By the time the College Football Playoff Championship Presented by AT&T kicks off at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on Jan. 11, 40 other bowl games will have been played.
Talk about holiday gluttony.
We'll see teams playing in bowl games for the first time (Appalachian State, Georgia Southern and Georgia State) and coaches leading their teams for the final time (Virginia Tech's Frank Beamer and BYU's Bronco Mendenhall). One undefeated team (No. 1 Clemson) will play in the postseason, along with three teams with losing records (Minnesota, Nebraska and San Jose State).
While others might argue there are too many bowl games, here's a reason to watch every one of them:
Gildan New Mexico Bowl
Why to watch: It's the first bowl game of the season and it's an old Southwest rivalry that used to mean something to both sides.