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Just read an article about the "Famous tater bowl" with NIU vs Fresno State..
Posted on 12/24/24 at 12:03 pm
Posted on 12/24/24 at 12:03 pm
And the attendance was abysmal, as in I've seen more people in the stands for a Texas high school JV game.
What is the financial incentive to keep the shite bowls going, and how much longer will ESPN or other networks bother to televise something nobody bothers to watch even with nothing else on?
What is the financial incentive to keep the shite bowls going, and how much longer will ESPN or other networks bother to televise something nobody bothers to watch even with nothing else on?
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Posted on 12/24/24 at 12:05 pm to 49 to nada
I hope they don't eliminate them. That way, the 4th-string seniors can get some playing time.
Posted on 12/24/24 at 12:17 pm to 49 to nada
I mean. It was actually a good game….
Posted on 12/24/24 at 12:20 pm to Freight Joker
I think you mean competitive...it wasn't a good game. Missed XP, three easy FGs missed, etc.
Posted on 12/24/24 at 12:22 pm to 49 to nada
Most of these crap bowls are owned by ESPN Events so despite the low attendance, they are here to stay. Most of the bowls today are irrelevant. It’s just an opportunity to advertise more nonsense. 6-6 teams don’t deserve bowls. 7-5 should be the cutoff.
Posted on 12/24/24 at 12:47 pm to 49 to nada
Traveling to Boise in the wintertime as a reward for a good season (?) isn’t really what folks had in mind when bowl games were created. Nothing against Boise in particular, but it’s not Pasadena, Miami, New Orleans, etc.
Posted on 12/24/24 at 1:38 pm to 49 to nada
The bowls aren't going anywhere. The conferences will be scrapping for every penny they can get moving forward for revenue sharing. Don't expect conference championship games to go anywhere either.
Posted on 12/24/24 at 3:22 pm to 49 to nada
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And the attendance was abysmal, as in I've seen more people in the stands for a Texas high school JV game.
It will only get worse for most programs.
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What is the financial incentive to keep the shite bowls going,
There is none. Most programs/athletic departments lose money on bowl games. Now, with the transfer portal opening prior to bowl season you don't even know if you will have enough players to even participate in a bowl game.
End the useless bowls once and for all.
Posted on 12/24/24 at 3:29 pm to LegendInMyMind
TV revenue
Posted on 12/24/24 at 3:40 pm to 49 to nada
Thought for sure this thread would be about the "Bulldongs" 
Posted on 12/24/24 at 3:47 pm to NineLineBind
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Traveling to Boise in the wintertime as a reward for a good season (?) isn’t really what folks had in mind when bowl games were created. Nothing against Boise in particular, but it’s not Pasadena, Miami, New Orleans, etc.
Nor is it Memphis, Birmingham, or Shreveport, but at least you can ski for a few days before the game. Those other towns are the armpits.
Posted on 12/24/24 at 9:07 pm to Oklahomey
Then goodbye Oklahoma
Posted on 12/24/24 at 10:09 pm to NineLineBind
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Nothing against Boise in particular, but it’s not Pasadena, Miami, New Orleans, etc.
I'm watching this game in Hawaii right now and if there are twenty thousand people they're all extremely thin.
Posted on 12/24/24 at 10:42 pm to jonnyanony
Lol it’s a pretty decent game though.
Posted on 12/24/24 at 11:28 pm to 49 to nada
CFB is more and more made for TV anyway
Posted on 12/25/24 at 12:26 am to Oklahomey
It’s reaching a point where the only logical explanation is they’re government subsidized and continue to exist solely to be entertainment for the masses
Posted on 12/25/24 at 1:05 am to 49 to nada
IMO, they are hanging on to the old way of making ad revenue. We all know the only big “bowls” are those that are part of the playoff.
It’s about TV revenue and when they can’t make money there, they will be cut. And if they are, they should allow the same practice time for teams that aren’t in bowls.
It’s about TV revenue and when they can’t make money there, they will be cut. And if they are, they should allow the same practice time for teams that aren’t in bowls.
Posted on 12/25/24 at 5:10 am to NineLineBind
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Traveling to Boise in the wintertime as a reward for a good season (?) isn’t really what folks had in mind when bowl games were created. Nothing against Boise in particular, but it’s not Pasadena, Miami, New Orleans, etc.
They couldn't get the permits approved to hold it in Banff National Park.
Posted on 12/25/24 at 9:20 am to 49 to nada
If you dont like it, then don't fricking watch it. Go watch YouTube or some shite. You people bitching about bowl games are insufferable.
Posted on 12/25/24 at 10:47 am to 49 to nada
Regardless of attendance, ESPN will continue to air them as long as they can sell sponsorships.
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