Or, the Alamo Bowl has contracts and will pick the best option: Colorado v. BYU

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If BYU and Colorado play in the Alamo bowl, does it occur to anyone that the

rockyrd

Dec 6, 4:39pm

It’s not governed by the selection committee. It’s bowl tie-ins or in other

tkh9

Dec 6, 4:40pm

This. The committee has 0 to do with it

CycloneCoug

Dec 6, 4:49pm

They’ve got all the money. They could dictate anything they want

kotacoug

Dec 6, 4:56pm

They’re independent businesses.

tkh9

Dec 6, 5:29pm

Come on don’t be so naive. Pressure can be exerted in countless ways by those

kotacoug

Dec 6, 5:43pm

I’d agree if the purse strings were related and the current outcome wasn’t

tkh9

Dec 6, 5:50pm

Seriously have you followed college football for any length of time? This is

kotacoug

Dec 6, 8:31pm

Exactly lol. How people can't see that is beyond me.

NonmormonYfan89

Dec 7, 3:44pm

They don't have "all of the money" and cannot dictate "whatever they want"

fattycoug

Dec 6, 9:11pm

Nonetheless—we know who’s pulling the strings behind this whole College Football

AZcougLawyer

Dec 6, 6:30pm

Committee don't care and doesn't set bowl matchups.

Madam Pattirini

Dec 6, 4:40pm

The CFP committee doesn’t choose who plays in the Alamo Bowl

CommodoreCoug

Dec 6, 4:41pm

Just like TCU vs. Boise State in the BCS Rose Bowl in 2011 so that neither would

Greg4BYU

Dec 6, 4:41pm

Fiesta Bowl

Fifty Shades of Blue

Dec 6, 5:47pm

The only thing the Alamo Bowl cares about is picking the two teams that will maximize revenue under their

Skeptical Optimist

Dec 6, 4:42pm

Bowl games are so worthless. Half the players don’t even play in them anyways

Chefcurry

Dec 6, 4:43pm

Worthless to who? Someone cares, otherwise they wouldn’t exist.

Martin Van Nostrand

Dec 6, 4:54pm

I think the extra practice is alone give them value

Blue Heart

Dec 6, 4:55pm

They make money but not a great barometer on how good teams are and don't

johnnybyu

Dec 6, 5:03pm

Thank you for admitting you don’t pay that much attention to CFB

molodyets

Dec 6, 4:45pm

CFP committee reading this post...

WJCougar

Dec 6, 4:51pm

I like pop tarts, even though they’re not healthy

Blue Heart

Dec 6, 4:54pm

Or, the Alamo Bowl has contracts and will pick the best option: Colorado v. BYU

Doogal McCougar

Dec 6, 5:03pm

You don’t understand bowl selection.

Love Cougs

Dec 6, 6:05pm

RE: If BYU and Colorado play in the Alamo bowl, does it occur to anyone that the

KYU

Dec 6, 7:21pm

Yormark has been caught with his pants down.

fan32

Dec 6, 7:34pm

Which teams play in the Alamo bowl is based on a contract written years ago.

NYC and Japan

Dec 6, 7:44pm

Should have been rewritten after the Pac 12 dissolved, but intentionally we’re not

KYU

Dec 6, 9:49pm

What are you talking about?

tkh9

Dec 6, 11:05pm

Yes, exactly right they wanted to pit big 12 teams against big 12 teams so that was the best option they left the best

KYU

Dec 7, 11:17am

Based upon how they've treated the Big 12 in the rankings, they clearly have

slatecoug

Dec 6, 8:46pm

Alamo Bowl Officials have nothing to do with the rankings.

tkh9

Dec 6, 11:01pm

So why would the Alamo Bowl opt for a Big-12 team over a B1G team?

Les IsMore

Dec 7, 12:00am

Long term contracts with conferences.

tkh9

Dec 7, 9:32am

Absolutely!

Coug Dude

Dec 7, 10:34am

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