[82lsju]

I don't see this many being sustained.  My logic is stinkers >> lower viewership >> advertising rates drop >> not worth it to hold the game

it would be interesting to see ESPN's P/L for bowl games and compare that to what alternative programming would provide.  As long as the participating teams have required ticket purchases and don't push back on that I think a lot of the bowls will survive.  Of course if they allowed two extra weeks of practice for all teams and not just bowl teams I could see a lot of teams skipping the bowl games and this would probably be better financially for the schools in most games

[82lsju]

I don't see this many being sustained.  My logic is stinkers >> lower viewership >> advertising rates drop >> not worth it to hold the game

it would be interesting to see ESPN's P/L for bowl games and compare that to what alternative programming would provide.  As long as the participating teams have required ticket purchases and don't push back on that I think a lot of the bowls will survive.  Of course if they allowed two extra weeks of practice for all teams and not just bowl teams I could see a lot of teams skipping the bowl games and this would probably be better financially for the schools in most games