2024 College Football

[1972Shocker]

OKLAHOMA. They won the B12 half the seasons. Definite blue blood. 200 Million in athletics revenue fiscal '23. TWO HUNDRED MILLION. IT'S BROKEN!

I assume that does not inlcude whatever pool of NIL money that was paid to these student-athletes.

[WuDrWu]

Correct, independent of NIL.

[1972Shocker]

I haven't been following College Football very closely this year. However, it looks like the ACC hasn't exactly killed it this bowl season. Or maybe they have, I guess it depends on how you look at it.

Winners:
Syracuse 52 -Washington State 35 (DirectTV Holiday Bowl)
Louisville 35 - Washington 34 (Tony The Tiger Sun Bowl)

Losers:
California 13 - UNLV 24 (Art of Sport LA Bowl)
Clemson 24 - Texas 38 (CFP Presented By Allstate)
SMU 10 - Penn State 38 (CFP Presented By Allstate)
Pittsburgh 46 - Toledo 48 (Game Above Sports Bowl)
Georgia Texh 27 - Vanderbilt 35 (Birmingham Bowl)
Miami 41 - Iowa State 42 (Pop Tarts Bowl)
North Carolina 14 - UConn 27 (Wasabi Fenway Bowl)
Boston College 15 - Nebraska 20 (Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl)
Duke 20 - Ole Miss 52 (TaxSlayer Gator Bowl)
Virginia Tech -- 10 - Minnesot 24 (Duke's Mayo Bowl)
NC State 21 - East Carolina 26 (Go Bowling Military Bowl)

If I have captured everything that's a stellar 2-11 record in bowl games this year. Need to find a lot more NIL money and perhaps better bowl game sponsors.

Seems like College Football is morphed into the Big 2 + The Not Quite There 2 + Notre Dame + everyone else.

[1972Shocker]

Thought I will recap the Big 12 as well.

Winners:
Kansas State 44 - Rutgers 41 (Rate Bowl)
Iowa State 42 - Miami 41 (Pop Tarts Bowl)
BYU 36 - Colorado 14 (Valero Alamo Bowl)
TCU 34 - Louisiana 3 (Isleta New Mexico Bowl)

Losers:
West Virginia 37 - Memphis 42 (Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl}
Texas Tech 26 - Arkansas 39 (Auto Zone Liberty Bowl)
Colorado 14 - BYU 36 (Valero Alamo Bowl)
Baylor 31 - LSU 44 (Kinder's Texas Bowl)
Arizona State 31 - Texas 39 (CFP at the Chick-fil-a Peach Bowl)

4-5 record in the bowls better than the AAC 2-11 although the AAC got 4 more teams in bowl games than did the Big 12.

Those bowl names don't exactly reek of College Football tradition generally. Chic-fil-a and Peaches don't exactly seen to together.

[1972Shocker]

I think the AAC went 6-2 on their bowl games this year. Question: Are there more BCS teams that play in bowl games than don't?

[WuDrWu]

Did anyone see the Duke's Mayo Bowl Minnesota v Virginia Tech?

The announcers had to try Duke's Mayo on a variety of things....one was an Ice cream bar....the PBP guy basically threw up. Duke's had to be thrilled.

[BAShocker]

I haven’t bought Pop Tarts in years.

After the game, couldn’t help it. Went out and bought 4 boxes.