You're a bit over the top making it that comparison, its all about time and sacrifice.
I'm not equating a bowl game with war. I'm equating living in the states and being away from home for 6 month does not garner my feeling sorry for them when so many sacrificed way more. We want to play, we want to play anybody, we want a makeup game, we don't want to play that game! Come on!
Our team lacks a toughness! We cried when there was no football and stated we want to play. Now we want to opt out of one game because by gollie, we've not seen our family in six months! I didn't see mine for two years when I turned 19.