With all these bowls being rewards for players and it seems like the top players for a lot of teams declining to play in them. Why not make the following year’s week 0 the bowl season. Some of these bowls feel like chores for the teams.
If bowl games were at the start of the season all players would want to play.
It would also help with the 12 team playoff and if there was expansion in the playoff using these top bowl games as the host sites.
Teams that are bowl eligible could play an extra game the following year as a reward during week 0. That way compelling matchups to start the year for almost every team.
If bowl games were at the start of the season all players would want to play.
It would also help with the 12 team playoff and if there was expansion in the playoff using these top bowl games as the host sites.
Teams that are bowl eligible could play an extra game the following year as a reward during week 0. That way compelling matchups to start the year for almost every team.