re: Bowl Matchups Thread

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I say as long as there are venues and sponsors that are willing to give teams a bid they should be allowed to do so. Many times you forget that it's not necessarily about whether you like the bowl matchup but these are celebrations for players and for seniors who are likely all going to play their last football game at these bowls. Don't hate on the teams who squeak by because you don't want to see the game. Just don't watch the game. If the venues and sponsors decide it's not worth their dollars to send these kids to bowls they can do so...but why force them to stop if everyone actually involved in the bowl (the venue, the teams, the city, the sponsors, and the families) are happy with the arrangement.

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I never said I "hated" anyone's team, and I don't watch those Bowls. If you're one of the people who don't mind more Bowls, that's fine. The problem I have with this line of thought is that is does nothing but water down and ruin the value of Bowl games. They're compromising the idea of putting a good game on TV in lieu of more money, and when has that kind of greed ever been OK with most people? And spare me the whole "celebration for the seniors, because these kids worked hard and it's their last game :-(" spiel. For one, if they're seniors, they're not kids. They're 22 or 23 years old. For two, if they wanted a Bowl game, maybe they should have played like they wanted it and produced a winning season. Why should anyone be rewarded with anything for "squeaking by", as you put it? Yay mediocrity!