Ranking every college football bowl game by sponsor

30. Raycom Media Camellia Bowl

Appalachian State vs. Toledo

Saturday, December 17, 5:30 PM on ESPN

Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, AL

There’s a lot of stuff going on with this particular bowl game. First of all, if you’re not aware, the camellia is a flower native to eastern and southeastern Asia that was named the state flower of Alabama in the late 1950s. So with this game being played in Montgomery, the Camellia Bowl makes sense but doesn’t quite roll off the tongue. But make it the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl and it sounds much better, right? Oh, Raycom Media is based in Montgomery as well. Cool.

29. Quick Lane Bowl

Maryland vs. Boston College

Monday, December 26, 2:30 PM on ESPN

Ford Field, Detroit, MI

Is it just me or does Quick Lane Bowl sound like a bowling alley in ANY town in America? I mean, it would be great if a bowling alley actually had the scratch to sponsor a bowl game (get it….BOWL game), but sadly this is just another auto shop brand owned by Ford (the game is at Ford Field). I guess that keeps hope alive for every Rock N’ Bowl in the world to cash in on the world of college football bowl game sponsorship. Tell me you wouldn’t go to the Rock N’ Bowl Bowl. Okay, we’ll work on that.

28. Russell Athletic Bowl

West Virginia vs. Miami (FL)

Wednesday, December 28, 5:30 PM on ESPN

Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL

This is the second of three bowl games that will be played at Camping World Stadium but this still isn’t the Camping World sponsorship conversation yet. Instead, this will focus on a game whose first big sponsor was Blockbuster Video back in 1990. And we all know what’s happened to Blockbuster Video…a big company that just couldn’t keep up as time went on. Are you paying attention, Russell? Because I honestly can’t believe that you’re still hanging in there. But I’m sure this is money well spent.

27. Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl

Louisiana Tech vs. Navy

Friday, December 23, 4:30 PM on ESPN

Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX

This one actually makes a lot of sense if you think about it. Lockheed Martin is one of the biggest companies in aerospace, defense and security, including ballistic missiles, directed-energy weapons and combat systems. So naturally it would stand to reason that they’d get involved with something called the Armed Forces Bowl, even if the bowl doesn’t always include one of those teams. But Navy is in this year so I really can’t say anything, can I?

26. Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman

Temple vs. Wake Forest

Tuesday, December 27, 3:30 PM on ESPN

Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD

I could just go ahead and use the “See Above” trick here if I wanted to as Northrop Grumman is basically the exact type of company as Lockheed Martin, what with the aerospace and defense technology and all, but I put this one spot ahead due to the “presented by” factor. The Military Bowl comes first and not the sponsor. Take that, Lockheed Martin. I’m kidding…don’t send a drone to constantly watch my house.