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January 2012, Sports Trends
The Flip Side of Raising Bowl Eligibility Standards
"In the past two seasons alone, 27 teams have reached bowl games with just six wins. (But) raising the bowl requirement would be one more reason for teams to dumb down their regular-season schedules," Barry Tramel writes on NewsOK.com.
"I don’t like the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl any more than you do. A 6-6 Illinois vs. 6-7 UCLA matchup, with both schools having fired their coach, is bad football. The glut of bowls hurts the television ratings. Cut down on the number of bowls (35 in the 2011 season), and you increase the strength of the remainder."
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