[NU Sports] FW: NU alum says PSU deserves Bowl, but not Pitt (& NU)

[Mike Nolan]

> http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11333/1193289-87.stm  

Well, if you start with the premise that there are
'a ridiculous number of bowls', as he does,
then concluding that 6-6 teams shouldn't be in bowl
games is probably not unreasonable.

As long as ESPN and others are willing to shell out
for TV rights for bowl games, I don't see any meaningful
shrinkage in the number of games.

With 120 FBS teams, 35 bowl games is probably about as
many as the current rules can handle without running
into the risk that there aren't enough bowl-eligible
teams to fill all the bowls.  

Personally, I like bowl games, because each bowl
has its own story, even the mismatches.  And if
college football has proven anything, it is that
you cannot assume the favored team will win.

I do, however, have concerns about the fact that 70
out of 120 teams get extra practices.  This creates
'haves' and 'have nots'.  

Perhaps the NCAA should allow ALL 120 FBS teams to 
practice in December, not just the bowl-eligible ones.
--
Mike Nolan