 5-7 teams you allow to compete, the more the quality of the opponents drop as does the national interest, imo. Quote Link to comment
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