Bowls: Theater of the absurd

[Cuyahoga Falls Eers]

How absurd does this have to get before enough stop watching the bowl games on TV to force the number of downs to a reasonable number?

A team should have to be at least 7-5 to qualify for a bowl. That way, there will be no season W-L losers after the bowl. I mean, who would watch games between these two teams in mid-season?

I watched WVU play Miami. Period. TV didn't make a dime off me otherwise. If the ratings get bad enough, commercials get too cheap to make a profit and the bowls would dwindle. It's OUR fault that we watch such mediocre teams that we ignored during the regular season.


Awesome record by bowl teams:


South Carolina finished 6-7.

Texas San Antonio finished 6-7.

Central Florida finished 6-7.

Louisiana Lafayette finished 6-7.

Central Michigan finished 6-7.

Miami of Ohio and Mississippi State, who played each other, BOTH finished 6-7.

Maryland finished 6-7.

Vanderbilt finished 6-7.

North Texas finished 5-8 !!!!

Indiana finished 6-7.

 

[Cheers]

How absurd does this have to get before enough stop watching the bowl games on TV to force the number of downs to a reasonable number?

A team should have to be at least 7-5 to qualify for a bowl. That way, there will be no season W-L losers after the bowl. I mean, who would watch games between these two teams in mid-season?

I watched WVU play Miami. Period. TV didn't make a dime off me otherwise. If the ratings get bad enough, commercials get too cheap to make a profit and the bowls would dwindle. It's OUR fault that we watch such mediocre teams that we ignored during the regular season.


Awesome record by bowl teams:


South Carolina finished 6-7.

Texas San Antonio finished 6-7.

Central Florida finished 6-7.

Louisiana Lafayette finished 6-7.

Central Michigan finished 6-7.

Miami of Ohio and Mississippi State, who played each other, BOTH finished 6-7.

Maryland finished 6-7.

Vanderbilt finished 6-7.

North Texas finished 5-8 !!!!

Indiana finished 6-7.

Disagree. Personally I love the bowls, the more the merrier. You don't have to watch if you don't want to, it's your choice.

 

[torontoeers]

There has been some decent football played imo. And I like the fact that at this time I can turn on the TV and find myself a game or 2...if you don't want to watch it is your choice of course and to each their own...

 

[bEER_Nation13]

why do people complain about # of bowl games? I enjoy football and it's about to be over.

Enjoy football, it will soon be over and then the longest off-season of all sports will follow..........

Shortest season of any sport (15 games max and that's only for the 2 teams who play in championship, 13 games for most teams. And then the longest off-season of any sport.

Give me 100 bowl games. Enjoy it while it lasts...........

 

[Cheers]

How absurd does this have to get before enough stop watching the bowl games on TV to force the number of downs to a reasonable number?

A team should have to be at least 7-5 to qualify for a bowl. That way, there will be no season W-L losers after the bowl. I mean, who would watch games between these two teams in mid-season?

I watched WVU play Miami. Period. TV didn't make a dime off me otherwise. If the ratings get bad enough, commercials get too cheap to make a profit and the bowls would dwindle. It's OUR fault that we watch such mediocre teams that we ignored during the regular season.


Awesome record by bowl teams:


South Carolina finished 6-7.

Texas San Antonio finished 6-7.

Central Florida finished 6-7.

Louisiana Lafayette finished 6-7.

Central Michigan finished 6-7.

Miami of Ohio and Mississippi State, who played each other, BOTH finished 6-7.

Maryland finished 6-7.

Vanderbilt finished 6-7.

North Texas finished 5-8 !!!!

Indiana finished 6-7.

CFE...next year you need to join my Bowl Challenge where Every Game Matters! It will keep you interested all bowl season long.....I promise.

 

[finebaums ears]

another thread by cfe about # of bowl games.

 

[Cuyahoga Falls Eers]

another thread by cfe about # of bowl games.

I didn't realize there was a limit. Excuuuuuuuuse, me!


M anhandled Missouri, 26-11

O rdinary against Youngstown, 38-21

U nnerving miracle goalline tip/interception escapes BYU, 35-32

N o quit against Kansas State, 17-16

T ony’s turbulence tore up Texas Tech, 48-17

A nother defense whipping, of TCU, 34-10

I gnominy of turnovers against Oklahoma State, 20-37

N o problem decimating Kansas, 48-21

E xcellent, timely defense AGAIN; beat Texas, 24-20

E rectile dysfunctioned against Oklahoma, 56-28

R ebounded big time on offense and defense at Iowa State, 49-19

S aved again by the defense against Baylor, 24-21


Overwhelmed offense lost to Miami, 31-14 in the Orlando bowl

 

[finebaums ears]

there isnt, hell, start another