The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. ~ Amory (u • t • c) 01:42, 9 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2018 Cotton Bowl Classic[edit]

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Unreferenced and way WP:TOOSOON. Bowl game articles are usually created after the teams are announced. JTP ^{(talk • contribs)} 22:41, 1 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of American football-related deletion discussions. JTP ^{(talk • contribs)} 22:42, 1 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep what's the point of deleting it? It's going to happen and it's less than a year away. Lepricavark (talk) 23:34, 1 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Lepricavark: The point of deleting is that it's unsourced with no evidence of any sources yet (see below) and all sections are empty. It's absolutely WP:TOOSOON for this. JTP ^{(talk • contribs)} 03:17, 2 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I respectfully submit that deleting the article now is pointless as the game is less than a year away. Lepricavark (talk) 04:37, 2 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Texas-related deletion discussions. Lepricavark (talk) 23:34, 1 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

keep typically we retain articles about the upcoming events for major bowl games such as this. There is plenty of information about the game even before we know the teams. There is even a website for the event. Should be a clear pass of WP:GNG even for a future event.--Paul McDonald (talk) 23:59, 1 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - this is a notable event that has been going on for 80 years. This year it will be hosting the semi-finals for the College Football Playoff. WikiVirusC^(talk) 01:12, 2 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
~~Neutral~~ I think the nominator is right as an article requires secondary sources in order not to violate WP:TOOSOON, and the article is currently completely unreferenced: I quickly tried to reference it but had difficulty, as there were lots of ticket sites in the first few pages of a search. I want to vote delete as a result but I feel as if I'd be overly pedantic if I did so. SportingFlyer talk 02:16, 2 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy keep, a source has been found and we all know this event will either take place, or be notable for not taking place. SportingFlyer talk 06:28, 2 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sources: 2018 Cotton Bowl Classic" on Google returns 16 results, and "2018 Cotton Bowl" returns 2,390, but mostly from this past year's event. News results return 1 and 4, respectively. Clearly no evidence of notability yet in secondary, reliable sources. JTP ^{(talk • contribs)} 03:17, 2 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
keep No rationale for deletion has been presented--MARY018 (talk) 03:37, 2 March 2018 (UTC) Strike CU confirmed sock. TonyBallioni (talk) 17:48, 2 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@MARY018: Can you elaborate? There is a completely valid deletion rationale. JTP ^{(talk • contribs)} 03:55, 2 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The unreferenced is a valid argument but becomes no longer relevant once a source is added, which I just did. If it was one of the hundreds of bowl games I can understand waiting for sources, but this is for the Playoffs so I can understand the early focus. A redirect to College Football Playoffs, or Cotton Bowl Classic, would of been a better alternative than requesting deletion. WikiVirusC^(talk) 04:45, 2 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per all above, and historical precedents like this one. Deletion is pointless in cases like this one. Ejgreen77 (talk) 12:00, 2 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Notable Event Elmmapleoakpine (talk) 18:58, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep as it is a notable event that will certainly occur, and even if it does not, it will be notable for not happening. L293D (☎ • ✎) 00:37, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.