Obviously, football games have no intrinsic importance and are only as valuable as we choose to rate them, so your mileage may vary and all that. And, to be fair, "exhibition game" probably overstates the case, since records and stats still count. (I do find the glut of mediocre bowl games between mediocre teams somewhat distasteful, in that their raison d'etre is corporate sponsorship and television programming, but that's probably a different conversation.)

That said, the notion of "Major Bowl Games" is a bit silly in the playoff era and I think the distinction between major and small-time is pretty arbitrary, given that they all equally affect the national championship. Personally, I don't care too much how shiny a consolation prize is if we have a legit shot at competing for the real thing.

FWIW, I think a NY6 Bowl win would be a very nice end to the season, but given the choice, I'd rather take my chances in the playoffs, even if it means getting smoked again.