a lot of aac bowl games in this list

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nca.../95340348/

when you have 40 bowl games, this is what heppens.

Freaking 5-7 MS State is in a bowl.

"Twenty years ago, there were 18 bowl games"

Think about that. 36 teams, almost all probably 7-4 / 8-3 at worst. Now just look at the slop playing in 'bowl' games.

(12-13-2016 12:47 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  "Twenty years ago, there were 18 bowl games"

Think about that. 36 teams, almost all probably 7-4 / 8-3 at worst. Now just look at the slop playing in 'bowl' games.

When degenerate gamblers stop watching the minor bowls will go away, until then c'est la vie

(12-13-2016 12:52 PM)BinghamptonNed Wrote:  

(12-13-2016 12:47 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  "Twenty years ago, there were 18 bowl games"

Think about that. 36 teams, almost all probably 7-4 / 8-3 at worst. Now just look at the slop playing in 'bowl' games.

When degenerate gamblers stop watching the minor bowls will go away, until then c'est la vie

When ESPN can find filler with better ratings is when the minor bowls go away. Vegas can always find something to bet on.

(12-13-2016 12:30 PM)80sTiger Wrote:  Freaking 5-7 MS State is in a bowl.

Having a good APR finally paid off.

(12-13-2016 12:17 PM)Unionman76 Wrote:  a lot of aac bowl games in this list

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nca.../95340348/

Find this interesting from another point of view. Other sports are seeing this same thing happening to them.

In 2003 Brian France took over the organization his father and grandfather built. The new Title Sponsorship for the series Nextel signed a $75 million a year deal. Then it came to redo the contract the sponsor now know as Sprint decided to cut their offer to $50 million a year. This year that deal expired and the series had to find a new sponsor. The series just signed a deal with Monster Energy Drink for $20 million a year.

So it looks as if sports sponsorship deals are falling in all areas.

(12-13-2016 02:33 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  

(12-13-2016 12:17 PM)Unionman76 Wrote:  a lot of aac bowl games in this list

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nca.../95340348/

Find this interesting from another point of view. Other sports are seeing this same thing happening to them.

In 2003 Brian France took over the organization his father and grandfather built. The new Title Sponsorship for the series Nextel signed a $75 million a year deal. Then it came to redo the contract the sponsor now know as Sprint decided to cut their offer to $50 million a year. This year that deal expired and the series had to find a new sponsor. The series just signed a deal with Monster Energy Drink for $20 million a year.

So it looks as if sports sponsorship deals are falling in all areas.

Dale has been gone 15 years
Lil Jeff is now retired
Dale Jr dropped the ball

(12-13-2016 12:47 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  "Twenty years ago, there were 18 bowl games"

Think about that. 36 teams, almost all probably 7-4 / 8-3 at worst. Now just look at the slop playing in 'bowl' games.

you still had 6-5 teams in them. But they were from the SEC or PAC-12 usually.

(12-13-2016 12:30 PM)80sTiger Wrote:  Freaking 5-7 MS State is in a bowl.

At least Ole Miss fans get to stay home and watch Miss State, Southern Miss, and Memphis all go bowling.

(12-13-2016 02:13 PM)ddramone Wrote:  

(12-13-2016 12:52 PM)BinghamptonNed Wrote:  

(12-13-2016 12:47 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  "Twenty years ago, there were 18 bowl games"

Think about that. 36 teams, almost all probably 7-4 / 8-3 at worst. Now just look at the slop playing in 'bowl' games.

When degenerate gamblers stop watching the minor bowls will go away, until then c'est la vie

When ESPN can find filler with better ratings is when the minor bowls go away. Vegas can always find something to bet on.

I thought everyone said Tigers got good ratings in last 2 bowl games

(12-13-2016 04:13 PM)Penny Lane Wrote:  

(12-13-2016 02:13 PM)ddramone Wrote:  

(12-13-2016 12:52 PM)BinghamptonNed Wrote:  

(12-13-2016 12:47 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  "Twenty years ago, there were 18 bowl games"

Think about that. 36 teams, almost all probably 7-4 / 8-3 at worst. Now just look at the slop playing in 'bowl' games.

When degenerate gamblers stop watching the minor bowls will go away, until then c'est la vie

When ESPN can find filler with better ratings is when the minor bowls go away. Vegas can always find something to bet on.

I thought everyone said Tigers got good ratings in last 2 bowl games

They have but when the networks can find cheaper fillers which produce the same number then many of the bowls will be gone. Right now even the smaller bowl are getting ok TV numbers.

(12-13-2016 02:30 PM)poppaslaw Wrote:  

(12-13-2016 12:30 PM)80sTiger Wrote:  Freaking 5-7 MS State is in a bowl.

Having a good APR finally paid off.

What's more surprising, Mississippi State in a bowl with a losing record? Or, it being MSU's APR that got them there?

(12-13-2016 02:13 PM)ddramone Wrote:  

(12-13-2016 12:52 PM)BinghamptonNed Wrote:  

(12-13-2016 12:47 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  "Twenty years ago, there were 18 bowl games"

Think about that. 36 teams, almost all probably 7-4 / 8-3 at worst. Now just look at the slop playing in 'bowl' games.

When degenerate gamblers stop watching the minor bowls will go away, until then c'est la vie

When ESPN can find filler with better ratings is when the minor bowls go away. Vegas can always find something to bet on.

It's true. Stadiums may struggle with ticket sales, but ratings are pretty decent. That's why ESPN launched all these new bowls that got us where we are. I imagine ESPN does pretty decent over the holidays with ratings.

Play the toughest ooc schedule we can possible play and good things will happen

(12-13-2016 12:17 PM)Unionman76 Wrote:  a lot of aac bowl games in this list

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nca.../95340348/

and to think Bud Dudley was proud that the Liberty Bowl did not have a sponsor....

(12-13-2016 06:34 PM)Tiger87 Wrote:  

(12-13-2016 02:30 PM)poppaslaw Wrote:  

(12-13-2016 12:30 PM)80sTiger Wrote:  Freaking 5-7 MS State is in a bowl.

Having a good APR finally paid off.

What's more surprising, Mississippi State in a bowl with a losing record? Or, it being MSU's APR that got them there?

Not surprising at all.

every bowl game last year had over a million viewers.

(12-13-2016 03:53 PM)cotton1991 Wrote:  

(12-13-2016 12:30 PM)80sTiger Wrote:  Freaking 5-7 MS State is in a bowl.

At least Ole Miss fans get to stay home and watch Miss State, Southern Miss, and Memphis all go bowling.

Hehe

They could buy tickets and get rental cars