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The Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl Could be in Trouble
Yesterday, while sitting in a suite full of NCAA executives at the Gary Regional, David Mulloy and I made KSR history by actually making friends with people from the NCAA. According to a source I talked with, the NCAA has been in discussions on the possibility of a 5-win team making a bowl game this coming football season. The minimum number of wins required will remain at 6 for the time being, and even though there have been talks of raising that number, the NCAA expects there to possibly not be enough 6-win bowl eligible teams this season to fill up the required 70 spots to play in 35 bowls.
There is usually an average of roughly 71 or 72 teams in all of FBS football who are bowl eligible to fill up the 70 spots, but with Ohio State, Miami, and North Carolina not eligible this season (3 teams that normally make bowls), it’s possible for there to not be enough teams to fill all 70 spots. On the other hand, USC is coming off of bowl ineligibility and will provide an extra team that was not eligible last year. If they are not enough 6-win eligible teams to fill up the 70 spots, the NCAA will have to make one of two choices: 1. cancel the bowl altogether, or 2. select a 5-win team for the final spot. They aren’t likely to cancel the bowl because of the money involved, and because a team that “earns” a bowl bid by winning 6 games would be left out.
As far as Kentucky is concerned, this is obviously interesting news because the Cats could be right around a 5-win team again this year, in a contract year for Joker.
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June 3rd, 2012 at 6:04 pm
Even if UK finishes with 5 wins do you really think the NCAA would give UK the edge over other teams with the same record? I will go ahead and answer for you….no…no they wouldn’t
June 3rd, 2012 at 6:09 pm
If they had this rule in the 80′s, Kentucky would have gone to 7 consecutive bowl games (including the 6-win team in ’89 that didn’t go to a bowl.) That said, this is a really dumb idea.
June 3rd, 2012 at 6:12 pm
no need to consider the bowl game, we will not win five.
June 3rd, 2012 at 6:15 pm
Teams shouldn’t be rewarded for having a losing season….just saying.
June 3rd, 2012 at 6:19 pm
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June 3rd, 2012 at 6:27 pm
Why not let everyone play a bowl? This isn’t basketball…only one (maybe two in a weird situation) bowl will dictate who wins the title. In basketball, if you expand the field to 96, then there’s a chance team in the 69-96 range could make noise and eliminate one of the best 68, which would suck for the latter team. In football, it doesn’t matter if a 6-6 team plays a 6-6 team or a 5-7 team, everyone involved’s season ends that day. If a 6-6 team doesnt want to play a 5-7 team, then what does that say about their confidence? As far as I’m concerned, if there’s potential to profit, then why not? Our economy need not tie one pinky behind its back even if some “purist” thinks a team of 5-7 student athletes doesn’t deserve the chance to play on a national stage and make money for others. Let’s make money people…if no one is getting harmed by it, then why not? These are kids.
June 3rd, 2012 at 6:28 pm
Good find guys! I’m sure that piece of journalism makes Matt happy
June 3rd, 2012 at 6:46 pm
A team should not be bowl eligible if they do not win at least 3 conference games. When KY goes 2-6 in the SEC and gets a bowl – something is wrong with that. Fire Joker!
June 3rd, 2012 at 7:02 pm
It won’t matter for UK….it’s not like they’ll come close to winning 5 games this year…just being honest (as sad as that is).
June 3rd, 2012 at 7:12 pm
This sounds ridiculous. Last year, a deserving team like Western couldn’t get a bowl game because the NCAA let UCLA get in. Only going to be worse.
June 3rd, 2012 at 7:14 pm
I’m sorry, but awarding a losing team for accumulating 5 wins, is pathetic! If UK gets 5 wins, Joker should not be saved for technically getting UK to a bowl.
June 3rd, 2012 at 7:15 pm
Hey, how ’bout this for a new bowl, UK vs the Lexington Catholic JV team ? Call it the Toilet Bowl. The line out of Vegas is UK -2.5 but I’m thinking the Knights will cover that. Any takers ?
June 3rd, 2012 at 7:20 pm
Before long every Div 1. football team will be playing a bowl… Why not you don’t even have to finish above 500% to be bowl eligible now. NCAA loves that money
June 3rd, 2012 at 8:34 pm
4. I agree with you. A team should have at least seven wins to play in a bowl.
June 3rd, 2012 at 9:03 pm
I dunno about you guys, but I am absolutely ECSTATIC at the prospect of being the first NCAA Div 1 football team to go to INTO bowl game with a LOSING RECORD and then LOSE again! Thanks Joker for this amazing opportunity!
June 4th, 2012 at 12:18 pm
The Miami hurricanes are eligible. They self imposed a 1 year bowl ban last season, so unless they think they need to add a 2nd year to the bowl ban or the NCAA rules this year and adds a 2nd year they are eligible to play in a bowl.
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