(08-05-2022 12:29 AM)NoQuarterBrigade Wrote:  

(08-04-2022 03:04 PM)Fighting Muskie Wrote:  If we get an expanded playoff, and I think we will, what becomes of the myriad of bowls we have out there?

We’ve already got players skipping them because they don’t see any value in them. Will fans stop seeing value in them as well?

I wonder if we might see the bowls be replaced with little 4-team NIT-Esque tournaments.

If we see a clean break between the P2 and everyone else or the P2/M3 and everyone else would we see a 8/12/16 team NCAA tournament emerge?

I personally would like to see the Rose, Sugar, Orange, and either the Fiesta or Cotton Bowls as permanent quarterfinal sites but then what would become of the Peach, Holiday, Citrus, Texas, Outback, Gator, etc?

First thing they need to do is drastically reduce the number of bowls. There are way too many. There are supposed to be 44 bowl games this year alone. That’s way too much. They’ve added 21 bowls since 2001. And on Wiki there are nine more future games proposed. Making it to a bowl game used to mean a lot more. Now if you’re 6-6, you’re bowl eligible. And some 5-7 teams make it also. The more they add, the more interest wanes. Couple that with the playoff, and anything outside the playoff is less meaningful.

They could also take sponsors off of bowl names, especially the dot coms. There is a reason the Super Bowl is not called the Galleryfurniture.com Super Bowl. Because it cheapens it. Get the sponsors off the bowl game names.

They need to find creative ways to add meaning to the bowl games, but that’s next to impossible with the amount of games.

Do you not like to watch football on tv?

You might have the Hallmark Channel if that's more of your thing.