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 It's almost bowl season everyone! That time where we all sit by the fireplace, share stories, spread love and goodwill, and watch Rice get the poo poo kicked out of them by some SEC tirefire that just wants to go home and be with their family. I kind of wanted this to be a pre-bowl season thread to talk/laugh about some of the bowl games and highlight what's changed in terms of sponsors, tie-ins, venues, etc, as well as maybe discuss some cool games that happened in that bowl's history or talk about that time like thirty people went because it was in loving Boise during a rainstorm. Maybe as sort of a corollary to Koop's bowl projection thread, where this thread is more for "well, Arkansas's likely going to the Belk Bowl. What does that entail?" A handy Format should you choose to use it: Name Conference Tie-in Former Sponsor Current Sponsor Venue Trophy Notable Bowl Festivities Memorable Moments Gifts to Players (as detailed as you can find. Some bowls don't disclose it) I'll start with one that's near and dear to my heart: The Duck Commander Independence Bowl.  Conference Tie-In: ACC vs SEC Former Sponsors: Advocare (that MLM scheme Drew Brees and Aaron Murray shill), motherfucking POULAN WEEDEATER Current Sponsor: Duck Commander, maker of duck calls, homophobia, Islamophobia, and 3.99 tat at your local WalMart Venue: Independence Bowl in Shreveport, Louisiana.  The stadium is garbage and located about two feet from I-20, the stands flood during rain, the bathrooms haven't worked in four years, and Shreveport has living conditions, accomodations, and tourist attractions on par with 1993 Mogadishu. Trophy  Tho now it's probably a Si chia pet or something. Notable Bowl Festivities: -December 23rd: The "Big Game Show" where members of both teams will compete in game-show style competition straight out of a substitute teacher's lesson plan in high school. -December 26th: The Independence Bowl Parade which as of 2009 when I went literally ended in a Kroger parking lot -the morning of December 27th (Game Day): Fan Fest  Memorable Moments: Georgia helped fire Mike Sherman in 2009. Air Force's Falcon flew away one year against Georgia Tech (trying to escape Shreveport) and to the best of my knowledge never returned. Gifts to players: When it was sponsored by Advocare, the players received: -a watch -a skull cap -a football That's it. This year will likely be the same with the addition of "The best of Si Volume One" and a Bible. So goons, what are some bowls we should all be excited about? HOTLANTA MAN fucked around with this message at 02:43 on Dec 3, 2014 |
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My Noles, supported by gods large and small, are playing Oregon. It will own.
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Dec 8, 2014 05:43
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Aside from me selfishly wanting the Bruins having a chance to send the seniors out on a good note, the Alamo Bowl should be a legitimately good matchup, whoever wins. I think of Bill Snyder as the Wooden of K-State football and I always dig when two tradition-rich schools meet up.
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Dec 13, 2014 06:55
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That Fan Fest looks like the processing area for a concentration camp, but an authoritarian regime nice enough to provide slides for the kids and all the free Coke you can drink.
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Dec 13, 2014 17:05
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You can't just mention Shreveport and not mention the smell of Shreveport.
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Dec 13, 2014 17:17
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I was at the Independence "Snow Bowl" It was weird experiencing hell freezing and somehow making it even more hellish
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Dec 14, 2014 03:39
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Allahu Snackbar posted:You can't just mention Shreveport and not mention the smell of Shreveport. The scent of desperation, hopelessness, despair, and swamp gas.
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Dec 14, 2014 06:19
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SaltLick posted:I was at the Independence "Snow Bowl" Was that the Miss State / Texas A&M one? That was impossible to watch on tv.
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archangelwar posted:Was that the Miss State / Texas A&M one? That was impossible to watch on tv. Much like every Independence Bowl
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SaltLick posted:I was at the Independence "Snow Bowl" Me too! I was numb, but it was one of the most entertaining games I've ever seen.
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Dec 16, 2014 21:45
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I'm looking forward to the duck bowl, because I have
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Dec 16, 2014 21:52
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I never actually went to the Orange Bowl when it was around so someone tell me how lovely it was for nostalgia ' s sake.
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Dec 16, 2014 22:39
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Strawberry Panda posted:I never actually went to the Orange Bowl when it was around so someone tell me how lovely it was for nostalgia ' s sake. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5YPiBx9MJs
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Dec 16, 2014 22:47
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The moment that renewed my faith in Americans' taste in music.
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Dec 17, 2014 02:23
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Incoherence posted:The moment that renewed my faith in Americans' taste in music. Even the 5 seconds you hear of the song are performed so poorly and they look like dumb asses doing their stupid dance.
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Dec 17, 2014 04:42
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Reminder that the SA Bowl Pick-em league is up and running. Confidence points are used, first games are played early on Sat, Dec 20th so hurry up and get in NOW NOW NOW so you have a reason to care about the Gildan New Mexico Bowl, you degenerate gambler.
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Dec 17, 2014 06:51
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The Popeye's Bahamas Bowl is my new favorite D-grade bowl. It's got everything! -Sponsored by a corporation that does not operate in the Bahamas -Paid for by Bahamian citizens who couldn't care less about football -Contains not one, but two directional state schools (Central Michigan and Western Kentucky), who finished 7-5 -Played on Christmas Eve in a stadium that seats 15,000 people -Will presumably force both schools to eat their tickets because they are unable to find many wealthy alums of MAC and CUSA schools who can both afford to fly to the Bahamas for Christmas to watch a bad football game and have the desire to do so.
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Cup of Hemlock posted:Aside from me selfishly wanting the Bruins having a chance to send the seniors out on a good note, the Alamo Bowl should be a legitimately good matchup, whoever wins. I think of Bill Snyder as the Wooden of K-State football and I always dig when two tradition-rich schools meet up. Kansas State's "tradition" mostly consists of getting the poo poo beat out of them by the Big Eight, and then doing okay/good when the Big 12 came around (with a brief return to eating curbs aka the Ron Prince era which was actually a golden era compared to the pre-Snyder times)
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Here's what happened the last time Miami and South Carolina played (1987): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FPpbe2-ie0 We've apparently refused to schedule them ever since, but now, the Duck Bowl has brought us together once again.
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skaboomizzy posted:Gildan New Mexico Bowl, you degenerate gambler. SPEAKING OF THE GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL, a little bit about our favorite "New Mexico has a football stadium?" game:  Name: Gildan New Mexico Bowl! Conference Tie-in: MWC v. C-USA. This year we have 9-4 Utah State and 7-5 UTEP Current Sponsor: Gildan, makers of all those dirt-cheap tshirts teams give away to get people to watch an Atlanta Hawks game. You know the ones, with the tiny team logo and GIGANTIC car dealership logo. Looking at you, UGA Gymnastics. Fuckers. Venue: University Stadium. UNM's stadium which just installed synthetic turf and otherwise is entirely unremarkable.  Trophy  Straight out of Pottery Barn Notable Bowl Festivities -RIGHT NOW (12/17): Welcome Dinner at this place:   -typical stuff otherwise. Hospital visits, fan fest (In the University Stadium parking lot!), etc Memorable Moments: There was a cool game in 2012 where Arizona scored twice in the final 49 seconds to beat Nevada 49-48. Connor Halladay did some cool poo poo last year too. Gifts to Players -Gift suite -iPod charger (lol) -8 GB USB -Oakley Breadbox sunglasses -cap -Oakley Fine Knit beanie -Oakley Flak Pack XL backpack -Gildan stadium blanket Preview (stolen from SI): Stanley Kay posted:The New Mexico Bowl will come down to whether UTEP can find success on the ground. Despite a rash of injuries among the linebacking corps, Utah State’s rushing defense ranked 56th nationally, allowing 172.5 yards per game. Expect Aggies defensive coordinator Todd Orlando to stack the box and force UTEP to beat his team through the air, as the Miners strongly prefer the run: In seven wins this season UTEP has rushed for 1,855 yards with 21 touchdowns; in five losses it has totaled just 697 rushing yards with six scores. Much like New Mexico: boring and bland as hell, featuring two teams nobody cares about! Yay! HOTLANTA MAN fucked around with this message at 00:37 on Dec 18, 2014 |
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Dec 18, 2014 00:29
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The Arizona/Nevada game loving owned The bowl trophy owns That wraps up things I know about the New Mexico Bowl
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 BREAKING INDEPENDENCE BOWL NEWS: quote:Missy Robertson will sing the National Anthem prior to kickoff of the 2014 Duck Commander Independence Bowl, presented by CenturyLink. Missy sang the National Anthem at the 2014 Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway in April.
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WKU is in a bowl game for like the second time ever so sure why not I'll halfass a thing I guess. Name: Popeyes Bahamas Bowl  Conference Tie-in: C-USA vs MAC — this year is Central Michigan (7-5) vs. Western Kentucky (7-5) Current Sponsor: Popeyes, natch Venue: Thomas A. Robinson Stadium, Nassau:  For some reason, there's now a bowl game at a 15,000-seater stadium with a track running around it in the Bahamas. It is named after a Bahamian track star, apparently. The Wikipedia article on the stadium mostly only mentions the Bahamas Bowl itself and also the time FIFA kicked the Bahamas soccer team out of the World Cup qualifiers because they were renovating the stadium. Trophy: I mean, I assume it has one, but I can't find any pictures of it Notable Bowl Festivities: A youth football clinic, apparently? Also a beach party or something, but really I get the feeling that with this bowl the point is mostly that you're in the Bahamas. Except it's being played on Christmas Eve in a foreign country between two teams who are probably not even going to get the tiny-rear end Bahamas stadium filled, so whatever. Memorable Moments: This bowl is brand new! However, the schools involved have actually played each other in a bowl before. It was in Detroit, in a blizzard, and the stadium was mostly empty, and WKU lost. Gifts to Players: A backpack and a cap. But also a gift suite I guess. Basil Hayden fucked around with this message at 03:13 on Dec 18, 2014 |
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Dec 18, 2014 01:33
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I get to photograph the military bowl 
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The Motherfuckin' Potato Bowl Conference Tie-in: MAC vs. Mountain West. This year: Air Force (9-3 after going 2-10 last year) vs. Western Michigan (8-4 after going 1-11 last year) Former Sponsor: Crucial.com, MPC Computers (both related to Micron), Roady's, uDrove (wtf) Current Sponsor: Idaho Potato Commission (our state has all kinds of crop commissions, including a barley one, God knows why) Venue: Albertsons Stadium. Picture is from the Boise Weekly alternative newspaper.  Trophy: Last year they changed it from a giant glass bowl full of potatoes to a trophy that just has the above logo. Notable Bowl Festivities: They go bowling. In Meridian. loving whoop dee do. Memorable Moments: Boise State beat Louisville unexpectedly in 1999. In 2006, Miami suffered the indignity of having to play here but at least they won. In 2009, Idaho won a 43-42 shootout over Bowling Green that would have been cool if it were anyone but Idaho. Gifts to Players: I think they're doing the gift box things again... I don't remember how it went last year. My workplace is helping to sponsor and host the bowl game and they gave us a 30-second ad on the scoreboard. We worked with San Diego State last year and this year we are working with Western Michigan. Go the Other Broncos!  "Please kill me."
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Idiot Kicker posted:The Motherfuckin' Potato Bowl 
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Ghost of Reagan Past posted:How can you talk about the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl and not post Robert Turbin? Oh crap, I forgot to mention the NFL players who came through our little bowl game. Matt Ryan and Mattias Kiwanuka whipped our asses in 2005 and Colin Kaepernick played in the 2008 game. Other NFL players that came through include Chris Redman, Luke McCown, Seneca Wallace, Heath Miller, Demaryius Thomas, Darrius Heyward-Bey, and Torrey Smith.
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Idiot Kicker posted:Oh crap, I forgot to mention the NFL players who came through our little bowl game. Matt Ryan and Mattias Kiwanuka whipped our asses in 2005 and Colin Kaepernick played in the 2008 game. Other NFL players that came through include Chris Redman, Luke McCown, Seneca Wallace, Heath Miller, Demaryius Thomas, Darrius Heyward-Bey, and Torrey Smith. Adam Mue--
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Dec 18, 2014 04:21
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The first football game I attended was the 2004(?) Idaho Potatoes (then MPC Computer Bowl) game between Virginia and Fresno State. They were giving away tickets for like $5 each. It was a cold day.
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Dec 18, 2014 04:22
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The other day I called out Zaxby's and Church's for failure to have a bowl game like Chik-Fil-A and Popeye's. I apologize to Zaxby's, as they are the sponsor of the Heart of Dallas Bowl
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Name The buffalo wild wings CITRUS BOWL Conference Tie-in B1G vs SEC #25, and an obviously superior team, Minnesota, takes on #14 Missouri. Former Sponsor Capital One Current Sponsor Buffalo Wild Wings Venue Citrus Bowl Stadium in beautiful Orlando, Florida Trophy  Can't find a better one, outdated sponsorshipNotable Bowl Festivities There's a parade in downtown Orlando, woo! Also some fun gatherings in local parks apparently Memorable Moments 1956/1958, Florida, the pieces of poo poo they are, refused to let two teams play unless it took out it's black players. In 1990/1, #2 GA Tech with National Championship hopes blew out Nebraska. 2015, Minnesota plays in its first Jan 1st Bowl game since the Cuban Missile Crisis.  Gifts to Players A...$447 Best Buy Gift Card? Oddly specific amount of money. Some form of watch, and a athletic T and long sleeve.
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Sash! posted:The other day I called out Zaxby's and Church's for failure to have a bowl game like Chik-Fil-A and Popeye's. Zaxby's Clogged Artery of Dallas Bowl
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Top Hats Monthly posted:Gifts to Players A...$447 Best Buy Gift Card? Oddly specific amount of money. Some form of watch, and a athletic T and long sleeve. There's a capped max worth on bowl gifts, so a lot of bowls give out a few specific items, then gift cards for the balance.
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just wanted to remind everyone that you're welcome for wazzu taking one for the team in order to give you one of the best bowl games of last season to start bowl season off. it was a master class in coug'n it and i hope you all appreciated it to the same degree that it made me want to deep throat a bayonet. i'll watch this year's new mexico bowl to extend the courtesy to other bad teams enjoying a postseason opportunity wheez the roux fucked around with this message at 12:30 on Dec 18, 2014 |
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HOTLANTA MAN posted:SPEAKING OF THE GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL, a little bit about our favorite "New Mexico has a football stadium?" game: For some reason I thought this was sponsored by the paint company. So much for branding.
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The Russell Athletic Bowl: Yes, we're still a brand of clothing! Teams Playing: #17 Clemson v Oklahoma Conference Tie-In: ACC v Big 12 Former Titles: The Blockbuster Bowl, Carquest Bowl, MicronPC Bowl, Mazda Tangerine Bowl, Visit Florida Tangerine Bowl, Champs Sports Bowl Date Formed: 1990 Trophy:  Stadium: The newly rebuilt Orlando Citrus Bowl  Gifts: $447 Best Buy gift card and shopping trip, a watch, and a performance athletic shirt!!!  This will be Clemson's 3rd overall appearance at this bowl since its inception, and first appearance since 2005. Their record at this bowl sits at 1-1 with a win against Colorado in 2005, and a loss to Texas Tech in 2002. This will be Oklahoma's first appearance at this bowl. Scarf fucked around with this message at 15:37 on Dec 18, 2014 |
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