Re: Goldtimer\'s \'longest Bowl streak\' post
I have a bit of a different take on bowl games. To me they should be a reward for past season accomplishments, not as Tony Barnhardt has written, an opportunity to get next season off to a good start; a pre-season game if you will.
If you were the coach, what whould you prefer to tell your players in August:
A. Boys if we work real hard and do the things necessary to win, we have a chance at a bowl game at the end of the season.
B. Boys, if things fall apart and we have a marginal season, losing by a record score to our arch-rival we will likely go to a bowl to get the kinks worked out for next year.
Now why would a school want to accept a bowl invitation with a marginal record?
Answer: money
And why would a school with a marginal record turn down a bowl invitation?
Answer: To avoid losing money (aka UGA's trip to Hulaland).
The anwer gentlemen is always money.