Alabama in the Capital One Bowl.
They certainly matter in financial terms, and the games themselves are important too. I mean, historically nobody other the LDS is going to give a fuck about BYU hosing UTEP tonight, but the prestigious bowls are big games, and the title game obviously has a definite prize.
You often get some big inter-conference games you don't usually get to see, which is nice. Spartans-Tide is one of them this year. Notre Dame are playing The U. Utah-Boise should be good on Wednesday, although Wynn is out for the Utes. I'm interested in Missouri-Iowa, Okie State-Arizona, FSU-South Carolina, Florida-Penn State, LSU-A&M, and Nevada-B.C. And all the BCS bowls, obv.