Bowl Things Thread

[D.A.H.]

I love that the Big 12 fined those schools. It should have been a little steeper though.

i also think its kinda crappy that the 5-7 B12 teams wouldn't step up. I don't know the economics of the bowl money for the league, and its members, but it seems like they'd all make more, the more league teams in bowl games.

[bearcatbret]

i also think its kinda crappy that the 5-7 B12 teams wouldn't step up. I don't know the economics of the bowl money for the league, and its members, but it seems like they'd all make more, the more league teams in bowl games.

I think that a total of 5 Big 12 teams refused to play in bowl games.

[Bearcat Chris]

I think that a total of 5 Big 12 teams refused to play in bowl games.

Who are they?

[CatCane]

Not bad for the season that we had. It is my favorite non-New Years Day bowl. Beale Street, Rendezvous ribs and the Peabody Hotel ducks.

Blues City Cafe on Beale always had much better ribs than the Rendezvous. At least they did when I was going to Memphis 20-30 years ago.

[D.A.H.]

Who are they?

ISU and KSU begged off, due to coaching changes. BU and ?? (brain cramp) could've gone as 5-7 replacement teams, and they declined

[D.A.H.]

i usually buy bowl tixs, whether we go or not. but, this year, i'm not going to. maybe not quite fed up, but just not feeling as "awesome" as coach satt, about the team. how are you all doing on the bowl tixs / going to the game?

[Bearcat Chris]

i usually buy bowl tixs, whether we go or not. but, this year, i'm not going to. maybe not quite fed up, but just not feeling as "awesome" as coach satt, about the team. how are you all doing on the bowl tixs / going to the game?

I usually go, and on the few occasions that I haven't gone to the bowl, I buy tickets. Not this time, although I may change my mind depending on how the transfer situation appears, perhaps making it possible for us to compete.

B.C.

[red_n_black_attack]

i also think its kinda crappy that the 5-7 B12 teams wouldn't step up. I don't know the economics of the bowl money for the league, and its members, but it seems like they'd all make more, the more league teams in bowl games.

The 5-7 teams couldn't get players to to come back to campus. After finals, players went home. Those teams were no longer allowed to practice or hold team meetings. The logistics wouldn't work and is why UC turned down a bowl last year after it was offered.

[leo from jersey]

The 5-7 teams couldn't get players to to come back to campus. After finals, players went home. Those teams were no longer allowed to practice or hold team meetings. The logistics wouldn't work and is why UC turned down a bowl last year after it was offered.

great points

[bearcatbret]

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While SEC teams like Alabama, Texas, and Georgia dominated TV ratings, Notre Dame played in only one of the top 20 most-watched games.
Paul Finebaum raised eyebrows this week by asking a once-unthinkable question about Notre Dame: “Does anybody watch these games?”
“They think they’re great. But they’re not. They’re not the draw they used to be. That has nothing to do with the playoffs,” Finebaum said on ESPN’s First Take. “It just has to do with the fact that their brand—as good as they think are—aren’t as big as the SEC brand or even the Big Ten brand.”
It came off a bit raw. But if you look at the data, Finebaum has a point. Yes, the independent Notre Dame is the only school to boast its own national TV deal, pocketing an estimated $50 million a year from NBC Sports. Yes, the Fighting Irish’s pigskin traditions are unmatched, from their gold helmets and Leprechaun mascot to the Touchdown Jesus mural on the South Bend campus.
Notre Dame carries itself like an irreplaceable television attraction, when in reality, it has become more of a middle-of-the-road TV draw, writes FOS senior reporter Michael McCarthy. The hard truth for Subway Alumni is this: When it comes to national TV appeal, the Irish are now more Indianapolis Colts than Dallas Cowboys.