[Husker] clemson

[Steve Cornelius]

Clemson's defensive coordinator has "resigned" and will not coach in the
bowl game: http://bit.ly/kxpX.

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Steve Cornelius
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On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 12:29 PM, Nick Chevance <nickchevance at gmail.com>wrote:

> On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 11:59 AM, Steve Reichenbach <reich at inetnebr.com>
> wrote:
> > There are some rules in place that aren't just about money.  I believe
> > that some bowls with tie-ins have to choose in order from the available
> > team with the best record and other teams within 1 win of that record.
>
> You are correct.  There are rules that tie certain conferences to
> certain bowls, and from those conferences, bowls get certain seeded
> teams.  But those rules are in place to assure that the more
> prestigious bowls (but not one of the 'major' bowls), like the Alamo,
> Sun, Cotton, and Gator, get first choice among teams likely to bring
> an audience, and with them, money.  That's also why bowls with first
> choice for certain seeded teams are allowed to select teams one win or
> loss up or down in order to get the best audience.  Its not to get the
> best match up, its intended to allow the more prestigious bowls get a
> better chance to get compensated for putting on the bowl.
>
> Not that some of these match ups don't sometimes produce interesting
> results now and again.  That Oklahoma-Boise State Fiesta bowl, a BCS
> bowl, was not expected to turn out anything like it did.  But there,
> the bowl was forced to take Boise State.  I'm sure it would have
> preferred USC, Michigan (maybe not), or even LSU that year.
>
> But the point of the bowl tie-ins is designed to give certain bowls
> teams people want to see.  That's why smaller conferences don't have
> many bowl tie ins while major conferences often go 5, 6 or 7 teams
> deep.  And having teams people want to see brings in the money.  And
> while they try to bring in teams that provide a good game, they are
> less concerned with that and more concerned with the
> old-butts-in-the-seats issue.
>
> Nick
> --
> "If a million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing."
> Anatole France
>
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