'Irrelevant Bowl' between college football's two worst teams has 'no chance' to receive waiver, per report​

It's unlikely that a Southern California-based promoter's bowl game proposal will become a reality​

A bowl game featuring the two worst teams in college football? That's exactly what a Southern California-based promoter wants to see happen in 2024, though sources told the Action Network's Brett McMurphy there is "no chance" the NCAA would issue the necessary waiver allowing for a proposed "Irrelevant Bowl."

Proposed by Newport Beach, California-based promoter Roy Englebrecht, the bowl game would feature a pair of college football teams that are either winless or close to it. Cities would put in bids within the first quarter of the year to host the "Irrelevant Bowl," according to the release. The city selected as the host site would retain all event revenue, including ticket sales, concessions and parking fees.

"No polls, no rankings, no controversy, just two winless or near winless teams looking for redemption and one elusive win," Englebrecht said in a press release. "Knowing that the NCAA has become more flexible with the number of team's wins to qualify for a bowl, I will petition the NCAA asking them to grant a waiver in 2024 so that two teams would be eligible to play in the inaugural Irrelevant Bowl."

While the proposed bowl game would provide a postseason opportunity for two teams who would otherwise be nowhere close to the six-win bowl eligibility mark, it immediately poses questions about the integrity of competition. As one source told Action Network, "a conference or team is not going to mock itself for going 1-11 or 2-10."

Just sayin': Probably one of the worst ideas (concerning the NCAA) ever. There will be no "Irrelevant Bowl" in 2024. Nobody would care who wins and/or watch it on TV and I doubt that very many of either team's fanbases would pay thousands of dollars traveling to the site to watch their "loser team" play another game.

College Football Top 133 Team Rankings for 2023 (After Week 14)​

132. ULM
133. Kent State

How interested would you have been in seeing Kent State vs ULM in a bowl game this past season?

I remember watching him in The Shoe and living on West Woodruff Avenue. I didn't remember Saban ever being on the staff.

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This win looks less impressive with each passing day. UCLA is 6-9 after back to back home losses to Stanford and Cal. Cal is 5-10.

Steve19 said:

Wow. That anyone can believe such nonsense.

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That's nothing. The "Asinine Conspiracies" thread is the official thread of Qmum. She has over 55,000 followers on X.

I legitimately can't think of the last time I have been fired up for a new game to come out. Guess I'm getting old.
GTA 6 can't get here soon enough...

Bucks in the Top 6!

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Can we just lock this thread and move the discussion over to the 2024. Having one tcun thread is a necessary evil, but I don't think we need to active one.

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For 11W's individual player analysis see:


Just sayin: How can you say McCord wasn't one of Ohio State's top 20 football players in 2023?

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Another very good 11W (written by Ramzy Nasrallah) article.....

Always good to kick the tires on the recruiting classes. Another exceptional job done. Hopefully all the flowery talk will readily translate to the field for these guys, Buckeye Nation wants it so. Given our last minute recruiting losses, can envision the rest of the college world, looking around late in the process, and gazing at tOSU's verbal commitment list. Knowing that our NIL process/reach/pockets/philosophy being what it is, the competition looks and tries/succeeds in buying off some of the players they feel they need to complete their class(s). Cannot really blame the kids, in any way shape or form. Regarding Raiola, quoting Kevin Costner in "Draft Day", his phrase, 'I think he's a bust' stands out. Seems like the biggest misses are the OL, but Day doesn't seem to emphasize that aspect much. Hopefully he can hire a OC/play caller, and not piss Hartline off. Maybe if he phrases it as 'Brian, we're going to get you some OC training' or somesuch. Go Bucks!

u of cheaters vs washinngton

I didn't even know he ever played in the CFL, but he did.

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No surprise. Best of luck

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One of these schools is not like the others …

It’s odd to me that recruiting has been laid out as the main issue when other staffers I can think of haven’t exactly hit home runs on the trail either, yet they’re currently still here.

BuckBackHome said:

This is directed at their whole 25 and 26 classes together as I expect penalties, but what do I know.

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I suspect there will still be guys that don't care and sign. I mean, didn't Ped St still field recruiting classes during the Sandusky scandal?

Six former Ohio State football players are on the initial rosters for the United Football League.

The UFL held its initial player dispersal draft on Friday, allowing each of the eight teams in the new spring league for professional football – resulting from the merger of the XFL and the USFL – to protect 42 players from their 2023 rosters while adding up to 20 players from the rosters of teams within their previous league that will not be a part of the new league.
The initial rosters selected by each team in that draft were announced Monday, and those rosters include six former Ohio State football players:

• CB Cameron Brown, Arlington Renegades
• TE Marcus Baugh, Birmingham Stallions
• WR Binjimen Victor, Birmingham Stallions
• CB Gareon Conley, D.C. Defenders
• DT Taron Vincent, San Antonio Brahmas
• DT Antwuan Jackson, St. Louis Battlehawks

Six former Ohio State football players are on the initial rosters for the United Football League.

The UFL held its initial player dispersal draft on Friday, allowing each of the eight teams in the new spring league for professional football – resulting from the merger of the XFL and the USFL – to protect 42 players from their 2023 rosters while adding up to 20 players from the rosters of teams within their previous league that will not be a part of the new league.
The initial rosters selected by each team in that draft were announced Monday, and those rosters include six former Ohio State football players:

• CB Cameron Brown, Arlington Renegades
• TE Marcus Baugh, Birmingham Stallions
• WR Binjimen Victor, Birmingham Stallions
• CB Gareon Conley, D.C. Defenders
• DT Taron Vincent, San Antonio Brahmas
• DT Antwuan Jackson, St. Louis Battlehawks

Six former Ohio State football players are on the initial rosters for the United Football League.

The UFL held its initial player dispersal draft on Friday, allowing each of the eight teams in the new spring league for professional football – resulting from the merger of the XFL and the USFL – to protect 42 players from their 2023 rosters while adding up to 20 players from the rosters of teams within their previous league that will not be a part of the new league.
The initial rosters selected by each team in that draft were announced Monday, and those rosters include six former Ohio State football players:

• CB Cameron Brown, Arlington Renegades
• TE Marcus Baugh, Birmingham Stallions
• WR Binjimen Victor, Birmingham Stallions
• CB Gareon Conley, D.C. Defenders
• DT Taron Vincent, San Antonio Brahmas
• DT Antwuan Jackson, St. Louis Battlehawks

Six former Ohio State football players are on the initial rosters for the United Football League.

The UFL held its initial player dispersal draft on Friday, allowing each of the eight teams in the new spring league for professional football – resulting from the merger of the XFL and the USFL – to protect 42 players from their 2023 rosters while adding up to 20 players from the rosters of teams within their previous league that will not be a part of the new league.
The initial rosters selected by each team in that draft were announced Monday, and those rosters include six former Ohio State football players:

• CB Cameron Brown, Arlington Renegades
• TE Marcus Baugh, Birmingham Stallions
• WR Binjimen Victor, Birmingham Stallions
• CB Gareon Conley, D.C. Defenders
• DT Taron Vincent, San Antonio Brahmas
• DT Antwuan Jackson, St. Louis Battlehawks

Six former Ohio State football players are on the initial rosters for the United Football League.

The UFL held its initial player dispersal draft on Friday, allowing each of the eight teams in the new spring league for professional football – resulting from the merger of the XFL and the USFL – to protect 42 players from their 2023 rosters while adding up to 20 players from the rosters of teams within their previous league that will not be a part of the new league.
The initial rosters selected by each team in that draft were announced Monday, and those rosters include six former Ohio State football players:

• CB Cameron Brown, Arlington Renegades
• TE Marcus Baugh, Birmingham Stallions
• WR Binjimen Victor, Birmingham Stallions
• CB Gareon Conley, D.C. Defenders
• DT Taron Vincent, San Antonio Brahmas
• DT Antwuan Jackson, St. Louis Battlehawks

Jake said:

Could've survived the shooting woes if not for having 10 more turnovers than IU. Roddy Gayle had more turnovers than IU.

Just an awful night for the kid - couldn't make a shot or handle the ball. Hope he can bounce back in the next game.

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Gayle's play overall was terrible, but he is way too sloppy with the ball. He's a great player but that's one thing he could really improve on. Turnovers were a problem in general and really unforced for the most part.

Signed with the Atlanta Falcons

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