There are 42 bowl games that will conclude the 2022-2023 season, including the classics such as the Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl and the College Football Playoffs. But not all bowl games this season come with such acclaimed titles…in fact, some bowl game names are just downright weird. Here are a few that stand out to me this season.
Roofclaim.com Boca Raton Bowl
Tuesday, December 20th, 2022 – 7:30 p.m. EST
Toledo vs. Liberty
I don't doubt this is going to be a good game. However, I've never heard of a bowl game that has .com in it. I see it as creative and intriguing, yet a bit strange of a bowl name. Nonetheless, it should be a great game in sunny Florida.
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San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl
Wednesday, December 28th, 2022 – 8 p.m. EST
North Carolina vs. No. 15 Oregon
Petco Park, San Diego, California
For starters, when I read this bowl name it is hard for me not to laugh. While it is an extremely long name, it is also pretty random. Yes, the game is being played in San Diego, but it just strikes me as weird. San Diego County Credit Union is indeed voted the best Credit Union in San Diego…yet the name just doesn't seem fitting for a college football game.
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Bad Boys Mower Pinstripe Bowl
Thursday, December 29th, 2022 – 2 p.m. EST
Minnesota vs. Syracuse
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
It's hard not to raise your eyes and chuckle when you hear this bowl name. Yes, Bad Boy Mowers is a company that manufactures lawn mowers for commercial as well as residential use, but the name is one that doesn't go hand in hand with New York or Yankee Stadium as other sponsors could. While I don't doubt that it's going to be an exciting game (and that Bad Boys Mowers is a great company), it is definitely a strange bowl name that makes me think back to the 1995 Movie “Bad Boys” which featured Will Smith and Martin Lawrence.
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* Originally published on December 27, 2022, by Nicholas Nathanson
