re: How are we doing on ticket sales for the chic fila bowl?

I've been saying this for years now, which is sad, but here goes. There is only one way in, my simple little mind, that the BCS can make every bowl relevant. Match up teams based on their BCS rankings, and CARRY THOSE RANKINGS FROM YOUR WIN/LOSS OF THAT BOWL GAME OVER TO NEXT SEASON. This would replace preseason ranking bias, and guarentee your team is ranked next year to start if they finished with a good year. For instance, if Lsu ended the regulr season at #7 in the BCS, they would play #6 or #8, whichever the bigger money maker would be. If they win, they are assured at least #6 (if #6 was played), or #7 if they dropped down to play. But of course they could move up depending on who lost in front of them.

Smaller conference teams wouldn't have to fight about automatic BCS qualifing conferences, because the rankings would determine it. And what better way to make the Meineke Custom Tint and Muffler Whistler Tip Installation Bowl relevant than to make the ranking of the teams involved actually mean something? But, what the frick do I know, I'm just a fan with a plan.