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Unlikely Bowl Bids, Underdog Stories Shine in Early Bowls

NCAA Bowl Season - Plenty of FBS teams aspire to great things in the regular season. Frequent playoff guests such as Alabama, Clemson, and Ohio State, as well as a horde of underdog hopefuls, make up a fairly large group chasing spots in the College Football Playoff. Meanwhile, at the top of the Group of Five, those not lucky enough to face the nation's No. 5 team in the middle of their second straight undefeated season still have conference titles to hunt down.

If you're a fan of one of these teams, used to bowls that fall around New Year's Day in prime locations, it may come naturally to poke fun at lesser postseason games.