This Bowl Season, I have perched upon the venerable commode many times.
And, while flipping through sports literature and tearing out unnecessary pages, I pondered that ever-so-elusive question: "What does the general public want to hear this Bowl Season?"
We are now a week into Bowl Season and nothing has cooled down. Articles are still being published criticizing the BCS—some even go so far as to claim the BCS rigs bowl games!Even after a season that was as predictable as a rabid squirrel tossed in a pond, people still have the audacity to make predictions and some are even placing bets on games. I pity the poor souls who lost money when the East Carolina Pirates steamrolled Boise State, the ten-point favorite.
BCS controversy, conspiracy theories, underdog mania...what am I leaving out? Oh yes, the traditional backstabbing that occurs in Bowl Season. The whole country was shocked upon hearing Les Miles' decision to turn down the Michigan Head Coaching job. Alas, Miles did not soften the hearts of so many coaches who were thirsting for higher salaries and better teams. 
However, even these ship-jumping sissies can unite and point their fingers at an even larger scumbag: Rich Rodriguez.
The former Mountaineer coach is refusing to pay the $4 million buyout his contract says he owes WVU after bolting for the head coaching slot at Michigan.
Nay! That is not what everyone wants to talk about. What is?
Toys.
What toys did the Bowl officials decide to give their players this year?
Setting The Trend
The Holiday, Allstate BCS National Championship, and Valero Alamo Bowls are all passing out Nintendo Wiis to their players. But the nation's hottest gadget pales in comparison to what the Champs Sports Bowl and the Capital One Bowl are doing. Both are letting their participants raid Best Buy with a $400 gift card for each player to get whatever his heart desires and will pay to mail any large items.
However, the Citi Rose and PetroSun Independence Bowls are not to be outshined...much. Each player is receiving a $300 Sony Bravia theatre system, which includes a digital media port, five-disc DVD/CD player and five-speaker surround system with subwoofer.
Wow...You Can't Be Serious...Really?
The GMAC bowl is giving Bowling Green and Tulsa sets of Sony noise reduction headphones. We can only hope that they players but their headphones on before they hear what other bowls were throwing around.
Meh...I've Seen Better
The Outback Bowl is giving away a Cybershot Digital Camera for the players to capture the beauty of other teams' Bowl prizes.
Most Innovative
The Konica Minolta Gator Bowl got Virginia and Texas Tech the Oakley Thump. Sunglasses, music player: now one. The Thump crams a music player and earphones right into the frame of the sunglasses—pretty nifty.
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