What is this world coming to?

GangGreen · December 3, 2005

NO COLLEGE FOOTBALL ON NEW YEAR'S DAY?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

KingDL1 · December 3, 2005

NO COLLEGE FOOTBALL ON NEW YEAR'S DAY?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
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What?

Are you serious, where did that come from? Isn't the Cotton Bowl always on the 1st?

untbowler · December 3, 2005

Probably due to it being Sunday, which means NFL football, the NCAA and Bowl Games would be stupid to even try and compete with the NFL.

GangGreen · December 3, 2005

http://www.collegefootballnews.com/2005/Features/TV.htm

Apparently not to conflict with the NFL. Instead, all of the games will be played on Monday.

I guess I might have to close the shop that day.

CMJ · December 3, 2005

This is normal. It happens every few years when New Years Day falls on a Sunday.

KingDL1 · December 3, 2005

http://www.collegefootballnews.com/2005/Features/TV.htm
Apparently not to conflict with the NFL. Instead, all of the games will be played on Monday.
I guess I might have to close the shop that day.
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Just to conflict with work!

BOWL......................................LOCATION............DATE/TIME ..............NETWORK

New Orleans...............................Lafayette, La...........Dec. 20...................8 p.m. ESPN

Arkansas State vs. C-USA

GMAC.........................................Mobile, Ala................Dec. 21...................8 p.m. ESPN

C-USA No. 2 vs. Toledo

Pioneer PureVision.....................Las Vegas, Nev........Dec. 22....................8 p.m. ESPN

Pac-10 No. 5 vs. BYU

SD CCU Poinsettia Bowl.............San Diego, Calif........Dec. 22...................10:30 p.m. ESPN2

Colorado State vs. Navy

Fort Worth..................................Fort Worth, Texas.....Dec. 23..................8 p.m. ESPN

Big 12 vs. C-USA No. 4

Sheraton Hawaii..........................Honolulu, Hawaii........Dec. 24.................8:30 p.m. ESPN

WAC vs. C-USA No. 3

Motor City..................................Detroit, Mich...............Dec. 26................4 p.m. ESPN

Big Ten No. 7 vs. Akron

Champs Sports...........................Orlando, Fla................Dec. 27................5 p.m. ESPN

ACC vs. Big 12

Insight.......................................Phoenix, Ariz...............Dec. 27................8:30 p.m. ESPN

Arizona State vs. Rutgers

MPC Computers..........................Boise, Idaho................Dec. 28...............4:30 p.m. ESPN

Boise State vs. ACC

MasterCard Alamo......................San Antonio, Texas.......Dec. 28................8 p.m. ESPN

Big Ten No. 4 vs. Big 12 No. 4

Emerald Bowl............................San Francisco, Calif........Dec. 29................4:30 p.m. ESPN

Pac-10 No. 6 vs. Utah

Pacific Life Holiday......................San Diego, Calif.............Dec. 29...............8 p.m. ESPN

Pac-10 No. 2 vs. Big 12 No. 3

Gaylord Hotels Music City............Nashville, Tenn...............Dec. 30..............Noon ESPN

Big Ten No. 6 vs. SEC

Vitalis Sun..................................El Paso, Texas................Dec. 30..............2 p.m. CBS

Pac-10 No. 3 vs. Big Ten No. 5

Independence.............................Shreveport, La................Dec. 30..............3:30 p.m. ESPN

SEC vs. Big 12

Chick-fil-A Peach.........................Atlanta, Ga.....................Dec. 30..............7:30 p.m. ESPN

ACC No. 3 vs. SEC

Meineke Car Care........................Charlotte, N.C................Dec. 31...............11 a.m. ESPN2

Big East vs. ACC

AutoZone Liberty.........................Memphis, Tenn................Dec. 31...............1 p.m. ESPN

C-USA No. 1 vs. Fresno State

EV1.net Houston..........................Houston, Texas................Dec. 31..............2:30 p.m. ESPN2

TCU vs. Big 12

AT&T Cotton................................Dallas, Texas...................Jan. 2................11 a.m. Fox

Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC

Outback......................................Tampa, Fla.......................Jan. 2................11 a.m. ESPN

Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC No. 3

Toyota Gator...............................Jacksonville, Fla................Jan. 2..............12:30 p.m. NBC

Louisville vs. ACC No. 2

Capital One.................................Orlando, Fla......................Jan. 2................1 p.m. ABC

Big Ten No. 2 vs. SEC No. 2

Tostitos Fiesta.............................Tempe, Ariz.......................Jan. 2...............4:30 p.m. ABC

Bowl Championship Series

Nokia Sugar.................................Atlanta, Ga........................Jan. 2..............8:30 p.m. ABC

Bowl Championship Series

FedEx Orange...............................Miami, Fla.........................Jan. 3...............8 p.m. ABC

Bowl Championship Series

The Rose Bowl..............................Pasadena, Calif.................Jan. 4...............8 p.m. ABC

BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2

GoMeanGreen1999 · December 3, 2005

WE need a couple of more bowls - there are only 28!

Arkstfan · December 3, 2005

This is normal. It happens every few years when New Years Day falls on a Sunday.
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Thought everyone knew that. Glad someone else has a college football history degree.

Arkstfan · December 3, 2005

WE need a couple of more bowls - there are only 28!
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There will be two more within 5 years. We are guaranteed one with the Plus 1 game. I expect at least one more to be added because the number of bowl eligible teams will increase with the 12 game schedule and allowing one I-AA game a year.

GoMeanGreen1999 · December 3, 2005

There will be two more within 5 years. We are guaranteed one with the Plus 1 game. I expect at least one more to be added because the number of bowl eligible teams will increase with the 12 game schedule and allowing one I-AA game a year.
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What is the plus 1 game? Is that the deal if we have two undeafeateds after the bowl games are played? I heard of them talking about that being approved, but I thought they were joking.

Arkstfan · December 3, 2005

What is the plus 1 game? Is that the deal if we have two undeafeateds after the bowl games are played? I heard of them talking about that being approved, but I thought they were joking.
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Plus 1 is the extra BCS game. If the Orange Bowl is hosting the BCS title game the plus 1 will be played a week before that in the same stadium.

If I understand the process correctly, the title game will technically be the plus 1 game and the earlier game will still be the Orange Bowl.

This creates an extra BCS game to create more room for a non-autobid league to get in the BCS. The large piece of the revenue from the game will go to the non-autobid leagues regardless of whether they play in the BCS or not. In the event a non-autobid league does make the BCS then that team's conference will get a larger share of the money.

Now instead of having to be in the top 6 to make the BCS the non-autobids need to finish in the top 12. The new deal puts the Sun Belt on the same payout footing as the rest of the non-autobid leagues (league didn't exist when current deal was cut so we got scraps) and basically doubles what the other non-autobid leagues get.

Originally the plus 1 idea was touted as a playoff game to pit two bowl winners but that idea was rejected.

The new plus 1 came up because the BCS leagues had agreed to increase access to the non-BCS but the BCS bowls didn't want another bowl in the title rotation other than their group. The other bowls weren't interested in bidding unless they were in the title rotation. The whole compromise was on the verge of falling apart and some guy named Wright Waters suggested creating a new bowl that rotated through the BCS bowl sites.

The brilliance of the idea is this. Each of the four BCS bowls have very large local purchase (and scalper) bases. When the title game rotates to town you will have to purchase tickets to both games to get title game tickets (though participating teams will only purchase tickets to their game). That insure thousands and thousands of tickets sold even if it is FAU vs. Buffalo.