Asset to the Bowl Games

Follow up to the NCAA Division 1A potential football schedule which would include the possibility of playing 13 games. With the number of 1A football programs being 120 and U of South Alabama coming into 1A in about 4 more years, there were 34 Bowl Games during the 2009/2010 Bowl Season. This means 68 Division 1A programs played in a Post-Season Game. There is a hidden reason why the programs enjoy playing in a Bowl Game even if a game is classified as a minor Bowl Game. Here is your hidden reason: Real Simple, additional practice time. It is like having another Spring Practice for the 68 programs. I know there are limitations on numbers of practices in preparation for a team's bowl game, but teams do practice a lot. For example, If Ohio State is in the Championship Game around January 8 through 10 and Ohio State's season ends around November 26th, that is about a 7 week layoff before the Championship Game. A team can get numerous practices in. They can work with the young player's not only preparing them for the Bowl Game but much preparation for the following season. This also allows many of the red shirts to get some valuable practice time and it gives many of the young players lots of work on fundamentals and technique. The player's have gone through a long season and are run down and get well deserved breaks before the Bowl Games especially during Finals Week, but the teams get those additional practices in which in turn is a valuable asset for fundamentals, technique, chemistry, and execution. Even though some of the Bowl Games are not of high quality, they are still a reward for a good season.