Sunday, April 26, 2009

Why are the college bowls names what they are, like the sugar, cotton and rose bowl?

who or what determines the name of the college bowls?

Why are the college bowls names what they are, like the sugar, cotton and rose bowl?
every bowl has a different story with a different person naming it.





Ex: Sugar bowl-





1890, Pasadena, California held its first Tournament of Roses Parade to showcase the city's mild weather compared to the harsh winters in northern cities. As one of the organizers said: "In New York, people are buried in snow. Here, our flowers are blooming and our oranges are about to bear. Let's hold a festival to tell the world about our paradise." In 1902, the annual festival was enhanced by adding a football game.[2]





n 1926, leaders in Miami, Florida decided to do the same with a "Fiesta of the American Tropics" that was centered around a New Year's Day football game. Although a second "Fiesta" was never held, Miami leaders later revived the idea with the "Palm Festival" (with the slogan "Have a Green Christmas in Miami"). The football game and associated festivities of the Palm Festival were soon named the "Orange Bowl."[3]





In New Orleans, the idea of a New Year's Day football game was first presented in 1927 by Colonel James M. Thomson, publisher of the New Orleans Item, and Sports Editor Fred Digby. Every year thereafter, Digby repeated called for action, and even came up with the name "Sugar Bowl" for his proposed football game.[4]
Reply:The Rosebowl, The Capital One Bowl(formerly the citrus bowl), The Gator bowl, and the Cotton Bowl.
Reply:Why are there so many Bowls? it seems everyday there is another pointless Bowl.


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