I’ve never seen so many potential non-compelling matchups.
by Stonebreaker9 (2019-12-04 11:59:02)

In reply to: The cotton & orange have to be thrilled with Memphis  posted by Stonebreaker42


Perhaps I’m wrong, but back at the beginning of the new low-tier bowl explosion, there were a lot of games that still featured interesting matchups of decent teams. Now it seems like 85% are garbage team 1 vs. garbage team 2. Even the better teams are getting matched up against inferior competition. I really don’t give a rat’s ass to see Memphis play anyone in a NY6 bowl.

I really hope the empty seats and over-saturation come home to roost soon so we can trim back to a reasonable number of traditional bowls featuring good matchups and a high level of competition.


TV money is driving this.
by Wooderson  (2019-12-04 16:03:52)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

ESPN pays a relatively low price for holiday content, vs. what the conference rights cost.