SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) – The Bowl Championship Series is facing a threat that’s greater than any lawmaker or political action committee pushing for a playoff.
Apathy seems to have set in among many college football fans toward the sport’s marquee games, and bowl officials indicate they are ready to explore ways to fix it.
The problem really isn’t the BCS national title game. Tickets to Monday’s matchup between No. 1 Auburn and No. 2 Oregon are a hot item. It’s the undercard that could use a boost.
Ticket sales for some those games – the Orange, Sugar, Rose and Fiesta bowls – have been sluggish and ratings generally have been lukewarm for matchups that haven’t gotten the casual fan excited.
Sugar Bowl executive director Paul Hoolahan says “we have to find a way to revitalize the marketplace.”
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