The SEC, BIG and B12 could fill all of their commitments.
The Dec. 31 Liberty Bowl picked up 9-2 Navy in the SEC's spot, to play Kansas State.
(That allowed Liberty to get the AAC's spot in the Cure Bowl).
The Jan. 2 Birmingham Bowl picked up Boston College to fill the SEC's spot to play Cincinnati.
I would have taken either of those bowl games.
I prefer Hawaii Bowl matchup with Hawaii over either Tulane or Southern Miss in the Jan. 4 Armed Forces Bowl or WMU or WKU in the Dec. 30 First Responder Bowl. But I absolutely disdain the Christmas Eve timeslot.