I realized that evening -- when I consciously chose a non-BCS Bowl game over a significant other -- just how special the next 19 days are for the college football die-hard. While the rest of the world puts on their dancing shoes and revels in eating, partying and watching "It's a Wonderful Life" -- we dance the dance of football, catching games one after another, night after night. They're played on blue fields, in domes and on distant islands. We take them in, regardless of the locale. This is bowl season!