In a perfect world, I would agree with you about the Heisman. But NCAA is far from a perfect world. There was a time when bowl games were rewards for a a good season. Under .500 Minnesota had a good season? And don't forget that most D1 schools play a cupcake son-conference schedule, making it worse. Then there is the little matter of ho…
In a perfect world, I would agree with you about the Heisman. But NCAA is far from a perfect world. There was a time when bowl games were rewards for a a good season. Under .500 Minnesota had a good season? And don't forget that most D1 schools play a cupcake son-conference schedule, making it worse. Then there is the little matter of how many players were not playing due either to the transfer portal or a desire to protect oneself before the NFL draft, which, to me, rendered more than a few of the games meaningless. The bowl season is now a joke. Judging by crowds disguised as empty seats at most of them, many probably agree with me.
I completely agree with you on this Lawrence. I'm from Minnesota and it was embarrassing to see them in a bowl game, particularly when the Army-Navy game kicked off with two 5-win teams, meaning that one of them was going to have the requisite six wins. But, as with most all things, follow the money. As long as there are bucks to be made, people will be shameless in creating yet another crazy product named bowl game.
In a perfect world, I would agree with you about the Heisman. But NCAA is far from a perfect world. There was a time when bowl games were rewards for a a good season. Under .500 Minnesota had a good season? And don't forget that most D1 schools play a cupcake son-conference schedule, making it worse. Then there is the little matter of how many players were not playing due either to the transfer portal or a desire to protect oneself before the NFL draft, which, to me, rendered more than a few of the games meaningless. The bowl season is now a joke. Judging by crowds disguised as empty seats at most of them, many probably agree with me.
I completely agree with you on this Lawrence. I'm from Minnesota and it was embarrassing to see them in a bowl game, particularly when the Army-Navy game kicked off with two 5-win teams, meaning that one of them was going to have the requisite six wins. But, as with most all things, follow the money. As long as there are bucks to be made, people will be shameless in creating yet another crazy product named bowl game.