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It's just strange no to have college bowl games on January 1st. That's tradition....
It's just strange no to have college bowl games on January 1st. That's tradition....
NCAA / BCS Bowl Games 2011-2012
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With the way the BCS and ESPN have ruined things, not many games on Jan 1st anyway.
New Years used to be an all day affair, watch the Rose Bowl parade, then settle down with multiple games on all through the day. Now we only get a few, it's no longer the New Years we all grew up with.
You don't think maybe it has something to do with Jan. 1 being on a Sunday this year? When have they ever played bowl games on a Sunday?
Never that I can remember. They have always moved them to Jan 2 when the 1st is on a Sunday.
I know that, and it's always been like that for Sunday New Yeears. I'm talking about how the BCS and ESPN killed the New Years bowl marathon of the past(on 2nd in Sunday years).
I can understand the BSC killing NY day, but ESPN ?
ESPN has NEVER had the Big Bowl games till THIS year.
The BCS moved some of the big ones to after new years, but ESPN moved the rest in order to avoid conflicts in it's schedule. And by grabbing almost all of them, no more having a game on each of the big networks during the whole day.
The BSC Championship ?
I don't think so.
The Rose Bowl and one other game has been on ABC (earlier game) possibly the Orange bolw as well, but that was awhile back I think.
IMO these bowl games should be playing all this weekend up to Xmas and not afterward - too many teams spend too much time idle before playing another game. Stupid to wait at most 4 weeks to have them play again.
You didn't seem to have a problem with it when it was the Big Ten that was done the week BEFORE Thanksgiving and waited till New Years day or later to play again.
Thats the way it was forever, until this last year.
I'm sorry..what? I've always had a problem with how they wait over 2 weeks before starting up games again - many teams don't play for a whole month- please refresh my memory by posting exactly what I said on "not having a problem" with this under any circumstances.
ALWAYS had a problem with this... that's never changed in my mind.
hahaha, that's the excuse some of the Ohio St. people used to explain loses to the SEC in the Championship game.
Please don't tell me you're readying one for the Michigan game?
How long was the break before the ACC Championship game?
But Jimbo is right, it's been this way forever, most teams would play til Turkey weekend and then have a bowl game on New Years.
there was no break before ACC Champ game and that's not what I'm talking about - just from Conf champ games or those that don't get to that game up to the Bowl games played...many don't play for a whole month and its just nuts to wait that long.
I know Jimbo is right on it being this way for ever... I've not said otherwise but its time to move them up - teams sometimes spend a month before playing another game- two weeks tops!
Ohh and no excuses...no ties to Michigan either just using some common sense.
I think we've moved to many up as it is. I'd prefer them all be around New Years.
Bowl games were not intended to be right after the season, they were originally made to be a New Years treat for the teams that were invited. The NCAA didn't even make stats for teams & players official until the late '80s.
On the otherhand, we should have playoffs for the 4 weeks after the season (16 teams), then have New Years bowls for the teams that don't make the playoffs, or are eliminated. And also have the Championship Game on New Years as well.
Bowl games were not intended to be right after the season, they were originally made to be a New Years treat for the teams that were invited. The NCAA didn't even make stats for teams & players official until the late '80s.
On the otherhand, we should have playoffs for the 4 weeks after the season (16 teams), then have New Years bowls for the teams that don't make the playoffs, or are eliminated. And also have the Championship Game on New Years as well.
This would be perfect if you think about it - players would then be constantly conditioning, practicing and whatever week to week if they continue to win so it makes more sense to do that than give many teams a whole month off to prepare for a game while at the same time players don't practice or condition as much which can cause more injuries if not ready.
Actually, teams practice MORE during the break.
Most coaches are happy with the break because they get more practice time in.
There is a big gab with finals usually which I understand this but then you push games back into the holidays and while I love to be sitting around and watching games it really does hurt the players and everyone that have to be at these games for the holidays and don't even get me started on the insane prices of traveling to these games at this time... its just nuts to fly with over priced rooms, flights and so on... done it a few times and it sucks!
