Too many post season bowls.
There are a total of 39 different bowls....the vast majority for teams with marginal win records. I think when there were just six to eight bowls...people had more interest. Did anyone really care about last year’s Las Vegas Bowl (Houston vs San Diego State)?
Bingo -- We have a winner. Hard to get excited about an 8 and 5 team playing a 7 and 6 team unless you have some connection to the college, and even then... Slash the number of bowl games in half and stop rewarding mediocrity and attendance will roar back.