Ok...So why is it call the GatorBowl again?

[Coolyfett]

Ok so the bcs bowl game in Jax is called the GatorBowl right? In 2010 thats a stale name! Says nothing about the Jax Metro at all. Is it named after the Florida Gators? The Alligator Farm? The Old stadium name? Its not a big city name. Very trailerpark if you ask me. Why does Jacksonville keep that name? The Florida Gators dont even play in the game, so its free advertising. How bout the RiverCity Bowl or Swisher Bowl or hell even the Navy Bowl..something that actually connect to Jacksonville as a city & not a town by gainesville.

[tufsu1]

dude....please stop....the Gator Bowl name has been used for decades...it has very little, if anything, to do with the University of Florida Gators.

I mean, does Orange Bowl say Miami to you...or Sugar/New Orleans...or maybe you would rather us be like ATL who renamed the Peach Bowl the Chick-fil-A Bowl?

[duvaldude08]

Because before everbank field there was the "gator bowl" game that was held in the Gator Bowl. Its a tradition and has been around for decades. When something is a tradition is not a good idea to come in and just change the name. We would lose the game altogether.

[Keith-N-Jax]

dude....please stop....the Gator Bowl name has been used for decades...it has very little, if anything, to do with the University of Florida Gators.

I mean, does Orange Bowl say Miami to you...or Sugar/New Orleans...or maybe you would rather us be like ATL who renamed the Peach Bowl the Chick-fil-A Bowl?

Thank you. Coolyfett time to let it go please. This -- right along with your disrespect threads about the Jags let it go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Doctor_K]

I don't feel that Atlanta and Chick-fil-A should've renamed the Peach Bowl.  Since tradition tends to determine stuff like this, the renaming was less than a stellar decision, IMO.

"The Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl" might've worked, a la the Autozone Liberty Bowl (go Knights!) and such.  If there's going to be a corporate sponsor, keep the bowl name and use both.

Discover Orange Bowl, Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, etc.

Looks like the Gator Bowl doesn't have a sponsor this year.  Wonder how that'll play out?

[Bativac]

I am not a football fan but 10 minutes of internet research reveals that the Gator Bowl was started in 1946 and had nothing at all to do with the UF Gators. In fact, the Gators didn't even play in the Gator Bowl for the first seven or eight games.

I can't think of a good reason to change the name of a football game that has been played under the same name for over 60 years...

[videojon]

First off, I don't think it's a BCS bowl - but I know what you're trying to say. And like the others said, the Gator Bowl has a great tradition and would be ludicrous to change it.

[Ocklawaha]

Sugar Bowl? Because Louisiana grows a great deal of the nations sugar!
Citrus Bowl? Because Central Florida grows a great deal of the worlds citrus!
Peach Bowl? Because Georgia is "The Peach State," among other things!
Sun Bowl?  Because HAS IT EVER RAINED in El Paso?
Rose Bowl? Because Californian's were so excited to find out roses grow in the desert!
Hula Bowl? Because dirty old men need a hobby and Hawaii provides for that fantasy!
GATOR BOWL? Have you ever tried skinny dipping in the Ortega River headwaters? The truth will come to you man!

Historically speaking, great names have always been a part of the bowl game landscape. (College bowl games date back to 1902, when Michigan beat Stanford 49-0 in the Rose Bowl.)

Here are some of my favorites:

The Bacardi Bowl: This game was held in Havana, Cuba, from 1937-1946! Can you believe that? In the last game, Southern Miss destroyed Havana University, 55-0. Starting quarterback Michael Corleone escaped unscathed and Fidel got pissed. The rest is history.

The Cigar Bowl was held from 1947-1956 in Tampa. There’s a Bill Clinton joke here somewhere, I know it.

With the hubbub of this year’s New Era Pinstripe Bowl, to be played in Yankee Stadium, you’d think it was the first bowl game ever held in NYC. It’s not. The Gotham Bowl was played in 1961-62. It wasn’t a smashing success: the 1962 game drew just 6,166 fans. Columbia University games may even draw more folks. Well, maybe not.

The Raisin Bowl was played in Fresno from 1946-1949. But really, it was nothing more than a dry, shriveled version of the Grape Bowl, wasn’t it?

The Salad Bowl was played in Phoenix from 1948-52. For real.

The Tobacco Bowl was played in Virginia until 1984. Bodegas all over New York City still sell the memorabilia. (Those are for tobacco, right?)
SOURCE: http://blogs.forbes.com/monteburke/2010/12/06/college-bowl-game-names-the-weirdest-and-wackiest/

OCKLAWAHA

[hooplady]

You're right, it should be something associated with the city in which it's held.  Let's change it to the Parking Meter Bowl.

[Traveller]

"The Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl" might've worked

It was called exactly that for a few years, but traditionalists continued to refer to it as the Peach Bowl without the corporate sponsor name.  Chick-Fil-A ponied up a few more dollars to get the game to drop the "Peach" entirely so people would have no choice.  It was this extra money that allowed the game to outbid the Gator Bowl for the #2 ACC selection.

[Keith-N-Jax]

The Bowl that hates itself.

[Dog Walker]

The Empty Bowl would be a better name on Jag game days.

[Keith-N-Jax]

The Empty Bowl would be a better name on Jag game days.

Yeah if it were empty. Avg 60 thou per game is not empty!

[fsujax]

apparently you have missed this entire season. I really hope that wasnt a serious comment. Ock, your comments were great! i got a laugh out of the Ortega River piece.

[Live_Oak]

Seriously, come out from under your rock dogwalker.