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MontanaFarmer

(753 posts)

6. I'm a reasonably avid sports fan,

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Wed Dec 29, 2021, 10:12 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.

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Back in the day, football bowl games were named ... [View all] 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