ESPN scores best bowl season ratings in 10 years
In spite of uncertainty around the future of bowl games, ESPN scored the best ratings for bowl season in a decade.
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Bowl Season director says ‘market will dictate’ future
"We certainly have our issues that need to be resolved, but there’s probably not one issue that college athletics faces in general that doesn’t need to be reevaluated."
Rece Davis suggests bowl games offer cash prizes to save dying system
Rece Davis proposed turning bowl games into cash prize competitions similar to college basketball's Player's Era Festival.
It’s inevitable that the college football bowl system will die
Blame it on whatever you want, college football and it's power brokers have already started killing the bowl system.
Are bowl games now just background noise for sports fans?
As the College Football Playoff expands and player priorities shift, the future of bowl games hangs in the balance.
Marshall opts out of Independence Bowl due to transfers
This might be an issue that comes up again soon
Matt Brown’s ‘Extra Points’ newsletter sponsoring D-III bowl game: ‘We don’t want this to just be a meme.’
"Extra Points has always had a sort of 'build in public' ethos, and I want that to continue with this game."
Maybe the bowl system is supposed to die and that’s okay
College football is always evolving and the bowl system needs to evolve with it.
A history of college football on TV told through 13 bowl games
Duke’s Mayo Bowl saw announcer taste tests and the full mayo bath
Mayo was featured prominently during and after this bowl.
TV and Streaming Viewing Picks for December 27, 2023: how to watch even more college bowl games
We have four college bowl games today, three on ESPN and one of three non-ESPN bowls, the Holiday Bowl on Fox.
TV and Streaming Viewing Picks for December 26, 2023: how to watch college bowl tripleheader
We have three, count 'em, three college football bowl games on this Boxing Day, starting at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN.
TV and Streaming Viewing Picks for December 17, 2022: how to watch college football bowl games
We have six, count 'em, six bowl games today including the NCAA Division II and FCS Semifinal, all on the networks of ESPN
Joe Tessitore’s ‘doing it the right way’ comments after Matt Corral’s injury sum up ESPN’s bowl propaganda messaging
"Matt Corral is all you need to know. He's doing it the right way. He cares about it the right way."
Jimmy Kimmel on upcoming Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl: “Who is playing in this game of mine again? I forget.”
It's Utah State and Oregon State, Jimmy.
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel gets naming rights to LA Bowl, to be played Dec. 18
"Never before has a bowl game been named after a human being. And Papa John doesn't count. He's barely human."
Rose Bowl and Citrus Bowl post impressive numbers for ESPN and ABC
There weren't any playoff games on New Year's Day this year, but some other bowls like the Rose and Citrus drew good numbers.
Barstool Sports nearly sponsored Mobile, Alabama bowl game
ESPN wasn't keen on broadcasting a Barstool-sponsored bowl game.
ESPN giveth the First Responder Bowl and ESPN taketh the First Responder Bowl away
Why is the Hawaii Bowl website running posts in full from other outlets, without any links?
The Hawaii Bowl is managed by ESPN Events, which adds another fun layer.
ESPN is keeping the bowl system alive by buying up lower-tier games
Struggling bowl games once meant to drive tourism have become made-for-TV events.
The Miami Beach Bowl is leaving Miami, now owned by ESPN
ESPN is moving the game to Texas.
Bowl tickets are historically cheap, VR may make them cheaper, but TV makes bowls worth it
There have been plenty of thinkpieces written about the proliferation of bowls and the declining ticket sales and...
Ranking the college football bowl games: Which are the ones to watch?
College football has 40 scheduled FBS Bowl Games this year, with a National Championship Game to follow them all....
