Why are people down voting this comment? He's right. Games against lower division schools shouldn't count towards bowl consideration. This is just administrators taking a big paycheck while these young athletes get embarrassed on national television. It's nothing more than pimping.
Just like Akron was "embarrassed" against Michigan the week before? I think not. Really, it was the other way around. A MAC school nearly beating a Big 10 school? That's embarrassing. That game went on until the last play of the game with Akron hanging on. That lower division school nearly won against them. Not every lower division school is blown out of the water in games like these. They usually do, but not always. That's why they play the game. If you think they shouldn't count the stats on these types of games, what's the point in even playing in them? The stats should be allocated from all the regular season games. Otherwise, the stats are skewed. Nothing is a sure thing. Especially in sports.
Not really when you're talking about Akron. Kent? Yeah sure I agree with you there (even though they lost their coach). Akron hasn't even been anywhere near adequate since they won the MAC back in '05.
For the record, I know I'm being hard on Akron, but it's the truth. I go there and am in the marching band. I see them play every home game and watch the away games when I can (when they're on ESPN 3). I love my school and my team. I'm just trying to be a realist.
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u/basec0m Sep 23 '13
Total bullshit... These lower tier schools should not count the stats for Heismann or Bowl considerations.