Bowl Season is always bittersweet. It provides us with non-traditional matchups in non-traditional venues. At the same time, it signals the end of the College Football Season. This year, I was able to attend three games – including the “Granddaddy of them All.” Continue reading One Week. Three Bowl Games!
Heading to Phoenix and the Valley of the Sun for Bowl Season? You’re Guaranteed a Fiesta! Here’s a traveler’s guide to the area. Continue reading A Guaranteed Fiesta in the Valley of the Sun!
After being “grounded” from games last year, we capped off 2021 with a stretch of three bowl games in five days! What a way to end the year! Continue reading Five days. Three Bowl Games!
Penn State finished the regular season at an impressive 10-2. Their two blemishes coming against a 2-loss Minnesota team and the #2 Ohio State Buckeyes – both road losses. In MN, in spite of three INTs in the red zone, the Lions had a chance to win at the end of the game – only to have the third and final pick happen in … Continue reading Lions and Tigers and … Cotton? Oh my!
Coming off of back to back Rose Bowl and Fiesta Bowl games, expectations for the Nittany Lions were high in 2018. But was that fair? On the bright side, they had a senior leader in Trace McSorley, an experienced returning offensive line, some bright spots throughout the rest of the lineup and a very strong incoming class. Of course, everyone talked about the losses in personnel. … Continue reading 2019 Citrus Bowl!
The Cactus Bowl recently obtained Cheez-It as the sponsor for the next couple of years – and the snack company couldn’t have been happier with the outcome. There’s an old saying, there’s no such thing as bad press… This year’s matchup featured under-achieving teams in TCU and Cal. Coming into the 2018 season, TCU was ranked 16 and expected to compete with heavy favorite Oklahoma for … Continue reading Cheez-I(N)T Bowl!
Once again, the college football regular season comes to a close this weekend with the Army/Navy game in Philadelphia. I’m guessing this year will have additional pomp and circumstance given the recent passing of George H. W. Bush. This game has been on my bucket list for quite some time. I can’t believe I never attended when I lived a short 90 minutes away from … Continue reading Bowl Season 2018!
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