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15 worst current, former and hypothetical college football bowl game names

By Connor Muldowney

MOBILE, AL - JANUARY 4: Nascar racer Danica Patrick shows off the GoDaddy Bowl MVP trophy after the Toledo Rockets defeated the Arkansas State Red Wolves on January 4, 2015 at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. The Toledo Rockets defeated the Arkansas State Red Wolves 63-44. (Photo by Michael Chang/Getty Images)
MOBILE, AL - JANUARY 4: Nascar racer Danica Patrick shows off the GoDaddy Bowl MVP trophy after the Toledo Rockets defeated the Arkansas State Red Wolves on January 4, 2015 at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. The Toledo Rockets defeated the Arkansas State Red Wolves 63-44. (Photo by Michael Chang/Getty Images) /
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SHREVEPORT, LA – DECEMBER 27: Detailed view of the Duck Commander Independence Bowl logo on a yard marker during a game between the South Carolina Gamecocks and the Miami Hurricanes at Independence Stadium on December 27, 2014 in Shreveport, Louisiana. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
SHREVEPORT, LA – DECEMBER 27: Detailed view of the Duck Commander Independence Bowl logo on a yard marker during a game between the South Carolina Gamecocks and the Miami Hurricanes at Independence Stadium on December 27, 2014 in Shreveport, Louisiana. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /

3. Duck Commander/Poulan Weed-Eater Independence Bowl

Wow. I mean, these two bowl game names deserve some recognition as being some of the worst in the history of college football’s postseason play. The Independence Bowl has been interestingly-named over the course of its existence since 1976.

It started with a simple name without a sponsor and it truly grew out of control. After that, it was Poulan Independence and then Poulan Weed-Eater Independence Bowl. Since then, it’s changed eight more times, including a switch to the Duck Commander Independence Bowl back in 2014, which lasted all of a year.

It was called the Camping World Independence Bowl in 2015-16 and now it’s the Walk-On’s Independence Bowl, named after a lesser-known bar and restaurant. The current conference tie-ins are the ACC and SEC which makes for a decent game actually.

Last year’s game was a blowout in favor of NC State over Vanderbilt but the previous two were down to the wire. When it was called the Duck Commander Independence Bowl, it was arguably the best game of the bunch between Miami and South Carolina.

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