The Bowl Game Revolution College Football Desperately Needs: How Moving Postseason to Week 1 Could Save the Sport

Listen up, college football fans, because I've got a take that's going to blow your mind and possibly fix everything that's wrong with the sport we love. What if I told you there's a way to eliminate cupcake scheduling, stop players from sitting out bowl games, AND give us absolute banger matchups every single week one? With college football attendance at bowl games dropping to just 1.5 million fans in 2024-25 (down 11% from the 2006-19 average) and the transfer portal chaos creating more uncertainty than a Michigan weather forecast, this revolutionary idea could be exactly what college football needs. Buckle up, because this idea is about to change how you think about college football forever.