The Sugar Bowl is 99% the issue...
While the Rose Bowl is annoying, it actually has a real tradition and can easily be worked around. The Sugar Bowl is trying to force a tradition on us they gave up years ago and now want back.
If you only had to work around the Rose Bowl, the 2 playoff games could (and should) ALWAYS be on NYD:
Year 1:
NY6 Bowl Game (Maybe rotate this one every 3 year cycle)
Rose Bowl (Playoff Game 1)
Sugar Bowl (Playoff Game 2)
Year 2:
Orange Bowl (Playoff Game 1)
Rose Bowl
Cotton Bowl (Playoff Game 2)
Year 3:
Peach Bowl (Playoff Game 1)
Rose Bowl
Fiesta Bowl (Playoff Game 2)
Playing the playoff games on a day typically associated with mid-tier bowls and leaving more than 2 weeks before the championship game is a huge mistake. If they could just get the Sugar Bowl to align with the other 4 NY6 Bowls and let the Rose Bowl do its thing as it always has, everything would be fine.
As far as when to play the other 3 NY6 games, I honestly don't care. Just put them in a fan friendly travel/TV slot and all will be well.
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Posted: 01/06/2017 at 10:30AM