11.   Bowls are reluctant to give up that power of choice, but they may have no say if they want to remain tied to one of the top conferences.

12.   Bowls are stylish but comfy.

13.   A BCS bowl was also out of the question.

14.   A bowl is a convenient format.

15.   A good bowl of red is hotter than a hot summer day, the way I see it.

16.   A reactive bowl is one made from unlined copper or unlined aluminum.

17.   ABC has exclusive agreements with companies in some sponsorship categories, meaning the bowls are not free to negotiate with competitors in those categories.

18.   But now the bowls are not a day but a season unto themselves, a separate industry.

19.   But the bowl is fairly wide, allowing for swirling, aerating and sniffing.

20.   But the bowls are lopsided.