Possible positive side effect to the recession? Fewer bowls!

[TigerVols]

If the Music City Bowl is any indication, we may [keyword: may] have fewer bowls in the near future.

Thank goodness!

http://tennessean.com/article/20090221/SPORTS0602/902210340

 

[Chef]

So, a crippling economy is all it took to get rid of some of this madness?

 

[Boom_70]

I only do one bong a day now

 

[Starman]

I believe the current count is 34 bowl games.

In two years, a dozen will be gone. In 5 years, probably 20.

 

[Football_Bat]

And all of them but one will still be meaningless.

 

[Chef]

And all of them but one will still be meaningless.

Point, Bat.

 

[EStreetJoe]

Will the bowls be gone or will the cities just find another corporation to sucker into sponsoring a meaningless bowl game?

 

[times38]

I think the Music City Bowl's problem was more the teams it had than the economy. Boston College doesn't travel at all, and they had the home team.

 

[mustangj17]

And all of them but one will still be meaningless.

And even that game isn't as meaningful as it should be.

 

[Mark2010]

Will the bowls be gone or will the cities just find another corporation to sucker into sponsoring a meaningless bowl game?

What insane corporation is going to throw away money on bowl sponsorships in this economy?

You know what would really **** me off? (OK, a lot of things, but on this subject....) If I got laid off from some company that was spending millions on a sports sponsorship.

 

[micke77]

Starman...yep, the grand total as we speak is 34.
Ridiculous, isn't it?
So there is some good coming out of the recession after all.

 

[hondo]

I think the Music City Bowl's problem was more the teams it had than the economy. Boston College doesn't travel at all, and they had the home team.

Boston College didn't travel when the economy was good. Neither do Pitt, Colorado or Syracuse, to name a few. Miami and FSU only travel when it's the 1 vs. 2 game. You can't blame the economy for every team that won't buy tickets on the level of Clemson or West Virginia.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

I think the Music City Bowl's problem was more the teams it had than the economy. Boston College doesn't travel at all, and they had the home team.

Boston College didn't travel when the economy was good. Neither do Pitt, Colorado or Syracuse, to name a few. Miami and FSU only travel when it's the 1 vs. 2 game. You can't blame the economy for every team that won't buy tickets on the level of Clemson or West Virginia.

Don't disagree, though Cuse hasn't had the opportunity to choose to stay at home in front of the TV, for a while.

 

[Armchair_QB]

Where in that story does it say that the Music City Bowl is going out of business?

 

[slappy4428]

Let the Pizza Bowl go next..

 

[TigerVols]

Where in that story does it say that the Music City Bowl is going out of business?

Where in my post did I say that it did?

 

[markvid]

The article, to me, is pointless.
You may have a drop in the money coming in to a city, yes, but you still ARE putting money in.

Until they lose money, they'll stick around.
And, oh, as long as ESPN/ABC, Fox, and the NFL Network give them rights fees, well, they'll stick around.

 

[dixiehack]

I think the Music City Bowl's problem was more the teams it had than the economy. Boston College doesn't travel at all, and they had the home team.

Boston College didn't travel when the economy was good. Neither do Pitt, Colorado or Syracuse, to name a few. Miami and FSU only travel when it's the 1 vs. 2 game. You can't blame the economy for every team that won't buy tickets on the level of Clemson or West Virginia.

BC's travel fanbase would get it laughed out of the SoCon. If any big bowl ever goes under, it will be the Orange Bowl if they ever have to pair the Eagles against a MWC or WAC team.

 

[micropolitan guy]

A MWC or WAC team would travel tens of thousands to the Orange Bowl. There have been tons of western fans at the two Fiesta Bowls and the Sugar Bowl that MWC/WAC teams played in.

And seeing as how I enjoy watching college football, I see no advantage to fewer bowl games, especially since the filler programing would be poker or more NBA, which already bores me (maybe not you) to absolute tears.

And even a bowl that no one cares about except the participating schools is something of a reward to the players.

Funny how we bash on the NCAA for being anti-student-athlete and criticize its fabricated creed of amateurism, but then rip on the bowls, which actually compensate the players to a degree for their services with the swag bags each receive.

I've covered teams from Microville PI & SU that have played in a BCS bowl, and in a very low-tier bowl, and at every level in-between. Virtually all of them enjoyed the experience, no matter the venue.