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12/20 Buffalo vs Charlotte. Am I the only one who thinks if you are a player and you are not going to the playoffs you'd prefer to go to this bowl? It's in the Bahamas...….I have no idea why this bowl isn't a more prestigious bowl game.

The other bowls I'd want to go to would be Hawaii and the Las Vegas bowl. The downside to the Hawaii bowl is that it is played on Christmas Eve, as opposed to the Bahamas bowl which is before Christmas, so you get to play in your bowl game in the tropical islands and still be home for Christmas.

The downside to the Vegas bowl is not everyone on the team is 21 rendering the strip practically useless and the destination is more fun for the fans then the players, but again you play your bowl game before Christmas and get to be home for the Holidays.

But really if I were a player and I didn't make the playoffs i'd be rooting to get into the Bahamas bowl.
 

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I'm sure the stadium is shit. Is it in Nassau?

I sure miss diving in the Bahamas before these kids f'ed me up!
 

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Eh. They aren't there all week or anything crazy.

Players are there for less than 48 hours and just to play a bowl game.

I'd rather go to the Sugar Bowl as a RS Freshman and a Fake ID. I'd get 3 to 4 days in New Orleans with over $100 in my wallet each and every night.

Holiday Bowl in San Diego is never bad either.

Alamo Bowl ain't bad if your aren't from Texas.

And obviously the Rose. Hotels will be great, hospitality even better. Weather should be solid, and the pageantry is better than anything else unless you are in the Final 4.
 

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I'm sure the stadium is shit. Is it in Nassau?

I sure miss diving in the Bahamas before these kids f'ed me up!

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Thomas Robinson Stadium. It's small (seats 15K) but its new and looks nice.

Cool destination but I'm guessing travel is way more expensive than anything stateside so unless it's a big matchup you aren't going to get fans to travel. It probably works well for smaller G5 schools. Any school in the country can find 3000 fans with the means to travel to a tropical paradise right before Christmas. But if they had a 60K stadium to play in even the big state schools that will send 20K fans to Orlando or San Antonio routinely would have trouble packing a large stadium there.
 

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Thomas Robinson Stadium. It's small (seats 15K) but its new and looks nice.

Cool destination but I'm guessing travel is way more expensive than anything stateside so unless it's a big matchup you aren't going to get fans to travel. It probably works well for smaller G5 schools. Any school in the country can find 3000 fans with the means to travel to a tropical paradise right before Christmas. But if they had a 60K stadium to play in even the big state schools that will send 20K fans to Orlando or San Antonio routinely would have trouble packing a large stadium there.
Spending my first Christmas in Iowa in a long, long time, and I think next year Bahama Bowl! I think it would be fun to see Charlotte vs. Buffalo. Those type of games (G5 vs. G5) Bowl Games are cool to me.
 

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This game actually holds some interest for me because of the Buffalo coach. A state of Wisconsin legend. Lance Leipold. Coach at D-III UW-Whitewater for 8 seasons. Made the playoffs 7 times, 6 Nattys. His record there 109-6
 

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This game actually holds some interest for me because of the Buffalo coach. A state of Wisconsin legend. Lance Leipold. Coach at D-III UW-Whitewater for 8 seasons. Made the playoffs 7 times, 6 Nattys. His record there 109-6
I had no idea he was at Buffalo. Is he doing well there? If so, I'd imagine a Power 5 job will be offered in a year or two.
 

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I had no idea he was at Buffalo. Is he doing well there? If so, I'd imagine a Power 5 job will be offered in a year or two.

Not anything like he did at Whiyewater, but Buffalo was like serious trash when he got there. Win Conference Championship his 3rd or 4th year. Bowls the last 2-3 years
 

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Thomas Robinson Stadium. It's small (seats 15K) but its new and looks nice.

Cool destination but I'm guessing travel is way more expensive than anything stateside so unless it's a big matchup you aren't going to get fans to travel. It probably works well for smaller G5 schools. Any school in the country can find 3000 fans with the means to travel to a tropical paradise right before Christmas. But if they had a 60K stadium to play in even the big state schools that will send 20K fans to Orlando or San Antonio routinely would have trouble packing a large stadium there.


It would be cool if they had an agreement with the different cruise lines. Fans could party on the boat, get off for the game for the day, then get back on and party some more.
 

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No one stoked for the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl? I just found the letter that the committee sent the University of Nevada and the itinerary they posted sounds amazing:

"To Whom It May Concern,

On behalf of the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Committee I’d like to congratulate you on a fantastic season. We are honored that your institution has accepted this invitation to compete in the annual Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Boise is a fine city and we know your players and fans will enjoy the experience.

Our committee has been following your team all season and we are excited to welcome you to beautiful Albertsons Stadium. Please be advised that we will not be taking any measures to make this game feel at all like a championship environment. Here in Boise we are more than willing to switch out the entire blue turf and put in a real field for random soccer matches between middle of the road Italian club teams, but it’s just too god damn much for us to even change the logos or the end zones for a college football game that is supposed to help promote the city. We will also not be providing a field maintenance crew so we ask that you provide extra medical staff as the turf tends to get very slippery in the cold and 2-3 ACL tears per team are very possible.

As with any bowl game, we will provide a plethora of exciting activities for your fans and players to participate in while celebrating their season here in Boise. We have provided a list of all scheduled activities below:

January 1st 10:00 a.m. – Bowling. We have reserved several lanes at the Boise Bowling Alley where your team can enjoy an exciting game of 10 Pin Bowling.

January 1st 12:00 p.m. – Lunch at Boise State University’s world famous cafeteria. Your team will be able to choose from a menu of delicious Idaho specialties including Tater Tots and Sloppy Joes.

January 1st 1:00 p.m. – Special exclusive showing of the director’s cut of Napoleon Dynamite in Boise’s finest movie theatre.

January 1st 5:00 p.m. – Dinner at Olive Garden.

January 2nd 10:00 a.m. – Visit to the Boise Mormon Temple. As Boise’s most awe-inspiring piece of architecture, this monument to our Lord and Savior Joseph Smith is a must see attraction. Please bring your official Mormon identification card if you want to enter the Temple itself. No, flashing your magic underwear at us is not acceptable as a form of ID.

January 2nd 12:00 p.m. – Lunch at City Hall.

January 2nd 1:00 p.m. – Tour of the Idaho State Capital building. Here you’ll see the exact spot where our brightest minds vote on which ways we can morally police the people of this wonderful state. During this tour you’ll also be given a chance to view our various murals, most of which depict the murder and lynching of various indigenous peoples.

Congratulations again on your accomplishment. We hope to see the stands at Albertsons Stadium full Nevada Wolfpack fans freezing their balls off.

Fuck You,

Dr. Richard Handler
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Committee Chairman"
 

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No one stoked for the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl? I just found the letter that the committee sent the University of Nevada and the itinerary they posted sounds amazing:

"To Whom It May Concern,

On behalf of the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Committee I’d like to congratulate you on a fantastic season. We are honored that your institution has accepted this invitation to compete in the annual Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Boise is a fine city and we know your players and fans will enjoy the experience.

Our committee has been following your team all season and we are excited to welcome you to beautiful Albertsons Stadium. Please be advised that we will not be taking any measures to make this game feel at all like a championship environment. Here in Boise we are more than willing to switch out the entire blue turf and put in a real field for random soccer matches between middle of the road Italian club teams, but it’s just too god damn much for us to even change the logos or the end zones for a college football game that is supposed to help promote the city. We will also not be providing a field maintenance crew so we ask that you provide extra medical staff as the turf tends to get very slippery in the cold and 2-3 ACL tears per team are very possible.

As with any bowl game, we will provide a plethora of exciting activities for your fans and players to participate in while celebrating their season here in Boise. We have provided a list of all scheduled activities below:

January 1st 10:00 a.m. – Bowling. We have reserved several lanes at the Boise Bowling Alley where your team can enjoy an exciting game of 10 Pin Bowling.

January 1st 12:00 p.m. – Lunch at Boise State University’s world famous cafeteria. Your team will be able to choose from a menu of delicious Idaho specialties including Tater Tots and Sloppy Joes.

January 1st 1:00 p.m. – Special exclusive showing of the director’s cut of Napoleon Dynamite in Boise’s finest movie theatre.

January 1st 5:00 p.m. – Dinner at Olive Garden.

January 2nd 10:00 a.m. – Visit to the Boise Mormon Temple. As Boise’s most awe-inspiring piece of architecture, this monument to our Lord and Savior Joseph Smith is a must see attraction. Please bring your official Mormon identification card if you want to enter the Temple itself. No, flashing your magic underwear at us is not acceptable as a form of ID.

January 2nd 12:00 p.m. – Lunch at City Hall.

January 2nd 1:00 p.m. – Tour of the Idaho State Capital building. Here you’ll see the exact spot where our brightest minds vote on which ways we can morally police the people of this wonderful state. During this tour you’ll also be given a chance to view our various murals, most of which depict the murder and lynching of various indigenous peoples.

Congratulations again on your accomplishment. We hope to see the stands at Albertsons Stadium full Nevada Wolfpack fans freezing their balls off.

Fuck You,

Dr. Richard Handler
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Committee Chairman"


I had no idea that they ever swap the blue field out.
 

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Buffalo by 2 tds
 

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I'm sure the stadium is shit. Is it in Nassau?

I sure miss diving in the Bahamas before these kids f'ed me up!


It is for shit and holds 15,000 people. It's part of a polo field. It is in Nassau.
 

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No one stoked for the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl? I just found the letter that the committee sent the University of Nevada and the itinerary they posted sounds amazing:

"To Whom It May Concern,

On behalf of the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Committee I’d like to congratulate you on a fantastic season. We are honored that your institution has accepted this invitation to compete in the annual Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Boise is a fine city and we know your players and fans will enjoy the experience.

Our committee has been following your team all season and we are excited to welcome you to beautiful Albertsons Stadium. Please be advised that we will not be taking any measures to make this game feel at all like a championship environment. Here in Boise we are more than willing to switch out the entire blue turf and put in a real field for random soccer matches between middle of the road Italian club teams, but it’s just too god damn much for us to even change the logos or the end zones for a college football game that is supposed to help promote the city. We will also not be providing a field maintenance crew so we ask that you provide extra medical staff as the turf tends to get very slippery in the cold and 2-3 ACL tears per team are very possible.

As with any bowl game, we will provide a plethora of exciting activities for your fans and players to participate in while celebrating their season here in Boise. We have provided a list of all scheduled activities below:

January 1st 10:00 a.m. – Bowling. We have reserved several lanes at the Boise Bowling Alley where your team can enjoy an exciting game of 10 Pin Bowling.

January 1st 12:00 p.m. – Lunch at Boise State University’s world famous cafeteria. Your team will be able to choose from a menu of delicious Idaho specialties including Tater Tots and Sloppy Joes.

January 1st 1:00 p.m. – Special exclusive showing of the director’s cut of Napoleon Dynamite in Boise’s finest movie theatre.

January 1st 5:00 p.m. – Dinner at Olive Garden.

January 2nd 10:00 a.m. – Visit to the Boise Mormon Temple. As Boise’s most awe-inspiring piece of architecture, this monument to our Lord and Savior Joseph Smith is a must see attraction. Please bring your official Mormon identification card if you want to enter the Temple itself. No, flashing your magic underwear at us is not acceptable as a form of ID.

January 2nd 12:00 p.m. – Lunch at City Hall.

January 2nd 1:00 p.m. – Tour of the Idaho State Capital building. Here you’ll see the exact spot where our brightest minds vote on which ways we can morally police the people of this wonderful state. During this tour you’ll also be given a chance to view our various murals, most of which depict the murder and lynching of various indigenous peoples.

Congratulations again on your accomplishment. We hope to see the stands at Albertsons Stadium full Nevada Wolfpack fans freezing their balls off.

Fuck You,

Dr. Richard Handler
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Committee Chairman"
Shit they went all out on that one. Olive Garden bitches.
 
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