I have a very difficult time understanding how these contracts are written that these college coaches can just get out of their long term contracts without much hassle.

These games are so important. How can the coaches just walk away from them?

Did you get a "Bad college football thought a day" calendar for Christmas?

It's because they get millions of dollars more for switching jobs. I'd skip my own wedding for a $20 million dollar NFL contract.

You are just argued to me yesterday how important these bowl games are, and now you are saying they are skippable?

What if Robin Ventura got the Sox to the post-season this year, and before the playoffs started, he decides to become manager of the Yankees next season, and walks away before the playoffs even start. You don't think anyone would have a problem with that? I don't see why this is so acceptable in college football. What's so bad about honoring a contract you signed?

You are just argued to me yesterday how important these bowl games are, and now you are saying they are skippable?

What if Robin Ventura got the Sox to the post-season this year, and before the playoffs started, he decides to become manager of the Yankees next season, and walks away before the playoffs even start. You don't think anyone would have a problem with that? I don't see why this is so acceptable in college football. What's so bad about honoring a contract you signed?

Because they know the games are meaningless. If there was an actual playoff, coaches wouldn't leave before they were eliminated.

Heart of Texas Bowl.

Of course they would. NIU's coach isn't turning down a massive raise so he can coach in the "playoffs".

Of course they would. NIU's coach isn't turning down a massive raise so he can coach in the "playoffs".

What is your point?

Why don't these smaller schools just not offer out-clauses in these contracts they are giving out? It's not like they are an SEC school that demands a top-tier coach, who can negotiate a massive deal. If someone doesn't like the contract NIU is offering, there are literally 100's of other candidates that would take the job in a heartbeat.

When was the last time a low major coach left his team during the NCAA tournament for a better job? They wait til after the games are played.

A playoff game would never be that empty.

Have you seen some of the crowds for the first(I guess it's not called the second) round of the NCAA tournament games? They are just as bad.

That's a bad comparison though. That bowl game is pretty low on the importance scale. It was by far the worst NYD bowl game and worse than many others that weren't on NYD.

Compounding matters for the BCS bowls is that not only are fewer fans attending their bowls, but TV ratings also are on the decline.

The 2011-12 bowl season averaged 5.2 million viewers for 34 telecasts on ABC, CBS, ESPN, ESPN2 and Fox, down 15 percent from the 6.1 million viewers last year, Sports Business Journal reported.

Did you get a "Bad College Football Thought A Day" calendar for Christmas?

Those half empty first round games are played at 11am on Thursday and Friday of a normal work week. You don't see half empty stadiums for the sweet sixteen or even night games for first and second round.

You really think a 16 team playoff would have stadiums half full or less?

Then again your also the same guy who would rather have Purdue play in the Rose Bowl instead of a playoff unless they were a favorite to win.

I would buy this. Hell, I could write this!

The top 8 bowl games are mostly well attended.

Yeah, so?

Attendance is down across the bowl system, BCS included.

This thought should be included on your bad college football thoughts calendar.

So? That's mostly because the Sugar Bowl had it's worst attendance in 70 years because of the matchup. Also, there are way too many bad bowl games.

A lot of the attendance figures count tickets schools are forced to purchase but are never used. It is even worse than reported. The Purdue picture was at kickoff.