From: james.m.gibson@gmail.com   
      
   On Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 4:33:17 PM UTC-5, JE Corbett wrote:   
   > On Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 2:57:45 PM UTC-5, The NOTBCS Guy wrote:    
   > > 1. Because ESPN has nothing better to show on afternoons in December.    
   > >    
   > > 2. Because of the extra practice that the teams in the bowls are allowed.    
   > >    
   > > 3. Because somebody is still under the impression, if not delusion, that a   
   team's fans are interested in any bowl game that team is in, even if it is the   
   Whothehellcares.com Lose Money Bowl.    
   > >    
   > > 4. The sponsors probably don't mind, either - otherwise they wouldn't put   
   up the money for the naming rights.    
   > >    
   > > There should be a new policy: any bowl game whose TV rating is less than   
   the lowest of the four NCAA soccer semi-finals shouldn't have its licensing   
   renewed. (You can't compare it to the finals, as there are quite a few people   
   who will watch just the    
   championship game.)    
   > >    
   > > If you ask me, what they should do is, allow each team not in the playoff   
   to play an additional game against a nonconference FBS opponent, either at a   
   neutral "bowl" site or at one of the team's home fields. That way, everybody   
   gets the same amount    
   of additional practice. Right now, the NCAA is just punishing teams with   
   losing records.   
   > In absence of complete elimination of all non-playoff bowl games, this makes   
   sense. Make post season games participation    
   > trophies. Everybody gets one. Play the games the week of the Army/Navy game   
   (which I still watch because it matters). Nobody is going to pay attention to   
   them anyway. Also give programs the right to opt out of these games if they   
   choose. I'd    
   > bet that if the players voted, most of them would vote that way. If there   
   are an odd number of teams that opt in, eliminate one    
   > by luck of the draw. Who wants to go to the trouble of rating the 80 worst   
   teams in the country.   
      
   Actually, I don't think any of them have to accept the bowl bid.   
      
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