[Husker] clemson

[David Strong]

I think that this last statement by Steve is probably the #1, #2, and

> #3 reasons the folks at the  Gator Bowl and the city of Jacksonville
> will select Clemson.  Doesn't have much to do with football, or
> rankings, or even all that much about match-ups, and almost everything
> about butts in seats.  Clemson fans, according to a couple of the guys
> from that area I heard on the radio yesterday afternoon, travel well,
> probably as well as Nebraska fans.  And of course, Nebraska fans will
> travel.  After all, its Florida, its warm, it even could be sunny for
> most of the time, there are beaches nearby (though on the Atlantic),
> and if Jacksonville isn't exciting enough for some folks, its only
> about 2 hours to Orlando.  Clemson will travel better than Florida
> State because even if FSU gets fans to the game, they'll all go home
> afterwards.  Clemson fans will come early and stay late.  And that's
> what the bowl folks and the City want.  Money.  Moola.  The fact that
> it would be an entertaining game helps a bit, but like most bowls, its
> only for bragging rights and they are essentially meaningless.  And
> so, if it ain't for the MNC, its only done for money.
>
> Nick
>

Exactly.  A bowl game is an exhibition game played for profit.  Many have a
hard time with this concept.  It is not about who deserves it, it is not
about matchups,  it is not about rankings, it is not even about football.
It is about money.  The people who put on these games do so to make a
profit.  There is only one game where the decision about who plays is
anything besides money and that is the BCS championship game (which of
course also is about money as is the entire BCS.)

Dave