cupcake games

[orangebloodgmc]

Moderators, merge?

 

[Godfatha]

Snapping necks for the big school, cashing checks for the small school.

Unless it’s Appy State, snapping necks and cashing checks

 

[Samthebam]

Unless it’s Appy State, snapping necks and cashing checks

Well, yes, that would be correct!!!

 

[EasternVol]

Ifs never count but carry on

Nobody said ifs count, not that that's the point.

 

[37620VOL]

I've recently gotten into college football after a lifetime of watching the pro game. I've always wondered why major colleges have games with small schools that they are expected to beat the snot out of. What's the purpose?

1. College teams don't have preseason games so they need some tune up games.
2. You don't sniff the NCAA championship with more than one loss. In the NFL you can make the playoffs with 6 losses. Why dramatically decrease your odds by scheduling 11 juggernauts?

 

[Putbacks]

If there are weddings in the fall, brides can schedule on those Saturdays—but just those!

 

[Buddr]

It's football and Tennessee is playing. Just enjoy it.

 

[tone357]

1. College teams don't have preseason games so they need some tune up games.
2. You don't sniff the NCAA championship with more than one loss. In the NFL you can make the playoffs with 6 losses. Why dramatically decrease your odds by scheduling 11 juggernauts?

Umm, competition maybe? But seriously, quoting a 10-win season and being happy about it when 2 or 3 adversaries had no chance of winning is specious at best.

 

[UTK]

Plus I will add that is a great thing about college football when that small school pulls the upset. It happens multiple times every year. Even we have felt the sting before.

 

[37620VOL]

Umm, competition maybe? But seriously, quoting a 10-win season and being happy about it when 2 or 3 adversaries had no chance of winning is specious at best.

Specious? You asked why and I told you. If you don't like status quo, you should have just said so.

 

[Odiodin]

Mostly done for reasons that are extremely outdated, but remains mutually profitable and acceptable.

So short answer is $$$$

The answer is always $$$$

 

[DaddyChad]

Akron makes a large amount which funds their athletic dept. If it makes you feel better Tennessee plays the 1st and 2nd ranked teams.

 

[madbamahater]

A soccer fan started this thread.

 

[madbamahater]

Akron makes a large amount which funds their athletic dept. If it makes you feel better Tennessee plays the 1st and 2nd ranked teams.

Right. Tennessee needs a breather. It's a 12 round fight. Gotta win some of them.

 

[Vfl2407]

It’s very important for Coaches to go to bowl games. So, they need to get a minimum of 6 wins out of 12 regular season games.

 

[T Clifton]

I've recently gotten into college football after a lifetime of watching the pro game. I've always wondered why major colleges have games with small schools that they are expected to beat the snot out of. What's the purpose?

You don't watch the "the pro game".........

You have a NFL team that you pull for.
You watch the NFL and hope things go well for that team.

As for playing small schools, it's similar to playing preseason games.
The first NFL football game this year between the Rams and Bills had 5 turnovers in the first half.

NFL has 4 team divisions and is known for the last part of the regular season.
NCAA has 4 teams in the playoffs and is known for every game being important.


If you're asking about college football, you'll never get it.

 

[orangemadam]

It certainly seems to me that we lose to a "cupcake" about every other year.

I agree with others that we need these in order to more effectively evaluate the non-starters.