# College Bowl, First Qualifying Round **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** reality-or-game-show\ **Created:** [June 26, 2021, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-bowl-first-qualifying-round/945078 "2021-06-26T18:07:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2021, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-bowl-first-qualifying-round/945078/1 "2021-06-26T18:07:57Z")
I see this is being aired tonight on NBC at 20:00 EDT. Does anyone else plan to watch? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2021, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-bowl-first-qualifying-round/945078/2 "2021-06-26T18:12:21Z")
So what is this? ---
**Author:** ![TheCuse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thecuse/32/2854_2.png) [@TheCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCuse)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2021, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-bowl-first-qualifying-round/945078/3 "2021-06-26T18:15:44Z")
^^I think it’s this (but on NBC): > **[2021-22 college football bowl schedule, scores, games, dates, TV channels,...](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/2021-22-college-football-bowl-schedule-scores-games-dates-tv-channels-kickoff-times-locations/)** > > A detailed look at every college football bowl game set to be played following the 2021 season ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2021, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-bowl-first-qualifying-round/945078/4 "2021-06-26T18:17:25Z")
It is an intellectual Olympics that has been going on for a very long time, where teams from different colleges compete against each other. [College Bowl - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_Bowl) ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2021, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-bowl-first-qualifying-round/945078/5 "2021-06-26T18:18:21Z")
> [@TheCuse](#): > > ^^I think it’s this (but on NBC): No, it is not. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2021, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-bowl-first-qualifying-round/945078/6 "2021-06-26T18:18:49Z")
Watched till the first commercial, then gave up. I was a huge fan of the original [College Bowl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_Bowl), hosted by Alan Ludden, then Betty White’s husband. I even was my school’s team for a radio and then tv version that used current events instead of general knowledge questions. This dumbed-down glitz tried to stuff a half-hour show into an hour format and was excruciating to watch. @TheCuse. Please tell us you’re kidding. ---
**Author:** ![TheCuse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thecuse/32/2854_2.png) [@TheCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCuse)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2021, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-bowl-first-qualifying-round/945078/7 "2021-06-26T18:19:26Z")
Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![TheCuse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thecuse/32/2854_2.png) [@TheCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCuse)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2021, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-bowl-first-qualifying-round/945078/8 "2021-06-26T18:23:05Z")
No, I wasn’t. I know they come out very early for bowl games. As you can see the link was from May. It just wouldn’t surprise me if it was televised. I googled 2021 college bowl and links like that showed up. I never heard of the thing you’re talking about. Apologies ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2021, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-bowl-first-qualifying-round/945078/9 "2021-06-26T18:37:05Z")
Thank you, I didn’t know that was still around and didn’t recall its name. I vaguely recall the Dick Cavett version. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2021, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-bowl-first-qualifying-round/945078/10 "2021-06-26T18:51:45Z")
I don’t remember Dick Cavett doing College Bowl at all. When was he the host? All I remember is Ludden. ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2021, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-bowl-first-qualifying-round/945078/11 "2021-06-26T18:53:20Z")
It’s just a trivia game between college teams. ---
**Author:** ![TheCuse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thecuse/32/2854_2.png) [@TheCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCuse)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2021, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-bowl-first-qualifying-round/945078/12 "2021-06-26T18:55:32Z")
^^I see that now. I learn something new here every day. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-bowl-first-qualifying-round/945078/13 "2021-06-26T19:15:37Z")
According to Wikipedia, Dick Cavett hosted a 1987 tournament. Some people are young, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2021, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-bowl-first-qualifying-round/945078/14 "2021-06-26T19:23:56Z")
I might be thinking of something else then. I thought it was sometime in the 70s. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2021, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-bowl-first-qualifying-round/945078/15 "2021-06-26T22:54:48Z")
> [@Chingon](#): > > It’s just a trivia game between college teams. On a somewhat higher level than, say, _ **Funny You Should Ask** _. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2021, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-bowl-first-qualifying-round/945078/16 "2021-06-27T01:03:14Z")
> [@Chingon](#): > > It’s just a trivia game between college teams. I don’t remember it being trivia, it was supposed to be college-level knowledge questions in different fields like math and history. But I haven’t watched it since the 70’s. On the other hand, it was mostly just repetition of facts that they had supposedly learned, rather than analysis or deep thought. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2021, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-bowl-first-qualifying-round/945078/17 "2021-06-27T01:04:44Z")
Just finished watching it. I was disappointed. Incredibly dumbed-down from what I remember. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2021, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-bowl-first-qualifying-round/945078/18 "2021-06-27T02:47:11Z")
I watched it. ISTR that the original version moved a lot faster than this one (the contest portions, that is, not the interminable infomercials for each school.) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2021, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-bowl-first-qualifying-round/945078/19 "2021-06-27T03:28:22Z")
The students didn’t impress me either. (“Of the people, by the people, for the people” was in the Emancipation Proclamation? Yeah, right.) And they could have found a better host (preferably one without an idiot brother). ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2021, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-bowl-first-qualifying-round/945078/20 "2021-06-27T06:37:59Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > (“Of the people, by the people, for the people” was in the Emancipation Proclamation? Yeah, right.) Did they get their contestants from recent _Jeopardy!_ shows? Those morons didn’t even guess where it was from. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-bowl-first-qualifying-round/945078.md?page=2)