5 college football bowl games we need to get rid of

Dec 19, 2015; Orlando, FL, USA; San Jose State Spartans safety Maurice McKnight (10) and cornerback Dominic Barnes (24) sack Georgia State Panthers quarterback Nick Arbuckle (4) during the second half in the 2015 Cure Bowl at Citrus Bowl Stadium. San Jose State won 27-16. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /

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Dec 26, 2015; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; Marshall Thundering Herd running back Keion Davis (18) runs with the ball as Connecticut Huskies linebacker Graham Stewart (2) attempted to defend during the second half at Tropicana Field. Marshall Thundering Herd defeated the Connecticut Huskies 16-10. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /

4. St. Petersburg Bowl

The St. Petersburg Bowl is a game that is doomed from the start. No it’s not the tattered Tropicana Field confines that make it a game that’s not always enjoyable, it’s the fact that there are already 5,000 bowl games in Florida to begin with.

There’s a New Year’s Six bowl in Florida and a National Championship Game being played there this year. There’s also a multitude of other bowl games that are on the schedule as well. If the St. Petersburg Bowl was to go away, no one would miss it at all.

First of all, this isn’t even the only game in the Tampa Bay area. The Outback Bowl is a fine game on it’s own that puts together a solid game every season. Then there’s the matter of the aforementioned National Championship.

Last year’s barn burner between Connecticut and Marshall really highlighted how unnecessary this game is. The Florida bowl games might as well just be their own entity in sports at this point. They should just start putting a bowl game for every city.

Who wouldn’t love to see the Pensacola Bowl, Fort Myers Bowl, Sarasota Bowl and Daytona Beach Bowl? With the way things are trending, those could soon be a reality. The St. Petersburg bowl is just a simple reminder that there is such a thing as too much.

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