antoine Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Can someone explain to me what are all those bowls?? Is this all different championships finals that are played at the same time? If so, why is there some "Army" (Navy, Air, Marines, etc..) teams playing them?? Is this all the same 'level' of play? All universities?? Are the teams picked randomly? Is there semi-finals and quarter finals before that?? Please educate me on american football! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanehennessey Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 I can't really give a great reason why it is the way it is but it's all irrelavent. It's a way for schools and the NCAA to generate money from sponsors which is why you have the Little Ceasers Bowl, the Emerald Nuts Bowl, etc. They're all division 1 athletics and the top 25 teams make bowls and then teams from small conferences get a chance at bowls which is why unranked teams also play in them. Army, Air Force and Navy are also colleges which is why they have sports teams. The only game that matters is Alabama v. Texas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kissthesharks Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 I don't even think the NCAA knows how it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antoine Posted January 1, 2010 Author Share Posted January 1, 2010 Thanks Shane, I appreicate your answer!!! I got the same answer from Dan in PM, saying almost the same thing! It's for money and it doesn'T mean a lot. I didn't know though that Army , AF, etc...were college! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antoine Posted January 1, 2010 Author Share Posted January 1, 2010 PS - Weird.... When I replied to your message, a Funkadelic song was playing! (Hit it and Quit It!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburbanargyle Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 WAY too many bowl games. I always root for the military academies firstly because I am a veteran, but also because those guys actually have to be within weight standards, they can't have 300 lb linemen out there. And look at that, Navy beat a team that went 8-4 in the Big 12 tonight. Not too shabby, really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smailtronic Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 The bowls originated as rewards for the best teams in Division IA (the highest level of collegiate football). Back in the day there were only a couple bowls, so it really was a reward. Now there are 34 bowls, so over half the teams in Division 1A get into bowl games. With all the sponsorships, they're huge moneymakers for the teams invited, as well as their athletic conferences (who also get a cut of the money and distribute it to all the conference members). The military teams are from their respective military academies. The lower levels of college football (Division 1AA, Div. 2 and Div. 3) have playoffs to determine their champion. Teams are usually not picked randomly, the different conferences have tie-ins with different bowls. So, the Rose Bowl, for example, matches up the #1 teams from the Big Ten and the Pac 10 conferences. Some bowls only have one tie-in, and will pick an at-large team to fill their other spot. Teams must finish at least 6-6 to be eligible for a bowl game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanehennessey Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 lol great song. The only positive I see from the BCS is that small conference schools are getting a chance to beat bigger and more prestigious schools. Two good examples are Boise State beating Oklahoma and West Virginia beating Oklahoma. Look for Cincinnati to knock off Florida this weekend too. They really fucked up by having TCU and Boise State play each other this year as it can't answer if those undefeated teams are worthy of being in the national championship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburbanargyle Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 It's so ridiculous to award a 6-6 team a bowl game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smailtronic Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 It's so ridiculous to award a 6-6 team a bowl game. agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamlikesmusic Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 What's also ridiculous is how bad we got our asses kicked in the Holiday Bowl yesterday. I swore we had a bunch of Pop Warner kids out there in our uniforms. (And as if the game wasn't bad enough, I had to wait 2 fucking hours for the San Diego trolley afterwords) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goraiders Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 really none of the military teams can have weight 300+? thats crazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxamaphone Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 I thought this was gonna be about something else. Got my hopes up and everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raistlinn Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 same here, something about the band and..bowling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adammuzzy Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Look for Cincinnati to knock off Florida this weekend too. oops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattisr1984 Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 i get that professional sports are all about money as well but 34 bowl games is fucking ridiculous. no playoff, no care ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 fuck i wish there was a playoff system in D1 college football... nothing is more frustrating than watching a 9-3 team play a 6-6 team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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