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In every other league I can think of you either make the playoffs or your season ends. In my opinion the only way forward is to turn bowls into underclassman games where only those 2 years removed from high school (not NFL eligible) and walk-ons can play. It would be exciting to see a preview of the next few years.

The career stats should also not count for Bowl games and that should have started in 2023.
 
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Andrew said:
In every other league I can think of you either make the playoffs or your season ends. In my opinion the only way forward is to turn bowls into underclassman games where only those 2 years removed from high school (not NFL eligible) and walk-ons can play. It would be exciting to see a preview of the next few years.

The career stats should also not count for Bowl games and that should have started in 2023.
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Very good idea.

Amazing actually.
 
thank you, this is exactly what i said in a previous thread prior to the game.

as a fan, id rather see the future players than the ones leaving

AND for the benefit of the team, its better too
 
Hmm not a bad idea. I do think there’s just way too many bowls also. But I’m also not ESPN and other networks that has to make some of the money they give to these conferences.

for our bowl I really only wanted to see the young guys play anyway. For me if you’re not going to the playoffs.. it’s time to start focusing on next season.
 
Andrew said:
In every other league I can think of you either make the playoffs or your season ends. In my opinion the only way forward is to turn bowls into underclassman games where only those 2 years removed from high school (not NFL eligible) and walk-ons can play. It would be exciting to see a preview of the next few years.

The career stats should also not count for Bowl games and that should have started in 2023.
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Bowl games are still marketing events. Part of the playoff structure was made to keep bowl games alive. It's an event but it's also a sanctioned college football game and not a spring scrimmage.

I don't think Iowa State fans are thinking they didn't actually get a win because Cam didn't play the second half. It still means something. Most importantly it's still a money maker.

Bowl games will gain more life perhaps using NIL to ensure a little bit more participation from the older guys.
 
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bacane said:
Bowl games are meaningless and serve only as programming for ESPN. Need to go away. Players have NIL, so don’t need bowl game trinkets.
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my only disagreement would be i think they can be a tool to both reward your younger guys who practiced hard all year finally get some playing time and also a chance for fans/coaches to get a glimpse of the future to see what they have.

either do away with them completely or make them essentially a preseason exhibition game
 
DerekDohrman said:
my only disagreement would be i think they can be a tool to both reward your younger guys who practiced hard all year finally get some playing time and also a chance for fans/coaches to get a glimpse of the future to see what they have.

either do away with them completely or make them essentially a preseason exhibition game
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Do away with them. No reason for a spring game in late December. If coaches don’t know what they have, shame on them. Why risk kids getting hurt.
 
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At the very least, reduce the number of . Back in the 80s they meant something.

Now they are participation trophys.

If you desperately want to keep the bowl games, make a 2nd division playoff similar to NIT. The championship game is the Pop tart bowl and the rest of the bowls can rotate where they fit in. 8 teams, 7 bowl games.

Everything else goes away or goes to preseason.
 
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Andrew said:
In every other league I can think of you either make the playoffs or your season ends. In my opinion the only way forward is to turn bowls into underclassman games where only those 2 years removed from high school (not NFL eligible) and walk-ons can play. It would be exciting to see a preview of the next few years.

The career stats should also not count for Bowl games and that should have started in 2023.
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I definitely like the forward thinking aspect of it but then you’re playing with a roster of ~ 70 kids?

I know there’s no IC but as much attrition / many early fliers the portal is producing currently is already having consequences regarding failure to field a squad.

Plus there’s the seniors who want to see the season out, separate argument there of course.

I go back to unlimited transfers being the clearest issue to hypothetically stem some of the chaos. Unfortunately the NCAA is perpetually unorganized in defending their governance of sport (some rules just and some un-) but again another box of rats’ nests.
 
Ehh

Understandable but for some upperclassmen this is their final game

My friend son school made bowl games his last two years but he tested positive for Covid and missed them
 
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hi, have you ever heard of the NIT.... it's this whole basketball tournament of losers that couldn't make the 200 team field of march madness.
 
Andrew said:
In every other league I can think of you either make the playoffs or your season ends. In my opinion the only way forward is to turn bowls into underclassman games where only those 2 years removed from high school (not NFL eligible) and walk-ons can play. It would be exciting to see a preview of the next few years.

The career stats should also not count for Bowl games and that should have started in 2023.
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Agree 100%. or just have the playoffs
 
also every other league over 50% of the league makes the playoffs, not 10% usually about 80% of the teams make the playoffs in other leagues.....
 
bacane said:
Bowl games are meaningless and serve only as programming for ESPN. Need to go away. Players have NIL, so don’t need bowl game trinkets.
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Not sure about that. If you’ve seen the reaction of some of these teams that won bowl games, it definitely mattered to them.

At the very least the portal should not be open until the teams season is fished.
 
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