The Champs Sports Bowl is no more. It's now the Russell Athletic Bowl. Maybe we need to make a scorecard for the different bowl names.
This is one reason why I don't like the whole "naming rights" in bowls. It's hard to keep track of the history of a bowl when it's named after a company and then the company changes. I don't mind the sponsoring so much, because in common discussion, you can just drop the sponsor name. Who among us refers to the Allstate Sugar Bowl? Only ESPN when they are telling you to watch it, and that's due to contractual obligation.
Even though I love Chick-fil-a and their bowl, I do miss it being the Peach Bowl. That's a lot easier to say, and it keeps a sense of history to the game. Corporate sponsors come and go, and bowls named after them seem cheap and new. But bowls with names like Rose, Orange, Sugar, Cotton, and at one time Peach, carry a bit of weight. Even without the BCS, those bowls would still be considered prestigous.
72 days until kickoff....
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