Capital One aka Referee Bowl

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I remember when I was kid fondly. Rose Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Sun Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Orange Bowl, Sugar Bowl. Kind of ended there, give or take a few.

I was just talking about that with my dad earlier. I remember when I was a kid, we got up early and watched the parade together, they we'd sit around all day long on New Years watching the bowl games, and then football season was over.


Actually, when I was a young child, my dad worked for automotive shop in Pasadena, CA. They had a huge parking lot and a huge flat roof, and hosted a big party for employees and their families and we got to watch the Rose Bowl Parade from 50' away, THEN we went home and watched football all day long.

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I was just talking about that with my dad earlier. I remember when I was a kid, we got up early and watched the parade together, they we'd sit around all day long on New Years watching the bowl games, and then football season was over.


Actually, when I was a young child, my dad worked for automotive shop in Pasadena, CA. They had a huge parking lot and a huge flat roof, and hosted a big party for employees and their families and we got to watch the Rose Bowl Parade from 50' away, THEN we went home and watched football all day long.

Did ANY team not make a bowl this year?

I liked bolw games pre-BCS, and pre-sponsor's names in front of the name of the bowl. THAT is some corporate greed.

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Did ANY team not make a bowl this year?

I liked bolw games pre-BCS, and pre-sponsor's names in front of the name of the bowl. THAT is some corporate greed.

Hell no, two teams actually had to get waivers to play in a bowl game with two of their 6 wins coming against Div II teams because there weren't enough teams eligible otherwise.

And no shit, remember when the Sugar Bowl was the Sugar Bowl, not the "we sold our souls to All State Sugar Bowl."

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Hell no, two teams actually had to get waivers to play in a bowl game with two of their 6 wins coming against Div II teams because there weren't enough teams eligible otherwise.

And no shit, remember when the Sugar Bowl was the Sugar Bowl, not the "we sold our souls to All State Sugar Bowl."

Or the FedEx Orange Bowl, and I don't remember who the Cotton Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Sun Bowl et al sold out to. Last I saw, only the Rose Bowl didn't have a sponsor's name in front of it.

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Or the FedEx Orange Bowl, and I don't remember who the Cotton Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Sun Bowl et al sold out to. Last I saw, only the Rose Bowl didn't have a sponsor's name in front of it.

They are the Rose Bowl by Citi... Still a sponsorship.

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They are the Rose Bowl by Citi... Still a sponsorship.

Guess they finally caved too then. They were the lone holdout for awhile. Wonder how long before "Citi" is in front of "Rose Bowl" ....

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Guess they finally caved too then. They were the lone holdout for awhile. Wonder how long before "Citi" is in front of "Rose Bowl" ....

To be fair, they have to do something to be able to pay the teams. The BCS bowls pay $15M per team. That is crazy.