Emmert: what's the purpose of bowl games?

[CornerTavern]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...members-examine-proliferation-bowls/77046978/

“Is it a reward for a successful season or is it just another game that we’re gonna provide an opportunity for? … We need to look hard at that.”

IMO there should not even be 6-6 teams going to bowls. Even 7-5 is suspect, honestly. 7 wins should be the absolute minimum. No I-AA should ever count. 7 I-A wins.

 

[Doctor Worm]

He knows the answer. It is television programming. An accommodation made to an important business partner.

 

[CornerTavern]

He knows the answer. It is television programming. An accommodation made to an important business partner.

Meh. I've never watched a non-new years bowl that wasn't Rutgers. Without the ticket minimums, I wonder if its would even be worth it to run these bowls.

 

[Source]

You find out the average amount of FBS teams that finish at least one or more games ABOVE .500 in any given season. Then you divide by two and that's how many Bowl Games, at a maximum, you should have. In emergencies you can look at the .500 pool. But I agree, the number of Bowls should decrease even more than that if Bowl games are to have any "old time" meaning. But as of now all Bowls, except the BCS and, perhaps, the New Year's Day games, are just 13th games on everyone's schedule.

They've hollowed out the meaning of post season football play in college football.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Been saying this for 5 years now!!! 7-5 (6-6 IF all 6 wins vs FBS) or stay home!!!

 

[DJ Spanky]

If they want to remove schools' incentive to go to these worthless bowls, all they need to do is to give all teams the additional practice weeks.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

If they want to remove schools' incentive to go to these worthless bowls, all they need to do is to give all teams the additional practice weeks.

Stop stealing my stuff!!!

 

[RUfromSoCal?]

Cash cash money yo.

 

[vkj91]

can't get over how dumb you guys get over this. Sure, lets only have bowls for teams that win 7 or more games, lets eliminate all college football from Dec 19th until about Dec 29th. You and your boyfriends can watch reruns of Friends. While we are at it lets eliminate all the other useless "meaningless" sports they put on TV like half of the baseball, hockey, and basketball seasons. All non major golf tournaments, non World Cup or Premier league games, and any Olympic sport when it's not the Olympics.

 

[RUfromSoCal?]

Big bad Emmertt sounding like a tough guy on a subject he knows he has no influence on.

I lol.

 

[ATIOH]

can't get over how dumb you guys get over this. Sure, lets only have bowls for teams that win 7 or more games, lets eliminate all college football from Dec 19th until about Dec 29th. You and your boyfriends can watch reruns of Friends. While we are at it lets eliminate all the other useless "meaningless" sports they put on TV like half of the baseball, hockey, and basketball seasons. All non major golf tournaments, non World Cup or Premier league games, and any Olympic sport when it's not the Olympics.

After four losses, teams should just cancel the rest of their season. They're not going to win their conference or get into the playoffs.

 

[G- RUnit]

College Football season is the shortest seaon as it is. Why would anyone not want a few more games.

 

[vkj91]

After four losses, teams should just cancel the rest of their season. They're not going to win their conference or get into the playoffs.

and if they don't have at least 13 starters back cancel spring practice. Forget Spring games..glorified practice.

 

[RUhasarrived]

A 48 team playoff is the way to go.Seed the top 16 teams.First 2 rounds are home games.Then the rest of the tournament to be conducted at 31 bowl sites with the championship game behind held on the Saturday night of the weekend between the NFL Conference Championship games and the Superbowl.

 

[G- RUnit]

While I'd love more games, in fairness, it's probably the longest season time wise.

Its the shortest! College hoops much longer.

 

[RU76]

That's it. Let a bunch of old men on message boards who are better suited to judge the attractiveness of football uniforms and helmets decide the number of bowl games.

 

[yesrutgers01]

I'm onboard with as many games as possible. Can't believe some will bitch about everything.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

That's it. Let a bunch of old men on message boards who are better suited to judge the attractiveness of football uniforms and helmets decide the number of bowl games.

It's not that, at all, it's about teams who have lousy seasons being "rewarded" for them. If a 5-7 team is going to get 2 extra weeks of practice then, IMHO, ALL teams should get it.

 

[RUsSKii]

It's nothing to bitch about. But many of us think that losing teams don't deserve to be rewarded with bowl games, and won't care enough to attend or even watch said games..

 

[PaKnight]

It's nothing to bitch about. But many of us think that losing teams don't deserve to be rewarded with bowl games, and won't care enough to attend or even watch said games..

Then don't watch, but why do you care if others want to watch more football.

 

[RUsSKii]

Then don't watch, but why do you care if others want to watch more football.

I don't care what others do, but will not hesitate to express my firmly held opinion regarding losing teams playing bowl games, even in the hundredth thread that discusses the topic.

 

[bac2therac]

they need to cut back 10-12 bowls...Going 7-5 with two conference wins shouldn't get you into a bowl. 6-6 schools in bowls joke...5-7 schools that's laughable. Make it meaningful and spare the poor excuse about rewarding players..you got to be kidding me.

 

[bac2therac]

I'm onboard with as many games as possible. Can't believe some will bitch about everything.

lets make bowls for 0-12 schools too. Kansas should play Rutgers again..we need to see more games

 

[vkj91]

It's nothing to bitch about. But many of us think that losing teams don't deserve to be rewarded with bowl games, and won't care enough to attend or even watch said games..

Yet you care enough to comment on it every time it gets brought up on a message board?

 

[vkj91]

they need to cut back 10-12 bowls...Going 7-5 with two conference wins shouldn't get you into a bowl. 6-6 schools in bowls joke...5-7 schools that's laughable. Make it meaningful and spare the poor excuse about rewarding players..you got to be kidding me.

Then we might as well create a super conference for blue bloods, cheaters, teams with endless budgets and only count their games. We should also eliminate all small market baseball teams and only allow the top 10 golfers to participate in tournaments. Probably not worth Inviting more than 4 or 5 countries to the Olympics either. Should also stop pissing away money on a men's national soccer program. Finally, why do we have so many TV channels to choose from? There are only like 5 decent shows on TV, might as well go back to 2,4, and 7

 

[Jonb127]

lets make bowls for 0-12 schools too. Kansas should play Rutgers again..we need to see more games

I'd watch. Probably tailgate if it was close enough.

 

[JPhoboken]

Meh. I've never watched a non-new years bowl that wasn't Rutgers. Without the ticket minimums, I wonder if its would even be worth it to run these bowls.

While I admit, I would never sit down to watch a whole game either, some of the endings are wild, and worth checking the scores occasionally while in progress to catch a wild ending.

 

[zazoo2002]

It's all about the Benjamin's! Non-profit my ass.

 

[RUsSKii]

Yet you care enough to comment on it every time it gets brought up on a message board?

Yes. I do because I care about curbing the trend of rewarding losing teams with the equivalent of participation trophies, which devalues the overall value of bowls and playoffs to me as a result.

 

[GeorgeStreet]

They play them for the teams themselves and for their truest fans. It's got nothing at all to do with you.

 

[Phi_1055]

If they want to remove schools' incentive to go to these worthless bowls, all they need to do is to give all teams the additional practice weeks.

Allow the non-bowl teams half as much time as the bowl teams get. They have no need to game prep and no need to have the departing seniors practice. But what to do with schools that have fired most of their coaching staffs and haven't yet brought the new ones on board?

 

[RUInsanity]

With the creation of a playoff system - the glut of Bowls will lose any remaining significance and die a slow death. There is too much money left on the table by not expanding to an 8 Team playoff....and the pressure will build on this before the end of the current deal. Likewise - more and more money will be lost over time on insignificant bowl games pitting teams with losing records.

 

[mychaljohn]

I don't care what others do, but will not hesitate to express my firmly held opinion regarding losing teams playing bowl games, even in the hundredth thread that discusses the topic.

You can't win an argument with a crazy neighbor.

 

[bac2therac]

why doesn't the NFL just have all its teams make the playoffs

 

[ScarletDave]

So this is what he's been investigating all this time. The only team he should be questioning why they get to go to a bowl game is UNC

 

[RUSK97]

It's nothing to bitch about. But many of us think that losing teams don't deserve to be rewarded with bowl games, and won't care enough to attend or even watch said games..

What if you were to stop calling them "a reward for a good season" and instead call them "interconference exhibits". The majority of games during the season are played within conferences...the postseason allows us to see how they perform when pitted against other conferences. If their fanbases don't want to attend or watch, fine. Let me watch. During the season, games mostly fall on a Saturday and it's almost impossible to see more than 2-3 games. Sometimes it's nice to watch other teams and other conferences for a change. Why do you feel it necessary to impinge on my privilege to do that?

 

[yesrutgers01]

I actually agree that a losing record should not get you a bowl and not big on 6 win teams either but...it is still fun to watch.
7 wins- yes, you do deserve a bowl. Cracks me up that the ones that just said no to a 7 win team and who liked the comment, were most likely storming the field in 05 and had a blast in Arizona.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

What if you were to stop calling them "a reward for a good season" and instead call them "interconference exhibits". a?

Then let 0-12, 1-11, 2-10, 3-9, and 4-7 teams participate as well.

See how ridiculous that sounds??

 

[RUsSKii]

What if you were to stop calling them "a reward for a good season" and instead call them "interconference exhibits". The majority of games during the season are played within conferences...the postseason allows us to see how they perform when pitted against other conferences. If their fanbases don't want to attend or watch, fine. Let me watch. During the season, games mostly fall on a Saturday and it's almost impossible to see more than 2-3 games. Sometimes it's nice to watch other teams and other conferences for a change. Why do you feel it necessary to impinge on my privilege to do that?

Sure, that's a good idea. I'd love to see more inter-conference games in general. Just don't call them bowl games, requisite with trophies, pageantry and goodie packs, unless the teams have had winning seasons deserving of such rewards.

And if my expressed opinion is somehow impinging on your well-deserved privilege of watching and enjoying college football, then I don't know what to say. Please feel free to watch and enjoy as many games as you wish.

I just disagree with 5-7 and worse teams sniffing bowl games, and that's not going to change..

 

[RUSK97]

And if my expressed opinion is somehow impinging on your well-deserved privilege of watching and enjoying college football, then I don't know what to say. Please feel free to watch and enjoy as many games as you wish.

Oh you can bet I will. It's the time of year when I tell work to f off, park myself on the couch, eat tons of artery-hardening foods and see what's going on around the world of CFB other than in the handful of overexposed teams.