Originally Posted by
Ralphie Halves
I don't see a lot of downside to the smaller bowl games. Gives Group of 5 conferences more to play for, and unless they get a bad draw logistically (UConn going to the Hawaii Bowl or something like that), there's usually extra money for the program to be gained. For Power 5 conferences, it gives them something to play for two, to a lesser degree. Handicapping is hard enough without trying to figure out motivation on top of everything else. Plus, we love betting them, and it gives us a ton of CFB to watch in late December, so who cares?
The 5-7 thing I don't care too much about. It's a pretty rare thing anyway IIRC.