Posted on 10/07/2017 9:58:39 PM PDT by 11th_VA
There are also too many bowl games. The playoff system has the junkies clamoring for 8 teams instead of 4. Where will it end?
There is way too much money to be gained from college playoffs. It is inevitable. We will probably see the playoffs expanded to eight teams too.
I am beginning to wonder if more folks are going to be cautious in regards to major events.
It seemed that sports were king in the US for a long time, but like every other “frenzy”, it has had its day. The hype was overdone, and people are losing interest now. There are so many other forms of entertainment to indulge in these days. Plus it’s hard to stomach the inflated egos, bad behavior, and lack of sportsmanship. I’m so tired of seeing players hop up and show off after making a big play.
Just checked the price of Sugar Bowl tickets. They start at a little over $200 a ticket and go up to $10,000. Then add in the high cost of a hotel room for a couple of nights, taxis, meals, and travel. I’m surprised they fill as many seats as they do.
I paid $200/ticket for the Florida-Michigan game here in Dallas.
Never again.
I can dig up a few more recent articles on specific teams - the trend remains down.,,
Now, we have Big College Football as nothing but a minor league for the moribund corrupt NFL.. All you a--holes who were huffing and puffing for the "playoffs," crippling the attraction of the Bowl games, you got what you asked for. Now drink your lite beer and shut up.
I agree with you 100%, it’s taken away what used to make college football great and different than the other sports in this country.
Now it’s just basically the NFL’s “Mini-Me”.
My favorite was the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl.
Yeah the big schools travel well but the non traditional power house fans don’t, especially if their team is 6-6 and headed to the Idaho Potato Bowl
yup- many of the big conferences go 10 deep into bowl game ties...hence, as you mentioned, a 6-6 Texas Tech team could travel to some mundane bowl game during Christmas week and the fans don’t care...
they are also now allowing teams with losing records into bowl games based on graduation rates....a bowl is allowed to invite a 6-7 team to a bowl game over a 6-6 or 7-6 team if the 6-7 team has a better graduation rate...
It IS that way. All .500 teams go to a bowl game.
$200? Ouch! College sports is making the same mistake as pro sports. Every potential revenue stream has to be leveraged to the absolute maximum. Eventually they reach the point of diminishing returns.
I just went to the Rice vs. Army West Point game.
Army scored TWICE in the first 30 seconds, and 3 times in the first few minutes.
The only reason we stayed until halftime was that my 6 year old was performing with her pom pom squad at halftime, but as soon as that happened the whole family GTFOd!
At least they sold beer. Yummy, life-giving beer.
Wouldn’t want to see the halftime show...
When you start having the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and the Buffalo Wings Citrus Bowl, it's gotten a bit out of hand.
Bowl tickets for the Fiesta Bowl are 120 to $735 plus parking. That keeps the attendance in line in my house.
I’ve been to 3 Rose Bowls (1981, 82, 92) and the Orange Bowl(1985). The best way to buy tickets is from the scalers right after kickoff. I bought them through the Alumni Association twice and they were crappy seats and full price which was close to $75 each back in those days. The other 2 bowls the 92 Rose and the 85 Orange, I walked up at game time and bought from a scalper. The Orange bowl tickets were going for $1 on the 50 yard line. Mainly because it is seen as and east coast/southern college game and Washington Fans weren’t going to travel that far. Only had 57,000 in the stands.
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