I've hardly watched any of the bowl games. I even passed on watching most of the OU game. I only watched the first half because it felt like Venables and crew were treating it like a scrimmage.
Players and coaches don't seem to care, so it's hard for me to muster the energy to care.
I think part of the issue is this stupid "ring culture" that's currently running rampant in sports culture. Where measuring greatness has been reduced to simply counting championship rings.
I miss the days when teams were proud as hell to go into a bowl game vs a rival conference and walk out with an Outback Bowl trophy or some such. Everything wasn't centered around the national championship game. /Old Man Rant