Comments on: PLEASE INFORM THE WSJ THAT THE SEASON IS 12 GAMES NOW

By: Brian

Brian — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:25:06 +0000

Looking at the image on a blackberry makes it hard to see details. Hah hobo encampment, real or photoshopped is still great.

By: chg

chg — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:36:27 +0000

I really wish the Obama interviewer had followed up with, “What team do you think was most eggregiously wronged by the current BCS set-up?”

By: Harris

Harris — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:59:40 +0000

You say empty stadiums during bowl games, I say southern city ripe for plundering by EDSBS hordes. Road trip!

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:52:23 +0000

I believe I was duped.
http://stpetersburgbowl.com/

The real logo has no tents. Only our communities Big Bridge. Cool in its own right (whose history only involves horrible accidental death, suicide, and some morons trying to swing from it).

Sorry, please excuse the pseudo-anger.

GO USF Bulls?

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:52:20 +0000

I believe those tents are from a boat show.

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:43:06 +0000

I have no idea if the crap-tastic Advertising Agency they got to design their logo knew what they were doing. Or the jack-asses who approved it were aware of the history involve.

If they were, then here’s to you sirs! For bringing the Screw-you back into the “Scrooge Season.”

To educate yourself on St. Pete’s history with Tents and the homeless please read:
http://www.stpeteforpeace.org/tentcity.html

By: hobeg8r

hobeg8r — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:38:46 +0000

Give the tickets away to anyone who will bring x # of cans of food as an exchange to stock the local food bank. Give the tickets away for free to the military (like ECU did in Hawaii). Give the tickets to local charities for raffle. Give the tickets to fire/police agencies. Give the tickets to local youth organizations. There’s a million ways to handle it if someone smarter than I am thinks about it. if I paid for a ticket and sat next to some military guy or some kid from a youth league who got in for free, I don’t know that I would be angry about that.

By: John

John — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:20:20 +0000

If you wait too long…it may too late.

Like Orson said, super cheap tickets could be potentially disastrous. In 1974, the Philadelphia Bell (singular, not Bells) of the World Football League got crowds of 50,000 and 64,000 for their first two home games. About 90% of the crowd had gotten in for free and those who had gotten in for free. The few who had paid in advance felt sucked and of course, the Bell lost a ton of money and were never able to build a fan base.

By: www.southbendblarney.com

www.southbendblarney.com — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:19:24 +0000

The surest way to fill up stands? $1beer nights. It even works for minor league hockey.

By: yoyofutbawl

yoyofutbawl — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:14:17 +0000

Why isn’t it The St. Petersburg-Ted Peters Famous Smoked Fish Bowl?

And what gives with those tents?

By: hlh

hlh — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:49:59 +0000

Orson, do you not see the symbolism in the St. Pete bowl logo?

This game is going to be INTENSE!

I’m here all week folks, please tip your waitresses accordingly.

By: Chas

Chas — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:49:53 +0000

FTA: “Last Sunday, President-elect Barack Obama dealt another blow to the old bowl system when he told “60 Minutes” that college football should hold a three-round playoff, something that would make many of the bowls, if not all of them, sideshows”

Yes, because every non-alumni/non-degenerate gambler cares so much for the Sun Bowl, Independence Bowl, New Orleans Bowl, Champs Sport Bowl, International Bowl, Texas Bowl, etc…

By: Edsall is God

Edsall is God — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:38:01 +0000

I read that article and thought the same thing, thanks for pointing that out. I was going to write an email to the guy before realizing I really, really should get a life.

Besides, it’s capitalism baby! If your bowl don’t make money, it dies. How many defunct bowls have there been? The bowls aren’t going away, we should just enjoy them. As a UConn fan who made the trek to Charlotte last year…bowls are cool, man. I guarantee you the people writing about bowls going away are either sports writers or NFL fans without a real allegiance to a college team.