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!
The Fiesta Bowl Parade celebrates all things Arizona as we count down to kickoff of two College Football Bowl Games! Continue reading Wandering in a Parade!
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!
The Nittany Lions capped off an impressive year by dominating the Washington Huskies in the Fiesta Bowl. They backed up last years’ Rose Bowl shootout with USC with a trip to the desert and another New Years Six Bowl Game. The downside is that it’s the last time we’ll see several of their key players in a Penn State uniform. Mike Gesicki, Marcus Allen, Grant Haley, … Continue reading Lions in the Sun! The 2017 Fiesta Bowl!
With Penn State’s selection to the Fiesta Bowl, the Valley of the Sun will become the “Happy Valley” of the Sun. The Nittany Lions make their first trip back to Phoenix since January 1997, when they improved their Fiesta Bowl record to 6-0 after they smoked Ricky Williams and the Texas Longhorns, 38-15. This game will mark the seventh time the Lions have played in … Continue reading Penn State to the Fiesta Bowl!
Did the College Football Playoff system put an unintended dagger into the heart of the Major Bowl games? For me, this might be the year that I finally give up my “season” tickets to the Fiesta Bowl. No, me and my buddies won’t stop going to the annual event, but the benefits of being a season ticket holder no longer justify paying “face value”. The … Continue reading Adios Fiesta Bowl Season Tickets
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