Why are the semifinals on today?

[Sean Miller Fan]

Stupid that these games are on Dec 29 when Jan 1 is a bunch of NIT games.

This isnt hard, here's what it should be:

Dec 31: 12:30 - Peach Bowl
4:00 - Fiesta Bowl
8:00 - Sugar Bowl

Jan 1
1:00 - Cotton Bowl
5:00 - Rose Bowl
8:30 - Orange Bowl

The semis should always be on Jan 1.

 

[ratking17]

Wrong...semis should always be on a Saturday. Saturday is college football

 

[recruitsreadtheseboards]

I think they have been preempted by the EPL.

 

[TD_6082]

I miss the Jan 1st college football orgy. I agree with SMF. Best way to start the year.

 

[wbrpanther]

Stupid that these games are on Dec 29 when Jan 1 is a bunch of NIT games.

This isnt hard, here's what it should be:

Dec 31: 12:30 - Peach Bowl
4:00 - Fiesta Bowl
8:00 - Sugar Bowl

Jan 1
1:00 - Cotton Bowl
5:00 - Rose Bowl
8:30 - Orange Bowl

The semis should always be on Jan 1.

OMG. Please give it a rest. And by "it" I mean everything.

 

[PosterToBeNamedLater]

I think the college football playoff should be on a day like today and the other 4 New Years six bowls should be on New Year’s Day

 

[pitt-girl]

I think the college football playoff should be on a day like today and the other 4 New Years six bowls should be on New Year’s Day

Totally agree with this. Sticking all those games on one day competing against each other is stupid. The only time this new model has not worked was when the games were held on New Year's Eve late afternoon/evening.

 

[BigBird80]

I didn't even know they were on today. I was thinking they would be on NYE and I can slowly get drunk by watching the games that day.

 

[jtownknowitall]

NYE is a work day for many

 

[anon_d97v9o3a8b6xr]

The players are too busy studying during the wintermester. Got to spread games out to accommodate tests and of course excessive practice stress. These are amateur college athletes people. Schooling and academics first.

 

[mbe 34]

NYE is a work day for many

New Years Eve - Pitt playing in the Bluebonnet Bowl? Never got paid??

I too miss All the big NYD Bowls.
I also understand but regret key players backing out of bowl games.
Bowl season ain’t what it use to be

 

[happjack]

Thank the Rose and Sugar Bowls for locking in their kickoffs times when they signed with ESPN. I don’t get how the New Years Six non-playoff games are special when they have other games against them, today the Regional Deparment Store Bowl was on at the same time as the Peach Bowl and on Jan. 1 the Australian Themed Chain Restaurant Bowl and Citrus Bowl are up against the Fiesta Bowl.

Under the pre Bowl Alliance, BCS, Playoff format we’d have a New Years Day that looked something like this.

Noon - Cotton Bowl #14 Texas(best old SWC team) vs. #11 LSU(at-large)
1PM - Fiesta Bowl #8 Michigan(at-large) vs. #6 Georgia(at-large)
4:30PM - Rose Bowl #5 Ohio State(Big 10) vs. #9 Washington(PAC 12)
8:00PM - Sugar Bowl #1 Alabama(SEC) vs. #3 Notre Dame(at-large)
8:00PM - Orange Bowl #4 Oklahoma(Big 8) vs. #2 Clemson(at-large)

The Sugar Bowl would have signed up Notre Dame around Veterans Day, if Alabama wins they’d be outright National Champions and if Notre Dame and Clemson both win there might be a split, depends on how both teams won. Also, the ACC didn’t have an automatic tie in until the late 80’s so Clemson could go to whoever invited them. UCF is basically the 1980 Pitt team and gets relegated to the Gator Bowl.

 

[runshadyrun]

I think any player who willfully quits playing should have his scholarship yanked immediately

 

[BigBird80]

Do you think they would care?