Football

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts) Wed Dec 29, 2021, 10:19 PM Dec 2021

Back in the day, football bowl games were named ...

Rose Bowl
Orange Bowl
Sugar Bowl
Cotton Bowl
Peach Bowl

Now we have:

Cheez-It Bowl (Orlando, Florida)

Duke's Mayo Bowl (Charlotte)

Redbox Bowl (San Francisco)

Guaranteed Rate Bowl (Phoenix)

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise)

bowl-ing for dollars ?

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Back in the day, football bowl games were named ... (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Dec 2021 OP

Kinda changes the meaning of the trophy. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2021 #1

You forgot to mention the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl. TexasTowelie Dec 2021 #2

Waitin' for the toilet bowl. Enter stage left Dec 2021 #3

They tore that down a few years ago... regnaD kciN Dec 2021 #11

Me too. Angleae Dec 2021 #12

In high school, I built a competition comedy speech around that.... lastlib Dec 2021 #13

LOL Enter stage left Dec 2021 #15

Those original bowl names reflected lobbying groups who put up the cash. rickford66 Dec 2021 #4

we still have the super bowl. spike jones Dec 2021 #5

I'm a reasonably avid sports fan, MontanaFarmer Dec 2021 #6

Up until a few years ago, a team needed at least a winning record to go bowling... Wounded Bear Dec 2021 #16

And the San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl luv2fly Dec 2021 #7

Tony the Tiger bowl?? Srkdqltr Dec 2021 #8

As I remember.. Deuxcents Dec 2021 #9

What ? left-of-center2012 Dec 2021 #10

I stopped watching them when they started all this crapola. lastlib Dec 2021 #14

Let the kids play an extra game if they want to. Most of them aren't going pro anyway. Capt. America Dec 2021 #17

Many are being shut down due to covid left-of-center2012 Dec 2021 #18

OAITW r.2.0

(30,538 posts)

1. Kinda changes the meaning of the trophy.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Wed Dec 29, 2021, 10:23 PM

Dec 2021

Hope Christmas doesn't get renamed Chase Merry Christmas o Verizon New Year Celebration.

TexasTowelie

(122,597 posts)

2. You forgot to mention the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Wed Dec 29, 2021, 10:26 PM

Dec 2021

The only bowl game that includes a person's name in it.

Enter stage left

(4,098 posts)

3. Waitin' for the toilet bowl.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Wed Dec 29, 2021, 10:38 PM

Dec 2021

regnaD kciN

(27,222 posts)

11. They tore that down a few years ago...

Reply to Enter stage left (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 29, 2021, 11:57 PM

Dec 2021

I'm referring, of course, to Texas Stadium.

Angleae

(4,738 posts)

12. Me too.

Reply to Enter stage left (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 29, 2021, 11:57 PM

Dec 2021

Arizona - UConn need to step up to the plate (or FIU or Massachusetts)

lastlib

(26,537 posts)

13. In high school, I built a competition comedy speech around that....

Reply to Enter stage left (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 30, 2021, 12:34 AM

Dec 2021

It was the dream of every football player to play in the toilet bowl and feel the flush of victory. Every football player wanted a toilet bowl ring.....The quarterback *plunged* across the goal line....

I'll let you guess what they held up as the toilet bowl trophy..........

Enter stage left

(4,098 posts)

15. LOL

Reply to lastlib (Reply #13)

Thu Dec 30, 2021, 01:00 AM

Dec 2021

rickford66

(5,956 posts)

4. Those original bowl names reflected lobbying groups who put up the cash.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Wed Dec 29, 2021, 10:43 PM

Dec 2021

i.e. Sugar Bowl - sugar industry ? maybe ?

spike jones

(1,944 posts)

5. we still have the super bowl.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Wed Dec 29, 2021, 10:47 PM

Dec 2021

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MontanaFarmer

(761 posts)

6. I'm a reasonably avid sports fan,

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Wed Dec 29, 2021, 11:12 PM

Dec 2021

But i can not get my give-a-damn engaged for any of these ridiculous bowl games. 6-6 teams playing in empty stadiums in a bowl named for whatever damn corporation decided to spring for the naming rights. What a joke.

Wounded Bear

(62,783 posts)

16. Up until a few years ago, a team needed at least a winning record to go bowling...

Reply to MontanaFarmer (Reply #6)

Thu Dec 30, 2021, 10:38 AM

Dec 2021

Money makes the world go round...

luv2fly

(2,526 posts)

7. And the San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Wed Dec 29, 2021, 11:22 PM

Dec 2021

Just kind of rolls off your tongue eh?

Srkdqltr

(8,822 posts)

8. Tony the Tiger bowl??

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Wed Dec 29, 2021, 11:28 PM

Dec 2021

Deuxcents

(23,696 posts)

9. As I remember..

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Wed Dec 29, 2021, 11:42 PM

Dec 2021

These bowl names also gave a clue where there were located..Orange Bowl.. Miami..Rose..Cali..Peach..Georgia. Now, it’s all commercial with big corporations ‘ names. Takes the fun out of it for me. Always about the $$ ..