There are three kinds of excited over bowl games outside the four playoff slots these days, including for Utah fans considering the Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl:
No. 1 • So fired up you’re going to rearrange holiday plans, blow off family and friends and years of Yuletide tradition to head off to the game’s destination, live in a hotel over part of the holiday, spend thousands of dollars on accommodations, food, rental car, airline passage and game tickets, and pay for marriage counseling after your spouse threatens to leave you for your out-of-balance fanaticism concerning the college football team for which you root.