There comes a point of excess, and it looks like we might just be there. The Big East is looking into putting a bowl game in Tampa--less than 2 hours away from oh, say, The Outback Bowl, The Citrus Bowl and the Gator Bowl--and to park it in what has regularly been proclaimed as the worst stadium in all of Major League Baseball: Tropicana Field. Why does the Big East want this? Because Pitt didn't make it to a bowl game last year despite wallowing in a 6-6 record. Looking at the Panthers' schedule last year--they won only 1 game against D-IA opponents with winning records (8-5 Cincy) and finished even stronger by losing their last 5 games--Pitt didn't deserve to go to a bowl last year.
A quick breakdown of the stadium's history---it was built to lure the Chicago White Sox (didn't happen) and then the San Francisco Giants (didn't happen) until Tampa got it's own Major League Team. It has hosted the Devil Rays, Tampa Bay Storm (Arena Football) and Lightening (NHL)--the last two of which have moved on to a new building. It has played under 3 names (the Suncoast Dome, the ThunderDome and now Tropicana Field).
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