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Are you getting tired of ridiculous names for college bowl games?

Dec 5, 2012 3:10 AM

It used to be that college football bowl games had actual, meaningful names. There is the Rose, Cotton, Orange and Fiesta. And the now defunct Aloha and Peach bowls were also perfectly good. But now there are some bowl games with totally absurd names or names that exist strictly as self promotion. For instance:

-New Era Pinstripe Bowl
-Russell Athletic Bowl
-Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
-Little Caesar's Bowl
-GoDaddy.com

If GoDaddy.com and Little Caesar's can get bowl games named after them then I suggest the following as names for college Bowl Games:

The Pasta Bowl, The Cereal Bowl, The Candy Bowl, The Chili Bowl and for the two worst college football teams, The Toilet Bowl.

If you have any great ideas for bowl games (and I know you do) I would love to hear them.

thetexastwister thetexastwister

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Doesn't bother me. In fact, I like the sound of "Famous Idaho Potato Bowl" more than I like the "Orange Bowl". And lets be honest, the "Rose Bowl" and the "Sugar Bowl" sound like they should be held on Valentine's Day, not very footbally sounding.

Footbally. Made that up myself.

tarasadies tarasadies
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They should call them what they really are:

Money Bowl
Cash Bowl
Moolah Bowl
Scratch Bowl
Dough Bowl
Cheese Bowl
Cheddar Bowl
Greenback Bowl
Paper Bowl
Bacon Bowl
Dead Presidents Bowl

Your "Toilet Bowl" sounds a little bit more apropos, though.

curtisuxor curtisuxor
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Hahaha the "Toilet Bowl"

Actually this one should be reserved for the football teams who are ineligible to participate in bowls because of NCAA sanctions, I'm sure there will be a few every year.

jyoz22 jyoz22
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@tarasadies: That may be true regarding the Rose Bowl, but would you want to be pelted with potatoes after winning the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl?

thetexastwister thetexastwister
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@curtisuxor: Yeah, the bowl games are ways for colleges to get more money, but I do like my traditions and bowl games with absurd names that come and go like the wind really tick me off.

Mmm.... Bacon.

thetexastwister thetexastwister

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