Despite an economic climate that's a bears a haunting and striking resemblance to the 1930s, people are opening their wallets to travel to the bowl bliss of college football. Yes, it seems like there are way too many bowl games, yes many of them have ridiculous sounding and horribly corporate names, but people are still coming. And after all, who really wants less football? … [Read more...] about Bowl Attendance is Actually Up 4% This Season
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Evaluating Illinois’ Bowl Chances
Yes, I was incredibly wrong about the Illini's chances at a bowl this season, because it would certainly appear they are headed towards the postseason, and I actually predicted they would win one, yes one game in the preseason. At 4-3 overall, and 2-2 in the Big Ten with a very favorable schedule remaining, the Illini could be headed towards a very good bowl. So let's … [Read more...] about Evaluating Illinois’ Bowl Chances