College football bowl season is here! Which means it’s time once again for us to enjoy some postseason action between teams playing in, uh, some very fun exhibition games, many of which may not include some of the biggest names who are skipping games so they can prepare for the NFL.
And it also means you’re in for some bowl names that are just plain weird. We did this list last year, and we’re bringing it back again.
What’s the definition of best and worst? I guess I want the game to have a clean name that evokes something classic and not a mishmash of sponsors and things that’s a giant word salad.
Here are the 11 worst names for bowls the 2023-24 bowl season, ranked worst to worsest.
11
TaxAct Texas Bowl
It sounds like something legislative, not a football game.
10
Avocados From Mexico Cure Bowl
It sounds like a headline written using Mad Libs.
9
Famous Toastery Bowl
That, my friends, is the name of a lunch item I would buy from KFC.
8
Wasabi Fenway Bowl
Wrote this last year and am sticking to it:
This sounds like that game you play where your favorite food and the street you grew up on is your new movie star name.
7
Cricket Celebration Bowl
Neither a celebration of the insect nor the sport. Discuss.
6
68 Ventures Bowl
I know, 68 Ventures is a company. It’s just an awkwardly named bowl.
5
Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl
Word Salad, Part I.
4
RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl
Word Salad, Part II.
3
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
Word Salad, Part III.
2
Cheez-It Citrus Bowl
Cheez-It and Citrus do not mix. Ew.
1
Duke's Mayo Bowl
A bowl of mayo. Bleh.
