Ok, they probably never really meant as much as I thought they did back in the good old days. But all the major bowls had major conference tie-ins (Rose, Big 10 and Pac 10) (Cotton, Southwest) (Orange, Big 8) (Sugar, SEC), so they were certain to feature significant teams, and they all were played on the 1st (unless the 1st fell on Sunday, when they would be on the 2nd). Now we get this travesty of worthless games played over a week. We've got the game in Cotton Bowl Stadium (Heart of Dallas Bowl? Seriously, who gives a fuck?) played on the first, while the Cotton Bowl is played in Cowboys stadium on the 4th. We've got every second-tier Big Ten team playing in the early afternoon against teams that will likely kick the shit out of them. The Orange Bowl is tonight, and features cinderella Northern Illinois facing Florida State. The Sugar Bowl is tomorrow night and the Fiesta Bowl is Thursday night. The only game that really matters is next Monday.
The Rose Bowl is still on at suppertime and features the champions of the Big Ten (well, the one that isn't currently banned from bowl games) and the Pac 10, so at least something has generally stayed the same. Anyway, the significance of New Year's Day has declined dramatically, and the most interesting recently created activity on the 1st, the NHL's Winter Classic, is absent this year because of the league's ridiculous lockout. Enjoy the day off from work, just don't expect to catch very much in the way of entertaining sporting events.
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