2021 Bowl Season - more eligible teams than bowl spots

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Bowl Eligible Teams By Conf:
AAC: 7/12
ACC: 10/14
Big 12: 7/10
Big Ten: 9/14
C-USA: 8/14
Indies: 4/7
MAC: 8/12
MWC: 8/12
(Hawaii is 6-7)
Pac-12: 6/12
SEC: 13/14
Sun Belt: 4/10

https://twitter.com/Brett_McMurphy/status/1464801305621319688

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I saw this posted at UConn Boneyard Football Forum.
"Three major takeaways:

  1. The SEC was a slog. Only Vandy failed to win six games.
  2. The Pac-12 struggled. Only half the league went at least .500.
  3. The Sun Belt did not have a good year. Only four teams bowling."
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Somehow 5-win ut-austin will get an invite though.

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Maybe someone will pull a La Tech (in 2012) and decline a bowl invitation.

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Should be at least 7 wins minimum for a bowl game

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41 bowls is too many. Should be more like 25.

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I don’t disagree but understand why there are so many.

Outside the big ones they are essentially a Chamber Of Commerce type event to get visitors into town in a traditionally slower time.

How many of us would ever have been to Birmingham if UH didn’t play a bowl game there?

The ones who cant get the major sponsors and community support eventually go away.

Also the extra practices are a big deal. Especially if you play an early bowl and can prep for next year after preparing for the game in the pre bowl practices.

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Dana doesn’t like or care about bowl games, but maybe a NY6 bowl will get his attention

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I like all the bowls and all the teams that get to attend a bowl game…. It is a reward for the kids at the end of a long season…… plus I will watch 90% of them no matter who is playing.

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They give ESPN content is more the reason for most of the games.

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From what I’ve seen of bowl attendance outside of the NY6, the visitors are not getting the message.

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When I was growing up you needed 8 wins to be considered.

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That’s foolish.
Even just 10000+ out of towners is a huge deal for hotels, restaurants, etc.

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What’s foolish? That many, maybe even most, of the 41 bowls have paltry attendance?

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More than just the NY6 have good attendance.

Alamo, Holiday, Music City, Gator, Sun, Texas,Citrus,Outback,etc.

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Are you really doubling down on foolish.

Its all visitors who would not have been there without the bowl regardless of how many.

What about that cant you understand?

See

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I am fine with them but they are definitely much less appealing to me than they once were. A big reason is many of the better players now opt out of them.

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90% of the bowls are …meh

Division 1 College Football is still the only sport, in all of American sports, where you likely can end your post season with a Win. .

I have a big problem with that…the bowls are worthless except for the 2 playoff opening rounds

It is disrespectful to all the time and effort that goes into a season

The other NY6 bowls are interesting because of the matches and prestige but you still can end your season with a win !?!?

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I agree. I like the bowls and the chances for more teams to get them, but at some point is becomes less reward and no incentive. I also agree with the others’ postings on 7 win minimum.

I do think all schools should get the extra practices bowl team or not.

The one part of bowls I cannot stand (I assume it is still common practice): Is when the bowls require the participating teams to be responsible for selling 10-15,000 tickets or eat the costs, then they give the schools the worst seats to sell.

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I know that. Which is why I didn’t say that.