New 2014 bowl games: Bahamas Bowl and (unnamed) Boca Raton Bowl

Submitted by Butterfield on

Neither has a B1G tie in, but somewhat interesting CFB news nonetheless. 

The Bahamas Bowl (pitting MAC vs. C-USA) doesn't sound like such a bad place for Western or Central to end up after a good season.  Since the International Bowl in Toronto folded a few years back, this will be the only game ouside of the good ole' U S of A. 

The as-of-now unnamed bowl game in Boca Raton, Florida will pit C-USA against an opponent from one of three conferences - MAC, Mountain West, or the brand new "Amurrican" Conference.  Not as exciting as the Bahamas, but if I'm a C-USA player, I'm excited I may not have to go to Mobile or Boise. 

 http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/23239628/report-bowl-games-coming-to-bahamas-boca-raton 

Giff4484

August 20th, 2013 at 5:31 PM ^

Boca Raton isnt really a football town or a town that seems like it will put up with a younger crowd. I guess it's cool to have a bowl game close but Miami Gardens isnt really that far away for us Palm Beach people.

Butterfield

August 20th, 2013 at 7:29 PM ^

It's okay, we are a product of our environments, nothing you can do about it.  I'm sorry to say that despite you being in your 20's or 30's, you probably will start suffering from liver spots and a 4:30 PM craving for the meatloaf sandwich at Shoney's within the next year or so. 

Wolverine Devotee

August 20th, 2013 at 5:45 PM ^

Not the first "island bowl"

Before Cuba became communist, there was the Bacardi Bowl played in Havana.

Date Played Winning Team Losing Team
December 25, 1907 LSU 56 University of Havana 0
January 1, 1910 Havana Athletic Club 11 Tulane 0
January 1, 1912 Mississippi State 12 Havana Athletic Club 0
December 25, 1912 Florida 28 Vedado Athletic Club 0
December 31, 1921 Cuban Athletic Club 14 Ole Miss 0
January 1, 1937 Auburn 7 Villanova 7
January 2, 1938 Rollins - Cuban Navy - †
December 7, 1946 Southern Miss 55 Havana University 0

 

ChiBlueBoy

August 20th, 2013 at 5:50 PM ^

Either server is doing odd things, or post was changed from one suggesting that the worst teams in the league should have to play a punishment bowl in Bangor Maine.

 

...the winning team is kidnapped at the end. The losing team just has to go home.

Tina Turner (Private Dancer) and Styx (Come Sail Away) are piped in throughout the game.

Instead of names on the jerseys, they are given non-inspiring titles like "Uninspiring" "Mediocrity" and "Butter4Hands".

The field is painted beige

The winning QB is taped for a commercial saying "I'm going to Trenton".

French West Indian

August 20th, 2013 at 5:56 PM ^

...I wish they'd bring back the Bacardi Rum Bowl.  Sounds awesome.  And since Cuba is off-limits maybe they could get a couple of "bowl banned" probation teams like OSU and USC to square off in it.

I'd also support a Bolivian Blow Bowl too.

EGD

August 20th, 2013 at 5:43 PM ^

For some reason I thought the NCAA had imposed a moratorium against new bowl games.  Maybe the bowl sponsors figure that if the NCAA won't enforce its rules against cheating, they won't enforce a bowl moratorium either?

EGD

August 20th, 2013 at 6:40 PM ^

I just hope the local retirees aren't charged admission if they want to walk on the track during the game.  Seems like they ought to be grandfathered in, at the very least.

funkywolve

August 20th, 2013 at 5:59 PM ^

That's going to cost a good amount of money for a MAC school to fly and house the football team, coaches and associated personnel to the Bahamas.

bsgriffin1

August 20th, 2013 at 6:34 PM ^

Sweet! Being an out of state student from Stuart, Fl who attends WMU, I'll go see the Bronco's row the boat down in the Bahamas or Boca during my winter break visiting home. 

 

...that is, if they can even make a bowl game down there.

bsgriffin1

August 20th, 2013 at 9:34 PM ^

As you can imagine, I get that asked a lot. There a quite a few reasons but the main reasons are because ALL of my family are WMU grads (extended family included) so of course they want me to go there. Also, I needed to get in-state residency so i can actually attend UM when I transfer there without my wallet hating me forever... Third of all,  and im not taking anything away from South Florida but Michigan is as beautiful as any place there is, mix that  along with the great midwestern core values of people around here, I definitely don't see why such a substatial amout of people would want to move away from here.... I mean besides the SUPER shitty winter months... ha i keeed i keeeed. Plenty to do in the ice aged months!

maize-blue

August 21st, 2013 at 9:22 AM ^

99% of college bowl games are useless. I can't wait for the day when this system comes crashing to the ground.

I may be waiting a while.