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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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NEW ORLEANS, LA – DECEMBER 17: Louisiana Lafayette quarterback Anthony Jennings (11) dives for extra yards in the R L Carrier New Orleans Bowl on December 17, 2016, at The Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, LA. (Photo by John Bunch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA – DECEMBER 17: Louisiana Lafayette quarterback Anthony Jennings (11) dives for extra yards in the R L Carrier New Orleans Bowl on December 17, 2016, at The Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, LA. (Photo by John Bunch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

13. R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

Formerly known as just the New Orleans Bowl before sponsors were necessary to keep these smaller ones afloat, the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl is just another in the growing line of unnecessarily long bowl names.

The annual Sun Belt vs. Conference-USA bout is a game that has been dominated by Louisiana-Lafayette over the past five, or so, years. The Ragin Cajuns are essentially a home team in this game as it’s played in New Orleans but was previously in Lafayette, La.

Louisiana-Lafayette has had a couple of R+L Carrier wins vacated, but that’s not something that will cause the program to lose sleep at night. While its the local bowl of that program, it’s also a terribly named one which they would probably like changed back to just the New Orleans Bowl.

The game has been around since 2001 but has been named the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl since 2006 when the company became the sponsor. Troy won the first-ever matchup after the name change against Rice, but it has been dominated over time by UL-Lafayette and Southern Miss who have combined for eight wins.

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