I'm not convinced going to a bowl game with a 6-6 record is an accomplishment...
Also, waiting for the "Need to drop Iowa game" posts....
Also, waiting for the "Need to drop Iowa game" posts....
7-5 new requirement for a bowl?
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6 win teams do not deserve a bowl......... count me as one in full support of the 7-5 requirement.
So Iowa was more deserving of a bowl then ISU last year because they beat Louisiana institute of technology?? interesting...
I have already sent Coach Rhoads the Rivals and ESPN Top 100 lists for 2013 to let him know the guys he should start recruiting.
Then neither did the 1972 squad that went 5-5-1. But nobody wants to give that one back.
Why though?
Why should a 7-5 MAC team get a bowl over a 6-6 Big12 team?
I can make any blanket statement I want and it doesn't really count unless I back it up with a reason.
I don't agree with you on this, based on too many variables outside of just final record. The only way it really works though, is if they go back to a system where you are only looking at 15 or so bowl games. That way there is no way a MAC or Sunblet team, with 3 of their 5 losses coming from BCS teams, gets to go to a bowl game, merely for having played an easier schedule. Also, with the Big XII playing 9 home games, we get one less patsy to play. There would need to be something put in place for amount of games vs. Non BCS opponents as well, imo, to do something like this.
College football would be so much better if they let teams into post season like basketball. This would eliminate a lot of crappy non-conference games. I don't have a problem with 6 win teams getting in if they have a good body of work. Heck there are even 5 win teams that deserve bowls over 8 win sun belt teams.
Chop the bowls back to 15-20 and let the bowls decide who they want from 45 or whatever teams with 7+ wins. How do you know the 7-5 MAC team is worse than the 6-6 Big 12 team? I realize it hurts Iowa State, but I don't think a team who goes 3-6 in conference deserves a shot at a bowl game.
Why is 15-20 bowls better than 30-35?
How does it hurt college football to have more teams participate in bowl games? Having 15-20 bowl games pretty much ensures that the "haves" will always have mroe than the "have nots".
If you cut it to 20 bowls and let the bowls decide who to choose from, they would choose a worse team with a bigger fanbase over teams who played and beat good teams. The TCUs and Boise States of the past would have not gone to bowls so that Iowa at 7-5 could bring all their fans to Florida. (Just and example)
I would like to see a selection process for the bowl system instead of bowls choosing teams based on conference affiliation. Also, I would be in favor of requirement for bowl games, but instead of overall record I think that teams have to win at least 6 games with four of those wins coming from conference opponents. It is crap that Vanderbilt who was a 6-6 team last year made a bowl game despite a 2-6 record in conference play.
Having more bowls with more exposure for non-elite teams has created more parity in college football. The only reason they should get rid of a bowl is if it becomes too much of a financial burden on the schools and that isn't happening that much right now. The schools losing a ton of money are the ones going to BCS games without the fanbase to back it up. That has nothing to do with the Beef O Brady bowl.
In the big picture, bowls are about making money. If the powers that be want to reduce the number of bowls, it could be that somehow the large number of bowls is hurting overall revenue, or they feel that having a few less bowls will be more profitable. One can envision a few scenarios where this could be the case. Perhaps in order to save the majority of the bowl system and fend off a full-blown playoff, they have to sacrifice some of the minor bowls to pacify some faction.
In any case, follow the money. It will probably lead to an answer.
In any case, follow the money. It will probably lead to an answer.
A bowl is an accomplishment. Going 3-6 is not deserving of a reward. Why do they only limit the NCAA Tournament to 68 teams? Maybe it should be 256 so they don't hurt too many team's feelings.
And the Boise State's and TCU's would still go. An 12-0 or 11-1 team isn't going to get left out for a 7-5 team. 7-5 for a powerhouse isn't going to travel much.
So if you go 3-6 in conference but beat 3 top 10 teams in non-conference then you suck right?
A bowl is an accomplishment, and if there are enough fans willing to travel to a bowl for 6-6 team to make that bowl profitable, why the heck not?
So you would really prefer to reward UL-Lafayette over ISU this last year?
