Today was Unnecessary Excess Bowl Game day, which meant that every college with a football program and a quarterback with a pulse got to fly across the country to play in a game that doesn't mean anything unless said college is called "The University of Miami" or "Ohio State University". It's a great reward for players who have spent all semester missing tackles and shanking punts, unless said players slept through their final exams. A whole day of inappropriate corporate sponsorships (does Crucial.com do anything? Are they a real company?), "Academic Players of the Game" who have managed to get a 3.2 GPA while taking the minimum number of credit hours all in subjects that begin with "Introduction to...", and outrageous halftime contests. What a country.