These lower-tier bowls will be great for the first round of playoffs when the NCAA finally adopts a playoff system.
That’s one theory that has been bandied around if the NCAA would switch to a play-off format.
And all in all, it’s not a bad idea.
On a side note, there is a group that would collectively hold a Jonestown-style mass suicide if a play-off system were ever implemented. Take a look at this site:
http://www.footballbowlassociation.com/