Glad we weren't in the First Responder Bowl today

[Frog-in-law1995]

5% across the board!

#stayinvested

Historic gains, and my [ Finebaum ] barely ticked up. #phormered.

 

[WIN]

Why would ESPN care if it was re-scheduled? They miss out on the programming content with it being cancelled anyway.

ESPN probably makes money with an insurance claim if it is cancelled.

 

[The Artist Formerly Known as PhormerPhrog]

Epic rain right now.

 

[satis1103]

They were talking refunds on the news, if that's the case I hope the cancellation doesn't cause the bowl to fold.

 

[BABYFACE]

They were talking refunds on the news, if that's the case I hope the cancellation doesn't cause the bowl to fold.

 

[LisaLT]

does that mean BC won? They did score 7 points before the game was canceled.

 

[Eight]

They were talking refunds on the news, if that's the case I hope the cancellation doesn't cause the bowl to fold.

curious what the crowd was at the game

 

[Paint It Purple]

Even for the disaster that was this aborted bowl game, this post needlessly goes too far IMO.

Which part of the post don’t you approve?

 

[Eight]

this might have something to do with the decision

i am sure the dallas city council is thrilled they decided to pay espn $300,000 to help subsidize the cost of the bowl.

curious if the agreement had provisions written into them as to what happens to that payment if the game is cancelled for any reason.

 

[The Artist Formerly Known as PhormerPhrog]

Historic gains, and my [ steaming pile of Orgeron ] barely ticked up. #phormered.

Ha-ha

 

[frog-hat]

does that mean BC won? They did score 7 points before the game was canceled.

Baylor having their winner rings prepared

 

[Realtorfrog]

This bowl has struggled for several years...... obviously a new title sponsor didn’t help with attendance. I wouldn’t be surprised if some type of insurance was bought but then again whe would think a game would be cancelled. I hope it wasn’t a one year sponsorship

 

[YA]

This bowl should shut down. As realtorfrog said it has never had good attendence.

The city of Dallas wasted taxpayers money putting something along the lines of $80 million into the recent upgrades.

 

[Fosterpark Squatter]

This bowl should shut down. As realtorfrog said it has never had good attendence.

The city of Dallas wasted taxpayers money putting something along the lines of $80 million into the recent upgrades.

Maybe those were for TX ou more than the bowl game

 

[y2kFrog]

does that mean BC won? They did score 7 points before the game was canceled.

It was ruled "No Contest" as if it never even started.

 

[Eight]

Maybe those were for TX ou more than the bowl game

so you spend 80 million for upgrades to keep one game a year?

john wiley price is jealous

 

[HFrog1999]

eh.....maybe I do wish we were in the First Responder Bowl

 

[Frog Wild]

eh.....maybe I do wish we were in the First Responder Bowl

Better than this cheeze.

 

[Metropolis777]

Why would ESPN care if it was re-scheduled? They miss out on the programming content with it being cancelled anyway.

https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/espn-first-responder-bowl-cancelled-weather.html

In a way, ESPN’s overall involvement with the game had to have made it easier to cancel outright. The network has already made its sponsorship money on this particular game. And any losses will be offset by the solid ratings and revenue generated by the other 13 bowl games they’re overseeing. They couldn’t really play the game later because that space on their networks is already spoken for, and the extra costs incurred by keeping everyone in town an extra day or two wouldn’t have been worth the payoff. Bowl games are a bundled deal for ESPN and this one wasn’t particularly important enough to mess with that. Besides, whatever revenue they miss out on here will be more than made up for in their College Football Playoff ad buys.

 

[HFrog1999]

https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/espn-first-responder-bowl-cancelled-weather.html

ESPN ruins everything