Why college football programs in southern states have more bowl game appearances 8 Articles

by Phillip Underwood

It is very simple why college teams in the south make more bowl games than their counterparts in the north. It comes down to location. If you take a minute and think about where the bulk of the bowl games are played, you w...read more

by Kenneth Gregory Smith

College football bowl games primarily exist for one reason-money! Let's consider all of the parties who benefit from a bowl game: the city that is hosting the game reaps an economic windfall from thousands of tourists who ...read more

by Nick Hamilton

The only reason college football teams in southern states have more bowl appearances is because football teams in southern states are historically more dominant and consistent than those of the north. The S.E.C. alone b...read more

by Ken Parris

Fiscal economics and only fiscal economic fuel the current bowl system. Filling the seats and the acquisition of corporate sponsors with tons of cash are the overriding factors in determining the locations and the combata...read more

by Lupine

College football programs in southern states have more bowl game appearances because southern state schools place much more emphasis on college football than do colleges in other areas of the country. In the south colle...read more

by Keith Smitherman

Southern football, in particular SEC football, is successful because of one very important aspect of the game, DEFENSE! The most recent example is the last National Championship Game between Ohio State and Florida. It ...read more

by Ben Johnson

The modern day bowl experience began to take shape in the 1930's. In an effort to stimulate the economy out of the depression era, administrators and civic leaders recognized the potential economic impact surrounding the ...read more

by Randal Levesque

I think this all boils down to one factor and that is the weather. Within the reason of weather there are three major reasons I believe this to be true. 1. The truly great High School athletes are being recruited by ...read more