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12. OMG: Gunter, Columbus, and Meridian: the Pork Triangle

Sun Dec 2, 2018, 10:06 AM

Dec 2018

2 AF bases and 1 Naval Air Station that existed for literally no reason except to keep Southern Senators happy.

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Nothing dates you like NCAA bowl names [View all] Recursion Dec 2018 OP

You are not alone genxlib Dec 2018 #1

Everything is named after a corporation now. Ohiogal Dec 2018 #2

Thank you TEB Dec 2018 #4

The "Outback Bowl"? What, is this Australia? hlthe2b Dec 2018 #5

Like the Tangerine Bowl kydo Dec 2018 #6

It's now the "VRBO Bowl", after a timeshare company Recursion Dec 2018 #7

We were both wrong kydo Dec 2018 #10

Remember the Blue-Gray Game? Sneederbunk Dec 2018 #8

Particularly the year when the "grays" were entirely African American? Recursion Dec 2018 #9

YES! When my dad was in the Air Force kydo Dec 2018 #11

OMG: Gunter, Columbus, and Meridian: the Pork Triangle Recursion Dec 2018 #12

And Maxwell AFB kydo Dec 2018 #13

Remember when it was a big deal to go to the Bluebonnet Bowl. Hoyt Dec 2018 #14

Nowadays, any team above 6-5 HAS to go to a bowl jmowreader Dec 2018 #20

The Hall of Fame Bowl isn't played at Legion Field anymore either. House of Roberts Dec 2018 #15

If they've changed the field, the name, the sponsor, and the seeding Recursion Dec 2018 #16

Depends on what changed first, I reckon. House of Roberts Dec 2018 #18

What there is no more whistler162 Dec 2018 #17

I saw today that one of my schools will be in the Cheez-it Bowl petronius Dec 2018 #19