[sunny bonobo]

If they win 6 games and make it to a bowl, it will be a successful season and a good place to build from.
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I don’t follow college sports too closely, but has it become like the professional sports, where everyone makes the playoffs? Why should a 500 team make it to a bowl?

[Getready]

Money, money, money, money........MONEY...
Sung to the tune of “For the love of money” by the O’Jays

[TomGuy]

Why should a 500 team make it to a bowl?

Last year there were around 62 bowl games, IIRC.

[Gil4]

The lower-level bowls don’t actually lead to a possible path to a championship like making the playoffs in the pros does. It’s just an excuse to play another game, hopefully against a team that is evenly matched. But yes, a .500 team from a power 5 conference will almost always get to go ta a bowl somewhere

The main benefit for the team is they get another 3-4 weeks of practice and development, plus they get to have a mini-vacation in conjunction with the game. (The host locations usually treat the players well.)

[coalminersson]

gonna be tough with arizona state, USC and UCLA up ahead.