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Are Bowl Games worth it?

lvbuff

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I know they are a reward for a team however recently a bunch of kids have opted out of playing in them because of the fear of injury. Unless, the bowl is part of the BCS there is no real motivation. I don't think I would be thrilled to go to Boise, Detroit or Shreveport to play a ball game. Unless a team goes to one of the legacy bowls the payout sometimes doesn't come close top covering the expense. There are now 40 bowl games with more to come in 2020. It would be more interesting to me if they expanded the playoff.
 
TSchekler said:
Would love to see an annual bowl game come to Folsom. If Boise has one, why does Colorado not?
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I would love it if the front range took college football that seriously.

Market it as The Vail Mile High Bowl or something regionally distinctive like that.

I’d guess the proposition would be more attractive with an indoor stadium available to help give fans some sense of predictability around comfort. If the Broncos had a retractable roof facility like a number of NFL peers, seems like such an idea would be a natural.
 
The players who opt out usually get attention because they are the big name guys who are looking forward to a pro career but overall the number of players who opt out is relatively small.

For the huge majority of college players a pro career isn't in their futures. A trip to a bowl game, even a minor one can be a reward for all the hard work they put in year around.

They get to go someplace new or different that is usually at least pleasant. They participate in a bunch of fun activities and for smaller schools that aren't on TV a lot get a national game.

The extra practices can be big and can give teams an opportunity to focus some time on the players who will be moving into the line-up the next season.

The core fans, including a lot of significant donors get an excuse to go see the team and enjoy a good road trip in the middle of winter. This is something that Athletic Directors looking for donations and future tickets sales make good use of.

I enjoy watching a lot of the "minor" bowls. I do think that no team under any circumstances should go to a bowl with less than a .500 record so I would cut at least 3-4 of them.
 
Clean Undies said:
I would love it if the front range took college football that seriously.

Market it as The Vail Mile High Bowl or something regionally distinctive like that.

I’d guess the proposition would be more attractive with an indoor stadium available to help give fans some sense of predictability around comfort. If the Broncos had a retractable roof facility like a number of NFL peers, seems like such an idea would be a natural.
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If Denver had an indoor facility it would be a great setting for a bowl. Fans could come in for the game and ski. Denver has all the tourism capacity to make it great. And they could feed the teams at least one night at Casa Bonita.
 
Clean Undies said:
I would love it if the front range took college football that seriously.

Market it as The Vail Mile High Bowl or something regionally distinctive like that.

I’d guess the proposition would be more attractive with an indoor stadium available to help give fans some sense of predictability around comfort. If the Broncos had a retractable roof facility like a number of NFL peers, seems like such an idea would be a natural.
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The weather excuse is so lame though. The Potato Bowl was a downpour of sleet two years ago, the Holiday Bowl was a monsoon last year, etc. Denver is one of the most desireable places to visit and live in the entire country. It’s time to have a bowl game.
 
MtnBuff said:
If Denver had an indoor facility it would be a great setting for a bowl. Fans could come in for the game and ski. Denver has all the tourism capacity to make it great. And they could feed the teams at least one night at Casa Bonita.
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I thought you thought highly of the bowl concept until the last sentence. That’s some sadistic shiite.
 
TSchekler said:
The weather excuse is so lame though. The Potato Bowl was a downpour of sleet two years ago, the Holiday Bowl was a monsoon last year, etc. Denver is one of the most desireable places to visit and live in the entire country. It’s time to have a bowl game.
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Potato Bowl attendance is between 16k-25k in recent years even with a near by team playing. Folsom could draw that if CU or CSU or Wyo were involved. Not sure what attendance would look like with other G5 or P5 programs coming in from different time zones.
 
If ABQ can have the underwear bowl, and Shreveport can have the Poulan/weedeater/Hardee's/BigBoy/KingsfordCharcoal Bowl, Denver should have one too.

But yes, 40 bowls are too many. It is hard finding 80 D1 teams with at least a .500 record. If it were up to me, I would cut it to 24 and go from there.
 
jkppkjjkp said:
I'm confused, more practice is a trophy?
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Just saying that if every team gets extra practices then that perk of bowl eligibility wouldn’t really mean very much any more. If you don’t consider it a bowl related perk, then disregard my comment.
 
SpacemanSpiff said:
Just saying that if every team gets extra practices then that perk of bowl eligibility wouldn’t really mean very much any more. If you don’t consider it a bowl related perk, then disregard my comment.
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Well, I'm dirty, godless, commie scum so I'm against competitive benefits being endowed upon those who are already succeeding
 
jkppkjjkp said:
Do The Economics Of Bowl Games Make Sense For Schools, Sponsors?



There are too many bowl games.

All teams should get 15 practices after the conclusion of the regular season.
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When you look simply at bowl payout vs. cost of participation then certainly a lot of schools don't break even.

That isn't the whole story though. As I mentioned earlier a lot of schools use the bowls, even minor ones, as fund raising tools. Tell me that New Mexico State qualifying and going to it's first bowl game in decades didn't get the alums excited and provide an opportunity for both the athletic department and the school in general to generate some positive contributions from alums and local business donors.

The bowl games also provide an opportunity for the school to be part of the national focus, to be shown on ESPN and mentioned on sports reports all over the country, a level of publicity they couldn't buy if they wanted to.
 
I think an argument against getting rid of bowls is New Mexico State last year. These games serve a purpose for teams like that.
 
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