Mavric Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Here we go. College football’s bowl season [/size]officially kicks off on Saturday afternoon with the [/size]Gildan New Mexico Bowl between New Mexico and the University of Texas at San Antonio. And it’s pretty typical for lower-tier bowls: The combatants aren’t very good — the Lobos and Roadrunners rank No. 81 and 101, respectively, in ESPN’s [/size]Football Power Index rankings — but make for a pretty even matchup and are likely to put on an offensive show. (According to Sports-Reference.com’s [/size]Simple Rating System, or SRS, the two teams are projected to combine for 71 points, about 22 percent more than the typical [/size]FBS game.[/size]1) It’s the kind of low-stakes pre-Christmas game meant primarily for fans, gamblers or otherwise inveterate college football junkies ([/size]raises hand).(Disclosure: The Gildan New Mexico Bowl is one of 13 bowl games this year that are owned and operated by ESPN, the parent company of FiveThirtyEight.)A couple of years ago, I wrote about the sport’s bloated bowl schedule, and things have only expanded since. Including the College Football Playoff championship game on Jan. 9, the FBS postseason now includes 41 bowl games over the span of 24 days, tying the all-time record set last year for the most jam-packed bowl season ever. 538 Quote Link to comment
huKSer Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 What the hell is a "bowl overall grade" Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted December 18, 2016 Author Share Posted December 18, 2016 And in terms of the quality of games, there are a lot more matchups that look like New Mexico-UTSA these days than, say, Ohio State vs. Clemson. To quantify this, I developed an index to rate the caliber of each bowl since the AP poll era began in 1936, grading each game on a 5-point scale (3 is average) based on three factors: The quality of the teams involved.... How close the matchup is..... How much offense the game is likely to feature...... Add up the scores in each category, and you get a sort of total measure for the entertainment value of each bowl. Here’s how this year’s crop stacks up: Further explanation in the article. Quote Link to comment
huKSer Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 And in terms of the quality of games, there are a lot more matchups that look like New Mexico-UTSA these days than, say, Ohio State vs. Clemson. To quantify this, I developed an index to rate the caliber of each bowl since the AP poll era began in 1936, grading each game on a 5-point scale (3 is average) based on three factors: The quality of the teams involved.... How close the matchup is..... How much offense the game is likely to feature...... Add up the scores in each category, and you get a sort of total measure for the entertainment value of each bowl. Here’s how this year’s crop stacks up: Further explanation in the article. For me this is the only factor. Is it a close game in the last 10 minutes? I'll watch. Is it a blow out in the 2nd quarter? DVR, here I come Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share Posted December 19, 2016 So .... uh .... plenty of good seats available.... Quote Link to comment
huKSer Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 End of the 1st quarter Idaho - 0 Colorado State - 0 Boring game so I stopped watching Final score (no overtime) Idaho - 61 Colorado State - 50 1 Quote Link to comment
84HuskerLaw Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 How 'bout those Cats?' Or maybe better question is 'How 'bout those Texans?' 1 Quote Link to comment
huKSer Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 How 'bout those Cats?' Or maybe better question is 'How 'bout those Texans?' Shortest 84HuskerLaw post. Ever. 3 Quote Link to comment
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