"Remembering Bowl Games"

Do you remember when you would wake up New Year's Day after a night of celebrating and do nothing but sit and watch college football bowl games all day long. The morning would start "drinking a hair of the dog that bit ya" switching back and forth between the Cotton Bowl Parade , where it seemed like it was always cold as hell, and sunny Pasadena Calif. Then as the parades ended, you would grab a quick shower, ice down some cold ones, makes sure there were plenty of snacks and not move except for an occasional "pee break". Ahhh, those were the days.
First the Cotton Bowl, usually with a local favorite from the then Big-Eight and some other major school, possibly Notre Dame.
Next came the Rose Bowl featuring usually USC, UCLA, or another great Pac-8 school against a powerhouse from the Big-Ten. The half-time shows were always great particularly when the fans at the Rose Bowl would make different designs with colored placards they would hold on certain commands.
You might grab a sandwich or two and grab a look at the Sugar Bowl. Usually a team from the SEC, which everyone thought was alien because these weren't the bigee conferences.
Then finally, the Orange Bowl. If the national champion hadn't been decided by now, all eyes were glued to what was probably going to be a thriller with OU, or Nebraska dominating the Orange Bowl for decades. Yeah, those were the good old days.
Now, we have every bowl game  from the Continental Tire Bowl to the MPC Computer Bowl. Teams that are 6-5 are playing teams that are 5-6. And the Orange Bowl doesn't even come on until Jan. 4.