This Year's Best and Worst Bowl Game Gifts

In the latest Weekend Read, we highlight the best (and worst!) bowl game gifts, look back on how Barry Sanders found out about his Heisman win and pick our favorite stories of the week.

Though they all have the same maximum value of $550, college football bowl game gift packages are not all created equal. Eric Single ranked all 39 packages from best to worst earlier this week, but I want to take a more narrow view and look at the best and worst individual items contained within each package.

Five best

5. $425 Amazon gift card (Alamo Bowl)

This is easily the most practical gift on the list this year. Do you need a new miniature vacuum to clean up your dorm? A pair of warm boots for winter in…