rangerssharks414
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How many bowl games are there now? 40?
I guess I'll make a separate thread for the playoff games.
I guess I'll make a separate thread for the playoff games.
They need to cut about 10 bowls. 40 is way too many.
They need to cut about 10 bowls. 40 is way too many.
Why? How does it negatively impact anyone to have more bowl games?
The positives of more bowl games are that more games matter at the end of the year, more football games to watch, more games to bet on, and these small bowl games mean a lot to programs like Illinois, for example. It gives them something to build on.
The negatives are...… ? What? Too much football? Rabble rabble rabble participation trophies?
Just never understood why people complain about more bowl games. If you're not interested... don't watch. It's that simple.
Date | Bowl | Time (ET) | Location | Matchup | TV Network |
Dec. 20 | Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl | 2:00 PM | Nassau, BS | Buffalo (MAC) vs. Charlotte (C-USA) | ESPN |
Dec. 20 | Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl | 7:30 PM | Frisco, TX | Utah State (MWC) vs. Kent State (MAC) | ESPN2 |
Dec. 21 | New Mexico Bowl | 2:00 PM | Albuquerque, NM | Central Michigan (MAC) vs. San Diego State (MWC) | ESPN |
Dec. 21 | FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl | 2:30 PM | Orlando, FL | Liberty (Ind.) vs. Georgia Southern (Sun Belt) | CBSSN |
Dec. 21 | Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl | 3:30 PM | Boca Raton, FL | SMU (AAC) vs. FAU (C-USA) | ABC |
Dec. 21 | Camellia Bowl | 5:30 PM | Montgomery, AL | Arkansas State (Sun Belt) vs. FIU (C-USA) | ESPN |
Dec. 21 | Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl | 7:30 PM | Las Vegas, NV | Boise State (MWC) vs. Washington (Pac-12) | ABC |
Dec. 21 | R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl | 9:00 PM | New Orleans, LA | Appalachian State (Sun Belt) vs. UAB (C-USA) | ESPN |
Dec. 23 | Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl | 2:30 PM | Tampa, FL | UCF (AAC) vs. Marshall (C-USA) | ESPN |
Dec. 24 | SoFi Hawai'i Bowl | 8:00 PM | Honolulu, HI | Hawaii (MWC) vs. BYU (Ind.) | ESPN |
Dec. 26 | Walk-On's Independence Bowl | 4:00 PM | Shreveport, LA | Louisiana Tech (C-USA) vs. Miami, FL (ACC) | ESPN |
Dec. 26 | Quick Lane Bowl | 8:00 PM | Detroit, MI | Pittsburgh (ACC) vs. Eastern Michigan (MAC) | ESPN |
Dec. 27 | Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman | 12:00 PM | Annapolis, MD | North Carolina (ACC) vs. Temple (AAC) | ESPN |
Dec. 27 | New Era Pinstripe Bowl | 3:20 PM | Bronx, NY | Michigan State (Big Ten) vs. Wake Forest (ACC) | ESPN |
Dec. 27 | Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl | 6:45 PM | Houston, TX | Oklahoma State (Big 12) vs. Texas A&M (SEC) | ESPN |
Dec. 27 | San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl | 8:00 PM | San Diego, CA | USC (Pac-12) vs. Iowa (Big Ten) | FS1 |
Dec. 27 | Cheez-It Bowl | 10:15 PM | Phoenix, AZ | Air Force (MWC) vs. Washington State (Pac-12) | ESPN |
Dec. 28 | Camping World Bowl | 12:00 PM | Orlando, FL | Notre Dame (Ind.) vs. Iowa State (Big 12) | ABC |
Dec. 28 | Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic | 12:00 PM | Arlington, TX | Penn State (Big Ten) vs. Memphis (AAC) | ESPN |
Dec. 28 | Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl | 4:00 PM | Atlanta, GA | LSU (SEC) vs. Oklahoma (Big 12) | ESPN |
Dec. 28 | PlayStation Fiesta Bowl | 8:00 PM | Glendale, AZ | Ohio State (Big Ten) vs. Clemson (ACC) | ESPN |
Dec. 30 | SERVPRO First Responder Bowl | 12:30 PM | Dallas, TX | Western Michigan (MAC) vs. Western Kentucky (C-USA) | ESPN |
Dec. 30 | Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl | 4:00 PM | Nashville, TN | Mississippi State (SEC) vs. Louisville (ACC) | ESPN |
Dec. 30 | Redbox Bowl | 4:00 PM | Santa Clara, CA | California (Pac-12) vs. Illinois (Big Ten) | Fox |
Dec. 30 | Capital One Orange Bowl | 8:00 PM | Miami Gardens, FL | Virginia (ACC) vs. Florida (SEC) | ESPN |
Dec. 31 | Belk Bowl | 12:00 PM | Charlotte, NC | Virginia Tech (ACC) vs. Kentucky (SEC) | ESPN |
Dec. 31 | Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl | 2:00 PM | El Paso, TX | Florida State (ACC) vs. Arizona State (Pac-12) | CBS |
Dec. 31 | AutoZone Liberty Bowl | 3:45 PM | Memphis, TN | Navy (AAC) vs. Kansas State (Big 12) | ESPN |
Dec. 31 | NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl | 4:30 PM | Tucson, AZ | Wyoming (MWC) vs. Georgia State (Sun Belt) | CBSSN |
Dec. 31 | Valero Alamo Bowl | 7:30 PM | San Antonio, TX | Utah (Pac-12) vs. Texas (Big 12) | ESPN |
Jan. 1 | Vrbo Citrus Bowl | 1:00 PM | Orlando, FL | Michigan (Big Ten) vs. Alabama (SEC) | ABC |
Jan. 1 | Outback Bowl | 1:00 PM | Tampa, FL | Minnesota (Big Ten) vs. Auburn (SEC) | ESPN |
Jan. 1 | Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual | 5:00 PM | Pasadena, CA | Wisconsin (Big Ten) vs. Oregon (Pac-12) | ESPN |
Jan. 1 | Allstate Sugar Bowl | 8:45 PM | New Orleans, LA | Georgia (SEC) vs. Baylor (Big 12) | ESPN |
Jan. 2 | TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl | 3:00 PM | Birmingham, AL | Boston College (ACC) vs. Cincinnati (AAC) | ESPN |
Jan. 2 | TaxSlayer Gator Bowl | 7:00 PM | Jacksonville, FL | Indiana (Big Ten) vs. Tennessee (SEC) | ESPN |
Jan. 3 | Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | 3:30 PM | Boise, ID | Ohio (MAC) vs. Nevada (MWC) | ESPN |
Jan. 4 | Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl | 11:30 AM | Fort Worth, TX | Southern Miss (C-USA) vs. Tulane (AAC) | ESPN |
Jan. 6 | LendingTree Bowl | 7:30 PM | Mobile, AL | Louisiana (Sun Belt) vs. Miami, OH (MAC) | ESPN |
Jan. 13 | College Football Playoff National Championship | 8:00 PM | New Orleans, LA | Peach Bowl winner vs. Fiesta Bowl winner | ESPN |
They need to cut about 10 bowls. 40 is way too many.
Michigan and Minnesota should get rag dolled by Alabama and Auburn, could be a bad year for the conference in bowls.
Doing a Fenway Bowl I guess is giving up on the Frozen Fenway stuff they were doingGet ready for more because two bowl games will be debuting next season
Myrtle Beach Bowl - Wikipedia
Fenway Bowl - Wikipedia
Good day for the MAC
Buffalo.. first ever bowl win.
Yeah, 40 bowl games is way to much. Should be only 24 bowls IMO.
The only issue is oversaturation but judging by thread inactivity most people aren't watching or caring about the bowls so far so it's fineWhy? What negative impact does more bowl games have?
The only issue is oversaturation but judging by thread inactivity most people aren't watching or caring about the bowls so far so it's fine