OT: Ever go to a non-UM bowl game?
So I happen to live in a city, Las Vegas, with a bowl game coming up later this month. Given the likely matchup, I'm sure loads of tickets will be available. I've never actually gone to a bowl game before. Has anyone gone to one in which Michigan wasn't involved and what was your experience like?
December 4th, 2016 at 1:18 PM ^
it was enjoyable.
December 4th, 2016 at 1:20 PM ^
During winter break I'd go to the motor city bowl. It was fun and stuff. i suggest going
December 4th, 2016 at 1:20 PM ^
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December 4th, 2016 at 1:21 PM ^
Boise State has been there so many times recently that the "hype" for playing there has been tempered with regards to their fans.
USC v. Fresno State a couple years ago was a decent atmosphere, but was during the middle of the day.
December 4th, 2016 at 1:23 PM ^
It is looking like SDSU-Houston. Which means its a day's drive for one team and a 90 minute to two hour flight for the other.
December 4th, 2016 at 1:22 PM ^
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December 4th, 2016 at 1:31 PM ^
We showed up in full Wolverine gear and actually had a great time rooting for Georgia. I do remember they were stacking giant pancakes on the sideline for every pancake Mandrich had, which was over 20.
December 4th, 2016 at 1:24 PM ^
KSU v ASU
I was in the Chargers owner's Skybox because they were trying to woo my buddy to buy a suite, rubbed elbows with some famous people from sports to politics so yes it was great!
December 4th, 2016 at 1:32 PM ^
Was fun when not played too late at night, and it's too cold. The last Holiday bowl I went to was Wisky USC which was a good game, but because ESPN was doing it as the 4th game telecast of the day, it started too late on what happened to be one of the coldest nights of the year. Was a little frustrating because it would have been way more pleasant as a day game. Happy to note for the fans going they will play the Holiday Bowl earlier in the evening this year.
December 4th, 2016 at 1:54 PM ^
December 4th, 2016 at 2:21 PM ^
two of the holiday bowls were in the late 80's and early '90's and were barn burners. went to another one in '02 also.
the '94 fiesta bowl was fun b/c it was the 'end' of the univ of miami gangster era and they got their heads handed to them by arizona, 29-0.
December 4th, 2016 at 1:29 PM ^
December 4th, 2016 at 1:30 PM ^
I've been to a couple at Motor City. In 2007 I went to the now-defunct International Bowl in Toronto with some of my WMU buddies. Watched a Brian Kelly-led Cincy beat WMU after he had already beat them with CMU earlier in the same year. The Toronto trip was fun.
December 4th, 2016 at 1:34 PM ^
December 4th, 2016 at 1:34 PM ^
I take my kids to the Belk Bowl (used to be Meineke bowl) here in Charlotte. It's a tradition and a way for me to instill "this is the fun you get to have in college. You really want to go there" into them. That "go to college" is also the reason we trek to the Big House for a game each year.
Belk bowl is a blast. They have a ton of things to do where you get free prizes and the kids have a blast. These smaller bowls can be a great experience.
December 4th, 2016 at 1:34 PM ^
December 4th, 2016 at 1:34 PM ^
But I went to the Regional Final in 94 in Knoxville between Purdue & Duke in basketball. Sat in the section that would've had whatever team got beat in the Elite 8 and went cause my sister had a connection at UT and got us tickets.
Highlight of the game was near the end when it was clear Duke was going to win. Purdue that year was led by Glenn "Big Dog" Robinson and as the game entered its final minutes the Duke students raiseda huge banner reading "Lassie go home".
Go - you'll have fun.
December 4th, 2016 at 1:34 PM ^
But I went to the Regional Final in 94 in Knoxville between Purdue & Duke in basketball. Sat in the section that would've had whatever team got beat in the Elite 8 and went cause my sister had a connection at UT and got us tickets.
Highlight of the game was near the end when it was clear Duke was going to win. Purdue that year was led by Glenn "Big Dog" Robinson and as the game entered its final minutes the Duke students raiseda huge banner reading "Lassie go home".
Go - you'll have fun.
December 4th, 2016 at 1:34 PM ^
December 4th, 2016 at 1:34 PM ^
December 4th, 2016 at 1:34 PM ^
But I went to the Regional Final in 94 in Knoxville between Purdue & Duke in basketball. Sat in the section that would've had whatever team got beat in the Elite 8 and went cause my sister had a connection at UT and got us tickets.
Highlight of the game was near the end when it was clear Duke was going to win. Purdue that year was led by Glenn "Big Dog" Robinson and as the game entered its final minutes the Duke students raiseda huge banner reading "Lassie go home".
Go - you'll have fun.
December 4th, 2016 at 1:57 PM ^
How many times did you go?
December 4th, 2016 at 2:12 PM ^
Can you make fun of me a bit clearer next time? I'm baffled by this one.
December 4th, 2016 at 2:16 PM ^
i'm guessing it was good-natured cyber ribbing.
December 4th, 2016 at 2:40 PM ^
Oops
December 4th, 2016 at 5:17 PM ^
nothing more than a tri-post tease.
December 4th, 2016 at 1:35 PM ^
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December 4th, 2016 at 11:33 PM ^
was honestly the game that made me fall in love with college football. I'd love to go to The Rose Bowl, but I promised myself to hold off until Michigan played in it.
December 5th, 2016 at 11:24 AM ^
December 4th, 2016 at 1:36 PM ^
Went to the TaxSlayer bowl last year in JAX for something to do. Was fun not really caring about who wins, sitting in a seatback chair, and enjoying decent weather. Cool to see the bands etc...
Dale Earnhart JR came out in his car to start off the game lol.
December 4th, 2016 at 1:46 PM ^
back in 1997 when I was just a little MGoChippewa. KState vs. Donovan McNabb and Syracuse. Remember having a great time. Also saw CMU-FAU in the Motor City Bowl, also a good time. If the bowl in Vegas gets even a decent matchup, I'd say you should go.
December 4th, 2016 at 1:45 PM ^
Went to the TCU vs. Ole Miss Peach Bowl a couple of years ago and had a really fun time. If you like college football, you're going to like pretty much any game you go to, so go for it.
December 4th, 2016 at 2:02 PM ^
I was at that game as well. Man, was that an impressive TCU team....whew! Living in Atlanta, I've actually been to the last 3 Peach Bowls. Was fun seeing Houston drop the hammer on FSU last year.
December 4th, 2016 at 1:47 PM ^
Las Vegan here, too. Went to the Las Vegas bowl about a decade back. I think it was UCLA v Wyoming. Left around halftime. No hype, no excitement, stands were half full, if that. I only went because I got the tickets for free.
December 4th, 2016 at 1:50 PM ^
December 4th, 2016 at 1:50 PM ^
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December 4th, 2016 at 1:57 PM ^
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December 4th, 2016 at 2:06 PM ^
2008 Arkansas/Missouri Cotton
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December 4th, 2016 at 2:06 PM ^
Ohio St. vs. USC. I was working in San Diego and my Dad (grew up in Ohio liking OSU) was working a lot on the West Coast with his company. There were a bunch of Ohio State grads working in our company's facilities department, and I thought it would be nice to take my Dad to see the Rose Bowl since he had never been to one. So, I got a few tickets through these co-workers. We sat in the Ohio section and my Dad, having no other jacket to wear, wore his Michigan one. Right away, we took a lot of crap from the Buckeye fans, but fortunately it was good-natured. Ohio lost the game. I don't remember much other than Keith Byers playing at RB for OSU.
As a side note, my wife and I had already gone to the Holiday Bowl that season in December in San Diego where we watched Michigan lose to BYU. Jim Harbaugh was on the sidelines wearing a cast on his broken arm.
December 4th, 2016 at 2:07 PM ^
I've been to a few, but I have had some kind of rooting interest. The latest one I went to was the Alabama beat down of Sparty, since Dallas is about a 3.5 hour for me, and it was a Christmas gift for the Sparty daughter. The hardest part was pretending I wasn't happy to see Alabama demolish the Spartans, especially since they had basically lucked their way into the playoff.
December 4th, 2016 at 2:09 PM ^
Pizza Bowl in 2011 and 2013.
The pregame pizza party was the best. 10 cent slices.
December 4th, 2016 at 2:10 PM ^
I went to the 1986 Orange Bowl. I was in South Florida and we were in the Fiesta Bowl that year. We watched the Fiesta Bowl and then went to Miami during the Rose Bowl. Game was fun. It had national championship implications.
I also stopped by the Boca Raton Bowl last year because I was there but we had dinner plans, it was raining and my family had no interest in going or to the game or accommodating my desire to go.
December 4th, 2016 at 2:10 PM ^
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