Bigger picture -- and admittedly, it may take 5-10-15 years but I'm thinking Bowl Games in general are going to slowly become extinct. (1) the new 12-team playoff will now generate all the money and the viewing audiences, (2) more and more NFL draft-eligible players will be sitting out of the post season to protect their best interests, (3) more and more teams with 5-7 records will be invited to play in the lesser bowls, and (4) hundreds of players will be announcing that they're transferring to new teams via the portal thus further diluting the talent pool......just like Ohio State in last night's Cotton Bowl.
And as it's now proposed, the major bowl venues will already be able to host 7 of the 11 playoff games (with the first 4 games of course hosted at campus venues).
[PERSONALLY, I HAVEN'T WATCHED A BOWL GAME YET THIS WINTER. I DID, HOWEVER, GO TO TAMPA FOR LAST YEAR'S ILLINI BOWL GAME AND THE STANDS WERE JUST 1/2 FULL. I DO PLAN TO TUNE-IN MONDAY NIGHT, THOUGH!]