(01-02-2017 09:30 PM)AlwaysSunny Wrote:  P5 gives almost 0 cares what happens in that game. It was created as a consolation bowl to make the G5 feel included. Whether they win or lose it serves it's purpose.

No, it wasn't. It was created to prevent lawsuits. When Utah's AG threatened to sue the BCS circa 5 years ago it basically changed everything. I cannot figure out why people think the Power 5 does some of the things they do out of the goodness of their hearts and is somehow trying to figure out a way to get around paying charity offerings to the G5 and FCS.

I'll say it again: let the top 2 rated G5 teams play for a spot in the Access Bowl. It can be played early in the Bowl season to give the team at least a week or more to prepare, and if Mike Aresco is so sure the AAC is Power 6 and so much better than the rest of the G5 it will only mean they go to more Access Bowls and the rest of the G5 fewer.