Column: Bowl Mania

A few weeks ago, I talked about how I would do my best to stay up until midnight to ring in the new year, but I was in bed well before the new decade. I remember my Grandpa once telling me nothing good ever happens after midnight, so I probably didn't miss anything too positive and I was also rested for a day off in the middle of the week which is a rare treat.

If it was a decade ago, I probably would have spent my New Year's Day with a headache and watching football, but football on January 1 is not the same these days. Gone are the days when the four best teams played and instead there is a...