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| The scene at last year’s Pinstripe Bowl when Nebraska took the field. Photo by Jason Schott. |
Notre Dame should be applauded for their decision to not take part in a secondary bowl game after not making the 12-team Playoff for the National Championship.
While there would have been no shame in winning whichever bowl is a tick below, they are making a statement about where we are in college sports.
Why should schools risk the health of kids in what can best be termed bullshit bowl games?
The biggest example of that is the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium on December 27.
Clemson will be taking on Penn State, two teams whose seasons were over by late September.
Penn State had hopes of competing for the National Championship, but after three bad losses, by mid-October, they fired their longtime head coach James Franklin.
Clemson hasn’t been competitive in years, but they still have their coach from the glory days, Dabo Swinney.
The only hope to save it would be having it get into a rotation to host a Playoff game, even if it’s not held every year?
At least when it would be played, it would generate attention. (For the record, Brooklyn Digest will not be covering it this year.)
The Yankees think they’re honoring George Steinbrenner by continuing to have this pointless game between teams he would call losers.
How about they honor him by restoring Yankee Pride to their baseball team?
