The care and appreciation of bowl games have already decreased in value, but not having entertaining matchups is much worse. While these games are set to create an exciting contest, one has to be able to appeal to the interest of viewers or the college football consumer.
As much as rival fans and national media claim to be excited for the Southeastern Conference Championship matchup between LSU and Georgia, they are more so pleased about not seeing Alabama in the game versus the schools represented.
After looking at the ratings the Crimson Tide brought in last year’s epic contest with the Bulldogs, it will be interesting to see whether Saturday’s contest will surpass it.