EBS Game Scheduling

The EBS Tournament Calendar details the scheduling for the various rounds of the Enhanced Bowl Season tournament depending on which day New Year's Day falls. The four first round games are scheduled for the week leading up to Christmas Day. Three of the quarterfinal games are held on January 1 with the fourth held later in the week on either January 2 or 3. Semifinal games are held a week later and the finals scheduled for either January 15 or 16. Specific dates and times were selected to both minimize conflicts with student-athletes' academic responsibilities and maximize availability for fans, both those traveling and those watching on television. Conflicts with both the NFL regular season and playoffs were avoided.
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Academic impact

A study of all 120 DI-A schools’ academic calendars was conducted for the 2006-07 academic year to quantify the academic impact the Enhanced Bowl Season Tournament would have on the academic performance of the student-athletes involved in the postseason. Scheduling first round bowl games near the Christmas holidays minimized conflicts with final exams, and while later rounds may fall near the beginning of classes after the break, the few number of teams involved in the semifinal and National Title games minimized the impact on the student-athletes. A comparison with the college baseball postseason, which coincides with the Spring final exam period, found that a similar number of student-athletes would be affected by the EBS as currently are in the baseball postseason.
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