FCS game rebrand as a bowl?

[FargoPanther]

It appears the Bison bandwagon fans want some stroking. https://sports.yahoo.com/news/fcs-ch...43--ncaaf.html

[vbfan19]

Re: FCS game rebrand as a bowl?

calling it a "bowl" doesn't really change anything.
but if it comes with more promotion of the game, I'm not against it.

[Blue42]

Re: FCS game rebrand as a bowl?

I've got no problem giving it a "bowl" name.

I think the DIII championship game has been called the Stagg Bowl for years.

Probably makes for better marketing.

[UNIdad]

Re: FCS game rebrand as a bowl?

Farley Bowl?

[Blue42]

Re: FCS game rebrand as a bowl?

As long as the game is within a playoff format where teams advance toward a championship by beating other teams who've earned their way to the post season...call it what u want.

[95UNIGRAD]

Re: FCS game rebrand as a bowl?

Meh. The only reason to do it is to supposedly cause non-FCS fans to care more; do we really think that would be the case? I would guess there are already bowl games out there right now that the average person has never heard of.

[TH1974]

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It'd be super weird if a FCS team wins the "(Insert name here) Bowl" and an FBS team wins the "College Football Championship Game".

[otter]

Re: FCS game rebrand as a bowl?

Seems like a waste of time and money to me. Hard to believe calling it a bowl gets more viewers but if NDSU wants it then by all means. Maybe just come to terms to the fact that there's not a large market for FCS football outside of those teams playing and to a smaller degree other FCS team fans

[PantherChic]

I think it's funny complaining the FCS championship gets lost in the sea of bowl games at that time. Perhaps they shouldn't have moved the championship game to January then. Not sure when else you'd have it but of course it gets lost...those 2 weeks at the end of the year are all about the bowl games.

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[UNIdad]

Re: FCS game rebrand as a bowl?

Seems like a waste of time and money to me. Hard to believe calling it a bowl gets more viewers but if NDSU wants it then by all means. Maybe just come to terms to the fact that there's not a large market for FCS football outside of those teams playing and to a smaller degree other FCS team fans

Calling it a bowl probably helps get a sponsorship.

[vbfan19]

Re: FCS game rebrand as a bowl?

Seems like a waste of time and money to me. Hard to believe calling it a bowl gets more viewers but if NDSU wants it then by all means. Maybe just come to terms to the fact that there's not a large market for FCS football outside of those teams playing and to a smaller degree other FCS team fans

not nearly as big of a waste of time and money as when they changed from I-A/I-AA to FBS/FCS.

The names are already inaccurate (regardless of whether or not they proclaim the I-AA Championship game to be a "bowl"), as there are FCS teams playing in the "Celebration Bowl" and FBS teams playing in a 4-team "championship".

[PanthersKB]

Re: FCS game rebrand as a bowl?

I think it's funny complaining the FCS championship gets lost in the sea of bowl games at that time. Perhaps they shouldn't have moved the championship game to January then. Not sure when else you'd have it but of course it gets lost...those 2 weeks at the end of the year are all about the bowl games.

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I have felt the same for several years. I realize that they are trying to have the games played on Saturdays and give the teams rest, but by January (almost mid January this year) everyone has moved on to basketball. I think the play offs would be more exciting if they moved a little faster. Maybe play some of the earlier games on week nights? I just feel like after Christmas, nobody cares about FCS football outside of the two teams playing.

[vbfan19]

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I have felt the same for several years. I realize that they are trying to have the games played on Saturdays and give the teams rest, but by January (almost mid January this year) everyone has moved on to basketball. I think the play offs would be more exciting if they moved a little faster. Maybe play some of the earlier games on week nights? I just feel like after Christmas, nobody cares about FCS football outside of the two teams playing.

You're not going to get all that many more people caring about FCS football regardless of when the games are played. Shortening the time between games just means that injuries play a bigger factor. Its already a gauntlet, why make it that much tougher?

[Born-a-Panther]

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I think the national championship game should go back to December - the same week that we played it. Kind of feels like the excitement fades taking so many weeks off after so many consecutive weeks of "win or go home."

[PanthersKB]

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I think the national championship game should go back to December - the same week that we played it. Kind of feels like the excitement fades taking so many weeks off after so many consecutive weeks of "win or go home."

Yes, this was exactly my point.

And maybe it has to do with the stressful seasons UNI has been having these past few years, but by the time mid-January rolls around I find myself asking: Is FCS football really still going on? (And I follow most of the FCS regularly)