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mrcaniac
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mrcaniac

The Blockbuster Bowl had more names than Sybil

In 1990 it started as the Blockbuster Bowl at Joe Robbie Stadium (now Hard Rock) became the Carquest, then the MicronPC Bowl, then in 2001 it moved to Orlando and was called the Tangerine Bowl then the Champs Sports Bowl, then the Russell Athletic Bowl, then the Camping World Bowl, then the Cheez It's Bowl, and this year becomes the Pop Tarts Bowl. The Florida Citrus Bowl was originally theTangerine Bowl in 1947 in Orlando until 1983 when it became the Florida Citrus Bowl until 2003 when it became the Capital One Bowl, and in 2014 became the Citrus Bowl. Gator Bowl has pretty much been the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville since 1946 except for a period of a few years when it dropped the Gator Bowl moniker and was called the Taxslayer Bowl.
Posted: 10/11/2023 at 12:53 AM ET
(In response to this post by HOO86)

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What would the realignment landscape look like if Penn St had joined the
KaHOOnah • 10/07/23 10:34 AM ET
Certainly, the ACC wouldn't be as comatose as when you pass gas!**
techcutter • 10/12/23 05:31 PM ET
This idea could have actually worked (link)**
mancunian • 10/09/23 12:00 PM ET
Didn’t Gene Corrigan miss on that? Then turned his efforts later into ND,
Stech • 10/07/23 09:39 PM ET
Yep. The ACC didn’t even make a call to PSU. They were blindsided when
reestuart • 10/08/23 01:22 PM ET
the story was PSU would have taken the ACC bid
Mercury • 10/08/23 01:30 PM ET
You're making stuff up again.....
2hhoop3 • 10/08/23 02:29 PM ET
He did.
HOO86 • 10/08/23 08:45 AM ET
ACC didn't have a bowl tie in either
mrcaniac • 10/09/23 12:42 AM ET
I remember when it was the Citrus. UVA played Illinois in it.
HOO86 • 10/09/23 11:12 AM ET
The Blockbuster Bowl had more names than Sybil ◄
mrcaniac • 10/11/23 12:53 AM ET
Yeah, I remember the Citrus tie-in. GT won a share of the natty vs NEB
reestuart • 10/09/23 01:16 PM ET
It wasn't the Citrus for very long. Perhaps 5 years.
HOO86 • 10/09/23 01:43 PM ET
No doubt about the CLT location being best. Hopefully it's permanent.
reestuart • 10/09/23 01:58 PM ET
Joe Pa never liked the ACC....
Old Line Hokie • 10/08/23 05:37 PM ET
UVA played 4 games with Joe Paterno
HOO86 • 10/09/23 01:47 PM ET
George Welsh was an assistant coach at Penn State for 9 years...
Old Line Hokie • 10/09/23 02:15 PM ET
Boeheim and Crouthamel......
2hhoop3 • 10/09/23 01:54 PM ET
Agree. **
RJHokie • 10/09/23 02:03 PM ET
If the ACC had been just a little forward thinking back in the late 80s,
VTHokie2000 • 10/07/23 07:51 PM ET
I'd rather think what it would have looked like if VT had been interested
IB4TECH • 10/07/23 01:33 PM ET
VT frankly didnt have the infrastructure and support to justify it
Mercury • 10/07/23 02:55 PM ET
I have to disagree. Our AD didn't want bowl games. I never heard
IB4TECH • 10/07/23 03:20 PM ET
im talking about PSU when they went into the Big 10 not earlier version
Mercury • 10/07/23 03:27 PM ET
If only BE had a clue back then. That could have been a game changer if
IB4TECH • 10/07/23 03:34 PM ET
But only if the BB-only members left. They were a cancer in the BE**
EDGEMAN • 10/07/23 09:07 PM ET
That just proves how clueless the BE was. But yeah, the bb schools had the
IB4TECH • 10/07/23 09:37 PM ET
well also VT might have not been in the ACC**
Mercury • 10/07/23 01:17 PM ET