Losing Record = Bowl Game? NCAA Discussing

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Are you kidding me?!? This is the NCAA's fault for not properly regulating the postseason and handling it so there are not such issues... this is an absolute joke! I guess I can see why certain schools are gung-ho about jumping to FBS! ;)


The NCAA has begun discussions about the possibility of having teams with losing records play in bowl games this season -- a possibility that some say isn’t good for college football.

In April, the NCAA approved an all-time high of 35 bowl games for the 2010 postseason, up from 34 last year. At the time, the NCAA said it would later address what would happen if there weren’t enough teams with the minimum six wins necessary to fill those 70 spots.

No contingency plan has materialized yet as NCAA officials hoped it wouldn’t be necessary. But now some factors have arisen that may make it more likely that teams with losing records might be needed to fill all the bowl games.

“It’s early, but sure there’s concern, absolutely,” said Bruce Binkowski, executive director of San Diego’s two bowl games.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/sep/21/ncaa-discussing-possibility-losing-teams-bowls/

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This is just getting ridiculous...


The NCAA's football postseason licensing subcommittee might have to alter eligibility rules for playing in the postseason depending on how the season plays out.

There are 35 bowl games this year, and there's a chance not enough teams will meet the current criteria. One option being explored is letting teams with losing records into the postseason.

"The committee has begun to discuss the situation and has a host of options if the circumstances arise," committee chair Nick Carparelli, Jr., an associate commissioner of the Big East Conference, said this week.

In April, the NCAA added another bowl game, bringing the total to 35. That means 70 teams will have to meet the current qualifications to participate, which include six wins, including five against teams from Division I's top level, the Football Bowl Subdivision.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/fb/fbc/7224618.html