When bowl games are devalued: ucla gets waiver

[bamanut_aj]

NCAA approves waiver

I doubt this is a new provision, but I'll admit I've not heard of it. The NCAA has approved a waiver for ucla that says, if they (at 6-6) lose the PAC-12 Championship Game, thus going sub .500, they'll still be allowed to go to a bowl game. Wow.

 

[TidePhin]

I'm glad they cleared UCLA

 

[Crimson1967]

A few years ago the Sun Belt champ finished 5-7 but they let that team go to a bowl. But they were at least conference champions.

However, if USC weren't on probation, they wouldn't be playing an extra game and would finish 6-6 and go to a bowl. I don't have a huge problem with it, but its a result of having way too many bowls.

 

[bamanut_aj]

I think they should take the total number of FBS schools, divide it by 2, and let every team go to a bowl. Why is it fair that some teams get to go, and some teams don't? Silly.

 

[SimplyTide]

I remember Bama's dark days, and really enjoying the trips to Shreveport. This is great for the kids and the fans. They won't be knocking out a more deserving school, so why not?

 

[jps1983]

If USC weren't on probation, I'd have an issue with it, but considering USC would be in the game and UCLA would be eligible at 6-6, then I think they should still get to go to a bowl. They can't help that Pete Carroll was a cheat.

 

[Bad Pony]

I've seen UCLA play (as much as I could stomach) a few times and they are awful. It just shows you we have too many bowls now that teams such as this are "rewarded" with a bowl game. Maybe we should just create a Hoover Vacuum "We Suck" Bowl.

 

[KrAzY3]

We need less FBS schools and less bowl games. Things are too watered down and at this point it's hard to argue a bowl game no one cares about os making much money (if any) or that a team that has 10K per game is doing something other than losing a lot of money. Get rid of them...

 

[SimplyTide]

We need less FBS schools and less bowl games. Things are too watered down and at this point it's hard to argue a bowl game no one cares about os making much money (if any) or that a team that has 10K per game is doing something other than losing a lot of money. Get rid of them...

Just my opinion, but I believe that the problem is the number of bowl games, not the number of FBS schools. Remember, there was a time in which all of the FCS schools were a part of Div1, with no playoff, and fewer bowls. The number of teams didn't hurt anything then - and the bowls were very, very popular.

 

[uafan4life]

I've seen UCLA play (as much as I could stomach) a few times and they are awful. It just shows you we have too many bowls now that teams such as this are "rewarded" with a bowl game. Maybe we should just create a Hoover Vacuum "We Suck" Bowl.

I'm actually liking this idea. Hear me out.

First, you get the NCAA to sanction this bowl with two special "bowl eligibility waivers" for the bowl to give out. The bowl committee then picks two of the worst teams in Division 1, say from among only teams with 2 or fewer wins and 0 conference wins, and invites them to go to the "Hoover Vacuums - We Suck Bowl". A preference would obviously be given to teams from BCS and Mid-Major conferences, since they are doing less with more than the lower conferences.

This year's "We Suck Bowl" would feature two 1-11 teams, both of whom went 0-8 in conference play:
Indiana versus Akron.

I smell a barn-burner.


Also, for obvious reasons, you could probably call it the "Interim Head Coach Bowl" most years.

 

[Bamaro]

Bowl games have been devalued for awhile.

 

[GreatDanish]

I'm not sure I am against all the hundred bowls selecting mediocre teams. The more options I have in watching CFB, the better. I just wish the BCS bowls were in like a two-day span instead of spread out over more than a week.

 

[BamaDMD]

I'm actually liking this idea. Hear me out.

First, you get the NCAA to sanction this bowl with two special "bowl eligibility waivers" for the bowl to give out. The bowl committee then picks two of the worst teams in Division 1, say from among only teams with 2 or fewer wins and 0 conference wins, and invites them to go to the "Hoover Vacuums - We Suck Bowl". A preference would obviously be given to teams from BCS and Mid-Major conferences, since they are doing less with more than the lower conferences.

This year's "We Suck Bowl" would feature two 1-11 teams, both of whom went 0-8 in conference play:
Indiana versus Akron.

I smell a barn-burner.


Also, for obvious reasons, you could probably call it the "Interim Head Coach Bowl" most years.

I like it. The winner gets a trophy that could say "We are officially Not the worst team in FBS this year". The loser gets a Hoover vac cause they sucked. :biggrin:

 

[crimsonaudio]

I think they should take the total number of FBS schools, divide it by 2, and let every team go to a bowl. Why is it fair that some teams get to go, and some teams don't? Silly.

And everyone gets a trophy.

 

[rtcjny]

I think it is a shame that a 6-6 team can make a bowl.

 

[jps1983]

I think it is a shame that a 6-6 team can make a bowl.

Why? I know it's not watched by many, but I enjoy bowl season because it's several weeks of football (a couple days each week). 6-6 isn't great, but not every team will win 10. I agree we shouldn't celebrate mediocrity, but it's an extra game for the players and fans and extra weeks of practice to try and improve for the next season.

 

[crimsonaudio]

I agree we shouldn't celebrate mediocrity,

Wouldn't 6-6 be the definition of mediocrity?

 

[bama579]

I think it is a shame that a 6-6 team can make a bowl.

Did you have the same opinion in 2007 about Alabama?

6-6 headed into the Indep Bowl.