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"College Bowl" returning to network TV
nowhammies10:
--- Quote from: That Don Guy on May 01, 2021, 08:50:58 PM ---NBC aired a brief clip during its Kentucky Derby coverage. That show is a lot of things...but it is not "College Bowl."
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Having participated in a run-through before air, I can tell you that while the show isn't College Bowl of old (or Reach For The Top, University Challenge, etc.), the format is solid and the people running the show care very much about the legacy of the name and the prestige it holds. Give it a chance.
BrandonFG:
--- Quote from: That Don Guy on May 01, 2021, 08:50:58 PM ---NBC aired a brief clip during its Kentucky Derby coverage. That show is a lot of things...but it is not "College Bowl." It looks a lot like they took the revised rules for Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (which itself switched from traditional College Bowl rules to the format of a show called Africa Challenge); I saw three-player teams, and they were choosing categories from a board of four.
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In all fairness, when’s the last time “College Bowl” aired on TV? The format is more or less Q&A amongst college teams. The execution isn’t that important.
Jeremy Nelson:
--- Quote from: BrandonFG on May 02, 2021, 03:58:17 PM ---
--- Quote from: That Don Guy on May 01, 2021, 08:50:58 PM ---That show is a lot of things...but it is not "College Bowl."
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In all fairness, when’s the last time “College Bowl” aired on TV? The format is more or less Q&A amongst college teams. The execution isn’t that important.
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Even if it isn’t College Bowl as you remember it, it’s still College Bowl adjacent, which means it’s an absolute miracle you’re getting new episodes in 2021, on network television no less. I don’t agree witrh every decision made, but they’ve got a great staff producing this and I think it could be a really fun watch if they can avoid some of the NBC primetime game show tropes.
PPatters:
Yeah, honestly, my profession is higher education, my doctorate is in higher education, my passion is game shows — the actual format just isn’t so important. The respect for the name is, though.
urbanpreppie05:
Hi...as a fellow Higher Ed Professional, former College Bowl Coach (during the days of ACUI), and Game show fan- I am more concerned in getting more students to participate in College Bowl and it’s visibility- and stuff like this will at the least help programs get more participation, TBH.
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