A Way to Appreciate the Lesser-Known College Bowls: ; Commentary; There Are Plenty of Hidden Goodies Among Postseason Contests

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For all those college football playoff dreamers who don't care what credit union is sponsoring the Poinsettia Bowl, here's some news for you: Bowl games aren't for us. They're for the, um, student- athletes.

So please appreciate the unmatched learning experience for Florida Atlantic to compare crime rates between Miami and Detroit in the Motor City Bowl.

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A Way to Appreciate the Lesser-Known College Bowls: ; Commentary; There Are Plenty of Hidden Goodies Among Postseason Contests

Still, like the M&Ms found in the trail mix that you'll devour on your couch the next three weeks, there are some hidden goodies this bowl season.

Sure, Florida-Oklahoma in the Bowl Championship Series title game is worth postponing your wife's labor or your husband's appendectomy. But starting with Saturday's EagleBank Bowl in Washington, plenty of other bowls are worth your time and nachos.

If you watch all 34 bowls, turn to the Yellow Pages for a list of counselors.

Back up the beer truck bowls

Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 1

Penn State (11-1) vs. Southern Cal (11-1)

The best USC defense since 1952 has...

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