re: Tired of hearing that bowl games are meaningless

Bowl games are meaningless for most fans and players getting ready for the NFL.
Most hardcore fans are going to watch every game. Which seems like a giant waste of time but do as you shall. My father in law, RIP, used to watch every Pirates baseball game. Which to me quite meaningless because they've been terrible for years but he's a hardcore fan. I just can't waste my time.
I look forward to every college football seasons but when my team loses its second game, I pretty much lose interest because I know we are heading to a meaningless bowl and are out of the playoffs.
Expand the playoffs and get rid of the bowls and people/players will be more vested in the product.
NFL keeps you invested all season because it usually come down to the last week to see who get in the playoffs.