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

[Dog Walker]

Hey!  I was just making a joke.  Had to find something that went with Empty Bowl.  Maybe I should have called it the EverFull Bowl.

[AmyLynne]

Didn't it used to be called the Mazda Gator Bowl back in the '80's?

[tufsu1]

Toyota was a recent sponsor....followed by KonicaMinolta....last year and this year it is the Gator Bowl - sponsored (or brought to you) by the employees of W. W. Gay

[02roadking]

Mazda was the first title sponsor, beginning in 1986 and lasting for five years. Outback Steakhouse sponsored the Gator Bowl for three years beginning in 1992, prior to obtaining their own Outback Bowl held in Tampa, Florida. From 1996â€"2006, the title sponsor was Toyota. Konica Minolta then became the sponsor from 2007 to 2010.[6] There is currently no sponsor for the 2011 Gator Bowl and beyond.

http://www.gatorbowl.com/sponsors_sponsors.php

From Wiki:
The 1946 and 1947 games were played in Fairfield Stadium, which had a seating capacity of 7,600. The stadium was expanded to 16,000 seats in 1948, and the structure was renamed the Gator Bowl. Prior to the 1949 game, the seating capacity was expanded to 36,058, at which it remained until 1957.[3] That stadium hosted the game through 1993, when it was almost completely demolished for the construction of Jacksonville Municipal Stadium on the same site. During the construction, the 1994 Gator Bowl was played instead at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida; the game following the 1995 season and all subsequent games were moved to January 1.

[Coolyfett]

But call it the GatorBowl?? UF does not pay for that game, and its a municiple stadium, so why still call the game that? Orange Bowl, Peach Bowl, Sugar Bowl & Rose Bowl all make sense (Sugar Bowl should be the SpicyBowl just sayin), Gator Bowl makes no sense to call it that. Miami has more alligators than Jacksonville does. Navy Bowl is still a better name to me or AquaBowl since Jax has a lot of water, but the GatorBowl name should be replaced so Jax can have its own identity.

[Keith-N-Jax]

LMAO I give up,,white flag flying,,lol,,lol

[hanjin1]

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.

you're right it makes no sense to still call it the gator bowl. instead we should call it the "Gators Suck Bowl"

[Ocklawaha]

But call it the GatorBowl?? Miami has more alligators than Jacksonville does.

REALLY? Dude I wouldn't bet the farm on that... Miami has urban canals and the glades are NOT Miami... However Jacksonville has more rivers and creeks then Carter has pills. Many of Miami's reptiles are NOT gators anyway, they are imported Caimans, and Salt Water living North American Crocodiles. Both of these types are not nearly as pedestrian friendly like our lovable alligators are. In any case, why not run a census and get back to us... Ooh!

OCKLAWAHA

[fieldafm]

I'll take you down the Ortega River at night and shine the spotlight on the shores to take a look at all the red eyes staring back at you.  You'd be surprised at the amount of those critters floating through these waters 

Buddy of mine in a subdivision off Kernan just had one removed from one of their retention ponds a couple of months ago.

[Coolyfett]

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?

Actually many still call it the Peach Bowl, that name has been thrown around to return. Whats with this "dude stop" nonsense? Its called the GATORBOWL? but why? South Florida produces Oranges (the fruit)...so Orange Bowl makes sense.

[Coolyfett]

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What disrespect to Jags? Im a Jags fan. So what is it I should let go of? Whats your agenda here?

[Coolyfett]

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...

yea, I get the point on tradition, but where did that name come from? Thats the question I am asking here. If its the Alligators as an aminal then, why not specify? Maybe it was a bit backwards to name it something based on a college in a nearby town, but I am still not sure where that name camr from.

[Coolyfett]

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

So its about the animal? This is what I was curious about. And no had no clue the reptile was big in Ortega. Interesting.

[Coolyfett]

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

Ha ha ha ha ! You know what? Damn thats funny, glad the media never came up with a clever line like that. Jags been holding it down properly. I wont be impressed until the tarps are gone, but progress is progress.

[Coolyfett]

I'll take you down the Ortega River at night and shine the spotlight on the shores to take a look at all the red eyes staring back at you.  You'd be surprised at the amount of those critters floating through these waters 

Buddy of mine in a subdivision off Kernan just had one removed from one of their retention ponds a couple of months ago.

Hmmm...dumb question, where is the Ortega River "exactly"? Im from the westside I am thinking it is the waterway that Roosevelt & 103rd Street cross. Also man picks of these red eyed animals would be cool. Where else in Jax has a high amount of Alligators??