..........so what's the deal with bowl game names?

I know, I know; it's all about the money these companies put out for the game sponsorship - and I hate it! I guess I'm a bit of a purist on the whole college bowl game thing. I've been watching a couple of games today, and it just sickens me to see a company logo all over everything you see. Sure, the companies that pump in the money do need some recognition; but changing the name? I don't like that. The traditional name of the big bowl games should be kept. The Chik-fil-a Bowl doesn't even mention the Peach Bowl anymore. The Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, the Allstate Sugar Bowl, the Konica-Minolta Gator Bowl, the Outback Bowl; and I can't even remember what they called the Independence Bowl this year. Even the national championship is the Allstate BCS National Championship Bowl. I am currently watching the Rose Bowl - yes, the Rose Bowl. The Rose Bowl Committee hasn't completely sold out the soul of the Rose Bowl. It is the Rose Bowl sponsored by Citi Bank. That's the way they all should be. Give us the name of the bowl first and sponsored by following. It makes amateur sports seem so commercial with the corporation names listed first.

Now on to another bowl game sticking point with me. There are too many damn games! The addition of so many games has taken quite a bit of wind out of all the big games. There were teams going to bowls (like the Independence Bowl) that have barely had winning seasons. Now, I've talked about this before with the high school playoffs here in NC. There are entirely too many teams going to postseason play. Only the best should be going. In my opinion, there should not be a college team in a bowl game with less than a 70% winning season. It's all about money; with cities trying to bring money into their economy, and colleges trying to bring recognition to the institution; as well as, money. Expansion does not always mean success. As I stated earlier, I feel the large number of games has taken away from the traditional prestige of the big games. It will only be a matter of time until we see corporate America creep into our high schools with more sponsorship. There will come a day, and soon, when we will see business names on uniforms and field logos. When that happens, you will also see more infractions on recruiting in high school athletics. Hark, I think I strayed from the original subject of the post.