Capital One College Bowl

The fact that everyone should have the right to go to college and cannot is pretty much the premise of this show. Let us take advantage of these people that want to go to school, but might not be able to without the chump change the studio makes them compete over. Shameless exploitation of our broken system.

I find this show to be intense, especially the two-minute drill, and I love watching the amazing students compete. The contestants are really smart, and the show provides a great opportunity for the college students to win money to help them with their college education. I really enjoy Cooper's silliness and Peyton's responses to his off-the-wall comments. Their bantering lightens the tension and stress the students must feel and helps to put everyone at ease. It is a fast moving and challenging show that is both entertaining and educational. I continue to be amazed at the knowledge the students possess on a variety of subjects. It's a great show.

I love this show. The questions keep me interested enough and I like the rivalry aspect of it. I could do without Cooper, but I am sure they're a packaged deal. I was. Pleasantly surprised that Peyton does such a good job hosting the quiz show. Hope there's a season 3 coming soon. With the writers strike still going on, I thought sure NBC would have this in the wheelhouse this fall. I especially appreciated some HBCUs been represented. I also like the tie in to the celebrities tooting for the teams. I have literally said all I wanted to say about the show, but haven't reached min character count. Ridiculous.

Those who recall "G. E. College Bowl" many decades ago remember the earnestness of that show, as universities around the country sent their best student competitors to compete for scholarships and prestige. The students took it very seriously and the contests were fun to watch.

This incarnation features a mellower host, Payton Manning, and a sparse collection of schools. Manning's aw-shucks attitude eschews the urgency and gravity of the GE version, but he does okay. Perhaps, if the show does well, they can get more schools to compete next time. Then we might see the intensity of pride and prestige that such a competition can inspire.

For those who appreciate scholarship and knowledge-based competitions, this show does a good job of selecting diverse subjects that offer some challenge, but it could be so much more.

The average pub quiz has tougher questions than this. Originally this was the US equivalent to the excellent University Challenge shown in the UK. This is absolutely awful not made better by the unbelievably annoying Cooper Manning.

Terrible.