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Nov 12, 2018
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benny1982
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I used to think this way, but why does it matter if they do?
It's no skin off my back if these teams play. I'm not going to watch most of them, anyway.
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The fact that there is a Cheese-It Bowl is evidence enough that college football
ataylor
11/12/18 11:25am
If private sponsors did not pay advertising dollars to promote college sports,
cwilke1
11/12/18 11:29am
We don’t need extra games for 6-6 teams. We only want BYU in that game because
ataylor
11/12/18 11:31am
I would not be better off this season as a BYU fan, because I have one less game
cwilke1
11/12/18 11:35am
6-6 teams shouldn’t be playing post-season football. Full stop.
ataylor
11/12/18 11:36am
I used to think this way, but why does it matter if they do?
benny1982
11/12/18 11:39am
Because the alternative is much better, especially for teams like BYU who are on
ataylor
11/12/18 11:43am
Okay, so your real point is against the bowl system in general, not just
benny1982
11/12/18 11:47am
I think the fact that 6-6 teams are in bowls underscores the ridiculousness of
ataylor
11/12/18 11:50am
Yeah, that's where we disagree. I don't think having fewer bowls does
benny1982
11/12/18 11:53am
It doesn’t affect the other bowls directly, but it cheapens the system,
ataylor
11/12/18 12:05pm
A tournament would be fairer and give more access to outsiders, but football
cwilke1
11/12/18 11:52am
You shorten the season then. It’s not rocket science.
ataylor
11/12/18 11:52am
Having a playoff and having bowl games are not mutually exclusive
MapCoug
11/12/18 12:53pm
I hope your love of BYU football outweighs your bowl snobbishness and that you
cwilke1
11/12/18 11:39am
I’ll support them, but it’s ridiculous that we’re celebrating mediocrity with a
ataylor
11/12/18 11:40am
I'm more excited that our young team gets to continue practicing all month.
mulletino
11/12/18 11:46am
We don’t need to play meaningless bowl games in order to let teams practice.
ataylor
11/12/18 11:51am
Actually, the team is not allowed official practices without a bowl game.
mulletino
11/12/18 11:56am
And I’m saying that needs to go.
ataylor
11/12/18 11:58am
Cool. I prefer another 21-22 full practices prior to spring ball.
mulletino
11/12/18 12:03pm
Personally, I'd prefer that they allow every team the extra practices,
benny1982
11/12/18 12:05pm
Seems fair.
mulletino
11/12/18 12:10pm
That’s what I’m saying as well, if that wasn’t clear.
ataylor
11/12/18 12:26pm
Who says a bowl game has to be considered a celebration of a season?
cwilke1
11/12/18 11:50am
Because that’s how it’s treated and incentivized for players, coaches, and ADs.
ataylor
11/12/18 11:52am
100% agree. Bowls were originally created as a reward for a great season
Michael McQuain
11/12/18 11:41am
I do sort of miss the days of 2 loss teams missing bowls.
Belboz
11/12/18 11:54am
Why not?
BYUMissouriCoug
11/12/18 4:31pm
It perpetuates the worst post-season system in sports, pro or amateur.
ataylor
11/12/18 7:32pm
but it nicely compensates for that with the most compelling regular season of
cwilke1
11/12/18 7:35pm
I don’t think a playoff — implemented correctly — would change that much.
ataylor
11/12/18 7:47pm
maybe an 8 team regular season tournament would not reduce it, but a 16 team
cwilke1
11/12/18 7:52pm
Any perceived decrease in regular-season “excitement” would be made up for with
ataylor
11/12/18 8:00pm
the system is unfair. Its an imperfect world. But college football is the only
cwilke1
11/12/18 8:22pm
College football doesn’t have a variety of how a championship can be decided
ataylor
11/12/18 10:55pm
I did not say college football itself has a variety, but rather that college
cwilke1
11/13/18 9:40am
Idk bout you but I'm alot more invested in the nmst game knowing there is a bowl
BYUMissouriCoug
11/12/18 8:05pm
I’m more interested to see if the team can string a few wins together, and
ataylor
11/12/18 8:24pm
I get what you're saying, more isn't always better
BYUMissouriCoug
11/12/18 8:31pm
How do two random 6-6 teams playing affect you? Just don't watch.
molodyets
11/12/18 4:55pm
They don’t, and I won’t unless it’s BYU, but I still think the whole system is
ataylor
11/12/18 7:34pm
As much as I understand why groups take corporate sponsorships (free money),
MasterLump
11/12/18 11:29am
I hate every time they say The Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual
MasterLump
11/12/18 11:30am
Did you say the same when Tostitos sponsored the fiesta bowl?
Beggar
11/12/18 12:46pm
Not quite the same thing, but also silly.
ataylor
11/12/18 2:54pm
This is actually an amazing bowl. It was the Cactus Bowl until this year.
andrewg3
11/12/18 1:34pm
6-6 teams don’t play in amazing bowl games.
ataylor
11/12/18 2:55pm
I didn't say they did.
andrewg3
11/13/18 9:26am
They can call it whatever they want if they fill the schools pockets
Pretorian
11/12/18 2:34pm
There was a fantastic article a while back in SI that outlined whose pockets get
ataylor
11/12/18 2:57pm
I had to look it up. Never heard of it before. Redbox is another level of stupid
TailgateU
11/12/18 5:16pm
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