I have been wondering how many bowl games are going to be presented. Cities put these on to attract tourist during the Winter downseason for vacations. Not going to get many tourists this year due to Covid. There will still be television but that money goes to the schools unless I am again ignorant of the facts. Seems to me that the cities and the TV folks will have to come to some kind of compromise to pay for these games. Frankly, I would be O.K. with the bowl season being cancelled Cougs are not going to be involved and I have little enthusiasm towards watching a couple of teams with attenuated schedules playing. And with Covid still in the air, who knows whether the games will even be played. A cancellation would leave the TV folks and especially the city holding the bag. A city could spend a bundle setting up the bowl only to be left with nothing to show for it. If I were the mayor of such city, I don't think that I would want to take that financial risk.
My hypothesis does not, of course, include the SEC or other Southern universities.
My hypothesis does not, of course, include the SEC or other Southern universities.