Pinstripe Bowl -- confirmed

[RF2044]

Not a huge shocker, but you heard it here first in case anyone wants to begin making travel arrangements.

 

[DPCuse]

I approve. Likely against a Big10 opponent. We are NYS team. Easy travel. Extra rest. Not warm but hey, you can’t have everything.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Payside heard it a month ago.

 

[RF2044]

I approve. Likely against a Big10 opponent. We are NYS team. Easy travel. Extra rest. Not warm but hey, you can’t have everything.

Way better than Fenway, which is 12 days earlier.

Team should be rested up / have as much opportunity to get healthy as possible.

 

[CA Monk]

Big Orange. Big Apple.

 

[kcsu]

NYC will be fun for them.

 

[City of Cuse]

I had lots of fun at the last two. Can’t believe it was 10 years ago.

 

[the villager]

Need to play great to get #8. Wisconsin will be tough team to beat.

 

[llandz]

Wisconsin has a huge NY alumni base...They will show there also.

 

[djorange1989]

Wisconsin? Not Minnesota? The Minnesota boards sure think it’s them

 

[TheHaze315]

Wisconsin? Almost positive it’s Minnesota?

 

[llandz]

I'm hearing both from different sources. That is why the Wisconsin mention. I think Minn. also though

 

[qdawgg]

I had lots of fun at the last two. Can’t believe it was 10 years ago.

Yeah, holy crap.

 

[llandz]

This show is already a snooze fest. I have tickets to ASU women's basketball. I can probably drive to the game, watch the game, and then they will finally be getting to the only part I care about. 4 hours is ridiculous. 3 hours of the top 4 and then the remainder.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

This show is already a snooze fest. I have tickets to ASU women's basketball. I can probably drive to the game, watch the game, and then they will finally be getting to the only part I care about. 4 hours is ridiculous. 3 hours of the top 4 and then the remainder.

2:30 is the rest of the NY6 games.

Steerage passengers like us have to wait until 3 PM.

 

[Stern]

This show is already a snooze fest. I have tickets to ASU women's basketball. I can probably drive to the game, watch the game, and then they will finally be getting to the only part I care about. 4 hours is ridiculous. 3 hours of the top 4 and then the remainder.

It's a top-heavy sport, the networks and the powers that be have conditioned the fans that the ONLY bowl games that matter are the Playoff games.

The rest are the NIT-level games. It will only get worse when they expand this to a 12-team playoff. And every bowl not tied into that 12 team playoff dies and goes away.

 

[zjscuse]

Would way rather have Wisconsin over Minnesota I’m sick of that school. We already canceled our game with Wisconsin. Time to see how it’ll turn out.

 

[NJneer12]

It's a top-heavy sport, the networks and the powers that be have conditioned the fans that the ONLY bowl games that matter are the Playoff games.

The rest are the NIT-level games. It will only get worse when they expand this to a 12-team playoff. And every bowl not tied into that 12 team playoff dies and goes away.

Those Bowls aren't going away just like how bowls didn't decrease when the 4 team playoff started. In fact...more teams can play now.

It's all about money, and they will not give up those TV deals for the bowls. I think you'll see more since Fox and Amazon are getting into the mix and it's not just all ESPN bowls all the time. With the extra practices, recruiting, gift bags, the travel (I used to know LSU fans that planned their X-mas around the their bowl game).

I'll still watch the ones that are most competitive, or with most compelling storyline. Simple as that.

 

[Stern]

Those Bowls aren't going away just like how bowls didn't decrease when the 4 team playoff started. In fact...more teams can play now.

It's all about money, and they will not give up those TV deals for the bowls. I think you'll see more since Fox and Amazon are getting into the mix and it's not just all ESPN bowls all the time. With the extra practices, recruiting, gift bags, the travel (I used to know LSU fans that planned their X-mas around the their bowl game).

I'll still watch the ones that are most competitive, or with most compelling storyline. Simple as that.

I will bet you $1 on this.

It's about corporate sponsors and where they spend their advertising dollars and a lot of those companies are going to rather buy a 45-second spot in a game that is actually watched (playoff game) then pay a ton more to put on a bowl game that will be marginalized even more so than it is now. Nobody is watching the majority of these games now, you are just going to marginalize them even more with a 12 team playoff.

The first round playoff games will be played at the higher seeds home stadium anyway, so you are removing a ton of schools from the bowl games off the top. The pool of schools to go to these games will be reduced. Hence secondary bowls will die.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

I know people are saying the players wanted a warm weather bowl, but wouldn't the football team be pretty in to NYC? It's not like hoops where we always seem to play a time or two down there.

 

[djorange1989]

I will bet you $1 on this.

It's about corporate sponsors and where they spend their advertising dollars and a lot of those companies are going to rather buy a 45-second spot in a game that is actually watched (playoff game) then pay a ton more to put on a bowl game that will be marginalized even more so than it is now. Nobody is watching the majority of these games now, you are just going to marginalize them even more with a 12 team playoff.

The first round playoff games will be played at the higher seeds home stadium anyway, so you are removing a ton of schools from the bowl games off the top. The pool of schools to go to these games will be reduced. Hence secondary bowls will die.

There is a major fight for live football content, the lower tier bowls aren’t going anywhere

 

[Stern]

There is a major fight for live football content, the lower tier bowls aren’t going anywhere

Again we will see. The fight is over meaningful games in packed stadiums that matter.

Not games in late December in empty stadiums that fans outside of the teams playing don't care about.

We will re-visit these posts in a couple years and see who is correct.

 

[Trueblue25]

I know people are saying the players wanted a warm weather bowl, but wouldn't the football team be pretty in to NYC? It's not like hoops where we always seem to play a time or two down there.

The kids will be happy in NYC, its a huge city. A lot of cameras. Superior bowl swag

 

[NJneer12]

I will bet you $1 on this.

It's about corporate sponsors and where they spend their advertising dollars and a lot of those companies are going to rather buy a 45-second spot in a game that is actually watched (playoff game) then pay a ton more to put on a bowl game that will be marginalized even more so than it is now. Nobody is watching the majority of these games now, you are just going to marginalize them even more with a 12 team playoff.

The first round playoff games will be played at the higher seeds home stadium anyway, so you are removing a ton of schools from the bowl games off the top. The pool of schools to go to these games will be reduced. Hence secondary bowls will die.

The worst TV rate Bowl game is probably getting just under a million viewers...still more than a December NHL game on ESPN. People will watch them.

 

[Stern]

The worst TV rate Bowl game is probably getting just under a million viewers...still more than a December NHL game on ESPN. People will watch them.

Find a corporate sponsor to put the game on. There are a lot of moving parts to having a bowl game. The 12-team playoff is going to be a shock to the system. The network airing this playoff is going to make a lot of promises to the committee on how many people it will watch and much money it can sell advertising-for with these playoff games to get the most possible money for all parties involved so everyone gets their cut. And if that means ESPN telling Duke's Mayo (for example) kill your bowl game and roll the money you use to put that on it into advertising on multiple playoff games, its better for both you and us, and more eyeballs will know about Duke's Mayo...guess what Duke Mayo is gonna do!

Again, we will revisit this in a couple of years and see who was right and who was wrong! Enjoy your Sunday