COVID too. But BC mentioned these other reasons. NCAA may be losing its grip on the bowl system IMHO
Military Bowl canceled b/c of transfers and nonparticipating
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What grip? Who is the NCAA? What purpose do they have?
Epic fail on part of NCAA with lack of oversight or clearer guidelines reference the portal. Besieged by all kinds of unintended consequences.
I hope we make it through our game . 🙏🏿
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Military, Fenway bowls canceled due to COVID
The Military Bowl Presented by Peraton and the Wasabi Fenway Bowl were canceled Sunday because of COVID-19 issues in the Boston College and Virginia football programs, respectively.
LOL. NCAA has never had "its grip" on the bowl system, it has little to no say about the bowls system. Basketball it totally different and the NCAA makes a shitload of money off that tournament.
They make sure it's all about education.
The NCAA has absolutely lost its teeth. Hell, under Emmett’s leadership they’ve pretty much lost the will to enforce any rules. They are truly a dumpster fire now.
Maybe the conferences should adopt a rule that the transfer portal is only open a few months of the year (say February through June)?
Between free agency and the cfp, the bowls have in fact been killed.I hope we make it through our game . 🙏🏿
Military, Fenway bowls canceled due to COVID
The Military Bowl Presented by Peraton and the Wasabi Fenway Bowl were canceled Sunday because of COVID-19 issues in the Boston College and Virginia football programs, respectively.
Too many bowls killed the bowls. When you can be incredibly average and make a bowl….who wants to watch? When a NYD bowl game is followed by bowls on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th….how is NYD special anymore?
The bowls created their own lack of apex and interest.
Said Syndrome in The Incredibles “if everyone has super powers, then no one is super”.
College football died a while ago. Most of us are just tuning in half-heartedly out of habit.
True. There are way too many bowls. Teams with 6 and 7 wins should not be at bowl games IMO.
Was gonna start a thread on this. Kids don’t want to play in some crappy bowl in a mediocre city in poor weather. Most would rather have some time off and spend holidays with friend and family. Now with kids with NFL aspirations opting out, and other kids transferring out schools are having problems fielding competitive teams. And Covid makes it worse.
Hopefully about a dozen bowls will go away.
My problem is if a coach leaves there is buyout that has to be paid by the coach or the new school so the original school is compensated to a degree. With the transfer portal there are no common sense restrictions and someone can basically break there commitment without any kind penalty or limitation. Look I realize the players have been getting the short end of the stick in major college sports for years but what we have now is more like chaos and the Wild Wild West. It just seems like it was poorly thought through and implemented.
I think when you/we say “the bowls” we need to look no farther than than espn. They’ve created the cluster of mediocre bowls. I believe I read @ 35 of the 44 games are on one of their (Disney?) affiliates.
MAC plays regular season on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays, then they will give them a bowl game.
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