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Bowling for Dollars 2

Bob Molinaro captures in one sentence the absurdity that is now big-time college football:

Now that the bowl-apalooza had to open to 5-7 teams to fill out the 40 postseason games, discerning fans must be wondering if the NCAA is in the business of handing out the equivalence of participation trophies, maybe with a few orange slices.

Even though I’ve lost interest in most big-time sports, I consider Molinaro’s weekly column a must-see, if only to enjoy his writing. Follow the link for sports writing done right.

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2 comments

  1. George Smith

    December 4, 2015 at 6:08 pm

    They’ve been in it for years. Six wins makes you bowl eligible and most teams can pad their schedules with four or five out of conference doormats, so they only have to get only one win in conf. The bowl count has exploded with a host of crappy cities taking up the names of absurd corporate sponshorships.

     
  2. Frank

    December 4, 2015 at 11:19 pm

    It’s not just the cities. It’s the corporate sponsors.

    Pretty soon, we’ll have the Saniflush Bowl. As a matter of fact, there’s one in that little room off the hall, over there, to the left.