The Bodda Getta

Good read Phillip.
For me I enjoy watching college football on TV during the regular season almost any night of the week.
However, for a parent of a player, band member, or cheerleader, it certainly has to be an inconvenience to attend a game played on just about any night during the week, or all hours on a Saturday, and that's not to mention the season ticket holders, or walk-in fans .
Playing all the games strictly on Saturdays at 1:30 in the afternoon certainly was convenient and timely, but it wasn't too much of an inconvenience by occasionally playing at night, even if it was a Thursday night....occasionally...
Yet, now it seems that access to TV revenue has over-ruled self-control, discipline, restraint, and the very ones whom buy the tickets.

When rabid Florida fans won't make the trip "all the way" to New Orleans to see their team, ranked #3, play in the Sugar Bowl, you know something is wrong.

I think you are being a little too pessimistic, PM. The real problem is scheduling the games after the new year, and in being honest, when I reviewed the bowl match-ups after they came out, I said that this was the worst crop of match-ups in years. Like I said, we are not going through a bowl apocalypse. This year is a combo of bad games mixed with too many games after Jan 1. It appears that the Big conferences need to separate from mid tier conferences.

I love the way PM makes you think. PM you are constantly looking at the game for what it is. You never sugarcoat and you always make your readers wonder what if. I wish more writers (and I say that with a laugh) actually attempted at mastering their trade.

I give up my season tickets and a camper spot this year. cannot justify the cost to buy tickets for me, my wife and two kids.

Yes, PM makes one think and to some of us that ain't easy. But leaving the money aspects, some games have possibly unintended payoffs for the winning team. Louisville it has been said has a 35 percent Florida roster make up and there is not much doubt that their coach is going someplace pretty good and if Louisville is smart, they will manage to hold on to him for a while. They played hard nosed football with hard to stop passing against a coach that knows that game and recruits in one of the most fertile fields in the country. So far, Florida gets what it really wants out of Floida, but will that be forever? Maybe. But, Louisville's quarterback is from Florida and one of the best I've watched this year. And Louisville certainly didn't hurt their shining finish in outplaying Florida when the iron was not hammerd to its final form. Louisville is a program that, if not already in, kicked open the door to the big leagues last night. Muschanp knew it was more than a little step.

Much of the problem in the matchups is the silly pairings. #3 team from this conference plays #4 from that conference and so on. Its the much of the same stuff and poor old LSU is probably tired of the chicken burger bowl. This year I only watched one bowl game so far because I kind of feel like I have seen these before and I am usually one to watch any college football game that come on during the season. I do plan to continue going to JH for all the home games but probably wont go to a bowl game that is not BCS championship outside New years day due to work reasons. I believe there are lots of people that fall into those categories.

"I think you cant underestimate the impact of the economy on this too."

I think this is the major factor and if this economy doesn't turn around you will see it affect the regular season. Those season ticket holders that used to attend every game will start selling their tickets to select ed games. Those rich donors that help fund athletics are going to cut back and it will show quickly . When times are hard entertainment dollars are the first to go.