http://www.ubbullrun.com/2013/12/13/5197...rs-of-2013

It is time again to salute the AQ conference teams that are going to Bowl Games because they played cupcake schedules. Each team has less than 6 wins against AQ conference teams.

What do Toledo, San Jose State, Western Kentucky, Central Michigan, Florida Atlantic, Louisiana-Monroe, South Alabama, Troy and Texas State have in common? All 9 teams are mid-major teams who are bowl eligible yet not going to a bowl.

In the meantime, we hear complaints that there are too many bowl games and that games with mid-major teams are poorly attended and boring to watch. I offer a simple solution: Mid-Majors should stop scheduling games with Major teams.

A Mid-Major schedule often consists of 2 road matchups against superior competition, 1 matchup against inferior competition and 9 games against equal competition. Mid-Major teams start the season 1-2 and have to finish 5-4 to gain bowl eligibility against equals. Oftentimes, eligibility is not enough, requiring teams to finish 7-2 against their peers to get into a bowl game.

A Major schedule usually consists of 3 to 4 home games against inferior competition. Starting the season 3-1, major teams only need to finish 3-5 against their peers to become bowl eligible. Unlike mid-major teams, 6-6 is usually good enough to get into a bowl.

This year 20 AQ teams sneak into bowl games despite winning less than 6 games against equal competition. These 20 teams ended the season a combined 6-57 against the final BCS top 25 programs. With seven-figures being paid in exchange for "easy-win" games, mid-majors continue to schedule those games. As the system will not change, the Jesse Hall Memorial Cake Eaters List will serve to shame the Major teams who feasted on cupcakes all the way to a bowl.

Honorable Mention:

Boston College, Pittsburgh, Minnesota, Washington State, Arizona, Mississippi,Texas A&M, Michigan, Georgia Tech.
#10 - Tie Oregon State and Kansas State

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