kungfoodude

Yes but the reality is that there were several iconic bowls that people watched at a time when viewing/sports options were limited and EVERYONE just watched those bowls. Some of those bowls still draw a general audience but overall the bowls have been in a place where only really the fanbases of the schools involved really care for at least three decades now. The glut of bowls absolutely exacerbated the problem. It diluted the pool but the revenue from TV deals made it worthwhile to the ever more money hungry college football world.

The portal and NIL are positive changes that will have extremely minimal impact. The biggest issues are engagement in younger demographic and the entire model is built on TV revenue/TV ad revenue going up forever. It's essentially the housing market from the late 2000's. Plus college football keeps moving to make their product more exclusive and more expensive to get in a market where younger people just don't have standard TV. This is the same thing I have thrown at the NFL for several years now. There is a reckoning coming because they believe they can be the kings of the sports world forever. Well, talk to Major League Baseball about how that worked out decades ago......

College football and basketball are decades into it being about money. It has just rapidly increased since the 80's. Although the current era will eventually lead to the decline and inevitable collapse of the current model of revenue college athletics. Basketball will likely survive, as that model is on very solid ground. I would very much be surprised if college football hasn't experienced a MASSIVE decline inside 30 years.

Bowls have been irrelevant for almost 100% of their existence. The playoffs didn't change this at all.

Bad loss for Kochetkov. He played more than well enough to win.

I mean, did it matter? Everyone got stoned.

Good Lord. Our SO sucks.

GD. Koochie crushed that

Dig deep here. Refs hosing us.

Jeebus

He has had a couple of post helpers tonight.

FTFY

fug YES

Damn. Marty off the post again.

They are getting a ton of deflections

That was an UGLY PP.

fug Crosby

Also the sample size is INSANELY small for this poll

1. Bruins 2. Caps 3. NYR(this spot changes the most often)

He has been surprisingly good this season

I would be willing to bet that is the Panthers specific price. I am guessing he would be willing go take far less at a good spot.

I am getting a sinking feeling we will be saddled with Fitt for one more offseason. God only knows how much damage he could do with one last gasp.

TBH, I wouldn't even tag him. It's a pipe dream anything will work out.

Oh this sucks.

We jinxed him