Things I'd Rather Be Doing...
Posted December 14, 2011, 2:13 PM ET

This weekend is the start of "bowl season".

Amazingly, of the 120 teams that constitute the Football Bowl Subdivision, 70 have magically qualified for bowl games. If your school is one of the 50 teams that finds itself home for the holidays, then well you know your football program absolutely blows chunks.

It's almost impossible not to qualify for a bowl game, these days.

But since we all know that LSU-Bama is the only game that truly matters in this crazy BCS world that we all live in, I wanted to break down each of the 35 games and it's importance in my life.

Bowl Teams Interest
(1-10 scale)
Alternative
       
Gildan New Mexico Bowl Temple vs. Wyoming 1 Worry about the WNBA Draft order....assuming there's still a WNBA?
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Utah State vs. Ohio 1 I'd rather eat a dozen different assortments of potato recipes.
R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl  LA-Laf. vs. San Diego State 1 Redecorate the house for Christmas ...for the 3rd time.
Beef O' Brady's Bowl Marshall vs. FL International 1 Just thinking about Beef O' Brady makes my stomach growl.
Poinsettia Bowl TCU vs. LA Tech 1 Start working on my taxes.
Maaco Bowl Boise State vs. AZ State 1 I think the gutters are full again, damn it.
Hawaii Bowl So Miss vs. Nevada 2 After a couple of Hawaiian crowd shots, it's time to channel surf.
Independence Bowl UNC vs. Missouri 2 I was hoping it was a basketball game....but it's not.
Little Ceasars Bowl W. Michigan vs. Purdue 1 If I have to go to Detroit as a reward....shoot me.
Belk Bowl NC State vs. Louisville 2 I'd rather be attacked by a horde of Mall Walkers.
Military Bowl Air Force vs. Toledo 2 I love the Rockets...even if Beckman left for the Illini.
Holiday Bowl Cal vs. Texas 3 Longhorn cheerleaders worthy of a quick glimpse.
Champs Bowl FSU vs. Notre Dame 7 Both teams could be loaded in 2012...first good bowl match-up.
Alamo Bowl Washington vs. Baylor 8 RG3 is always entertaining.
Armed Forces Bowl BYU vs. Tulsa 1 I think the Charlotte Bobcats are playing on TV tonight?
Pinstripe Bowl Rutgers vs. Iowa State 1 Derek Jeter gives away better gift packs than this game.
Music City Bowl Miss. State vs. Wake Forest 3 Nothing says "mediocrity" better than a pair of 6-6 teams in Nashville.
Insight Bowl Oklahoma vs. Iowa 3 Time to walk Chester....to the nearest Pet Smart....in South Carolina.
Meineke Car Care Bowl A&M vs. Northwestern 3 Sorry, A&M; the quota for blowing double-digit leads in one year is 6.
Sun Bowl Utah vs. GA Tech 1 Just what the Jacket cheerleaders need......sun.
Liberty Bowl Cincy vs. Vandy 2 I wonder if this game will be as physical as Cincy vs. Xavier?
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl UCLA vs. Illinois 1 I'm starving....for a winner. Anybody over .500?
Chic-Fil-A Bowl Auburn vs. Virginia 6 Dress up as an AU coordinator and get in for half-price.
TicketCity Bowl Penn State vs. Houston 5 UH lost the game, their coach and a BCS bid. Nice holiday.
Outback Bowl Michigan State vs. Georgia 7 How good is Georgia?...We'll find out in this SEC/B-10 match-up.
Capital One Bowl Nebraska vs. South Carolina 8 One of my favorite bowl games on the schedule.
Taxslayer Gator Bowl Ohio State vs. Florida 4 See Music City Bowl and replace Nashville with Jacksonville.
Rose Bowl Oregon vs. Wisconsin 9 Great match-up in the Granddaddy of them all!
Fiesta Bowl Stanford vs. OK State 9 Pokes can confirm their status...of being screwed in the BCS title game.
Sugar Bowl Michigan vs. VA Tech 5 Still have no idea how VT is playing in this game.
Orange Bowl Clemson vs. West Virginia 8 First to 45 points...wins.
Cotton Bowl Arkansas vs. Kansas State 8 Fun match-up....sold-out, too.
BBVA Compass Bowl SMU vs. Pitt 1 Taking down all the Christmas decorations.
GoDaddy.com Bowl Ark. State vs. No. Illinois 1 Eating the remains of the two-week old fruit cake.
BCS Title Game LSU vs. Alabama 10 God Bless the Southern Fried Football™ Championship Game!

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!


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