The Strange Science of Scheduling a College-Football Season
Briefly

from The New Yorker2 months ago
As a rule, fans hate cupcakes. No one wanted to see the University of Alabama beat up on Mercer in November, the week after a statement win over L.S.U. Even Nick Saban, Alabama's legendary former coach, has decried the easy wins.
The New Yorkerhttps://www.newyorker.com/sports/sporting-scene/the-strange-science-of-scheduling-a-college-football-season
This season, Ohio State beat Akron and Western Michigan by a combined score of 108-6. These are known as guarantee games, or, more commonly, 'cupcakes.'
The New Yorkerhttps://www.newyorker.com/sports/sporting-scene/the-strange-science-of-scheduling-a-college-football-season
Read at The New Yorker
#college-football #cupcake-games #umass #georgia #athletic-revenue
[
|
]