Do we really need more bowls?
Today, the NCAA approved two new bowl games. One in St. Petersburgh, FL and one in Washington, D.C. The addition of these two games begs the question, “Do we really need more bowl games?” And the answer is “HELL NO!”
There are already too many bowl games now. Bowls used to be rewards for teams that had good seasons. Now bowl games have lost their luster, with teams that are 6-6 facing off in bowl games that are watched by hardly anyone. Like last years Independence Bowl between 6-6 Alabama and 6-6 Colorado. These were two teams who had mediocre seasons and were rewarded with a post season game that hardly anyone outside of Boulder or Tuscaloosa cared about. How is that good for college football (other than bringing in revenue – FYI…Bama made more from it’s neutral site game with FSU than it did in the Independence Bowl)? How does this add to the allure to the bowl season?
It doesn’t. We need to get rid of a lot of these small time bowl games that feature crappy teams year after year. These mediocre match-ups are ruining the college football postseason.
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