2014 Bowl Season 39 Games of Joy

[Topper]

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[RC Vikings]

Why would a fan be required to travel to all three games?

Nothing says you would have to attend all three games but it would be fun to follow the run all the way.

[Jeff Lebowski]

As others point out, the others gave been dead for years. However despite my best designs I still cate wheb BYU plays.

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[Topper]

I enjoy the playoffs, but it really did crush the rest of the bowls. I don't give a crap about any of the non-playoff bowls now. I didn't expect that.

As others point out, the other bowls have been dead for years. However despite my best designs I still care when BYU plays no matter how bad the bowl.

[Commando]

Urb seemed impressed with Oregon's win
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Who's the guy saying O... O... O.. in the background?

[falafel]

I don't get this argument either. I seem to remember DDD making similar arguments a few years ago. Is the argument that the playoff games won't sell out? I'm fairly confident they would.

If anything it would let more fans experience the playoffs.

[beefytee]

Why would a fan be required to travel to all three games?

I don't get this argument either. I seem to remember DDD making similar arguments a few years ago. Is the argument that the playoff games won't sell out? I'm fairly confident they would.

[Donuthole]

An eight team playoff could be very expensive for a fan. Not everyone has HFN money or time. Three days of hotels and a flight into Orlando followed the next week by three days of hotels and a flight into Dallas and lastly a flight into New Orleans with three or four days of hotels could be a typical scenario. I guess bb fans do it but I'm not sure how much people are willing to pay to watch their team win a NC.

Why would a fan be required to travel to all three games?

[RC Vikings]

An eight team playoff could be very expensive for a fan. Not everyone has HFN money or time. Three days of hotels and a flight into Orlando followed the next week by three days of hotels and a flight into Dallas and lastly a flight into New Orleans with three or four days of hotels could be a typical scenario. I guess bb fans do it but I'm not sure how much people are willing to pay to watch their team win a NC.

[falafel]

Why did you care about any of the non NCS bowls for the last 11 years (other than the one your team was playing in)? The playoff hasn't truly impacted the importance of any of those bowls. Why did people think those bowls meant something before?

That said, I agree that this is now the perception. There were lots of empty seats at the Fiesta, Orange, Peach, and Cotton Bowls. I'm guessing those bowls were close to selling out in previous years.

I don't know, but I'm certainly not the only one that cared about the other bowls. And I'm not talking about the Meineke Car Care Bowl or the Beef O'Brady Bowl. I'm talking about the BCS bowls. I don't want to watch any of the non-championship bowls now that the playoff is here.

[Donuthole]

The other bowls have been crap for years. The playoff certainly didn't do that for me.

Yep. Some of us are ahead of the curve. I can still enjoy a meaningless bowl game if it's a good game (MSU-Baylor 2015; Oklahoma-Boise State 2007 etc.), but most bowls are boring and nigh unwatchable.

[Donuthole]

I enjoy the playoffs, but it really did crush the rest of the bowls. I don't give a crap about any of the non-playoff bowls now. I didn't expect that.

Why did you care about any of the non NCS bowls for the last 11 years (other than the one your team was playing in)? The playoff hasn't truly impacted the importance of any of those bowls. Why did people think those bowls meant something before?

That said, I agree that this is now the perception. There were lots of empty seats at the Fiesta, Orange, Peach, and Cotton Bowls. I'm guessing those bowls were close to selling out in previous years.

[beefytee]

I enjoy the playoffs, but it really did crush the rest of the bowls. I don't give a crap about any of the non-playoff bowls now. I didn't expect that.

The other bowls have been crap for years. The playoff certainly didn't do that for me.

[falafel]

I enjoy the playoffs, but it really did crush the rest of the bowls. I don't give a crap about any of the non-playoff bowls now. I didn't expect that.

[beefytee]

Well, I think the playoff is vindicated. Under the previous system, Bama would have been playing FSU for the National Championship and there is a good chance Alabama would have won the championship again.

I still think an 8 team playoff is ideal. Like I mentioned before I think the best setup would be the 5 conference champions, the top non-P5 team (adds a Cinderella aspect), and 2 at large.

This year it wouldn't be as clear cut as most years with Michigan St. and Miss. St, but at their position it is hard to argue that they are the best teams in the country. I don't know of any years where a P5 one loss team is excluded.

This year, it would have looked liked this:

ACC: FSU
B1G: Ohio St.
Big 12: Baylor
Pac 12: Oregon
SEC: Alabama

non-P5: BSU

At Large: TCU, Miss St.