Some bowls mean nothing. Others (Orange and Cotton) will help determine this year's national champion.
Some bowls mark the end for iconic coaches like Virginia Tech's Frank Beamer. Others feature skeleton coaching staffs with graduate assistants overseeing position groups.
Some bowls pair teams with plenty of motivation. Others pair teams who would rather be anywhere else (Western Michigan and Middle Tennessee, who meet in the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl, have no such excuse).
What do bowls really reveal? What questions are truly answered? It's always tricky to extract definitive conclusions from bowls, given the numerous variables involved.