With the impending, near-certain Lakers loss on Christmas day (see earlier post), I'm trying to get myself to look forward to several of the college football Bowl Games coming up. I mean, the Rose Bowl is always fun--and after spending a few days in frigid, icy New York this week, I can see why the rest of the nation is fascinated with Pasadena's weather on New Year's Day every year.
But honestly, I have always had a hard time really getting excited to watch a bunch of games that don't matter. At all. That's right, I said it. Other than the BCS championship game, and other than guys taking one last stab to boost their draft position in the other games, none of the Bowl games actually matter for anything other than pride. Pride is a big motivator for the atheletes, and for truly committed fans. But when it comes to college football, I am neither. Like most people in this NFL-crazed country. So, I have always worked hard to get excited about this series of games that just don't really matter.
None of this sort of criticism is new, I know. The BCS system has taken a beating from all angles the past few years, including from my favorite President-Elect. But, after reading Dan Wetzel's post today at Yahoo!, I have newfound disregard for the system and for the ESPN-ABC-hype that tries to make me think I'm going to miss something significant if I don't watch. I'll watch the Championship game (go Sooners!), and I'll probabaly watch the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day, only to catch what I think is a great match-up (thankfully). But, I probably won't bother with the rest of it until there's some serious reform in college football.
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