Bowl Season: Top 10 swag items from bowl game gift bags

Which bowl games are handing out the best swag? This investigation turned up the finest bowl game swag for the 2018 bowl season.

Each bowl appearance is, quite literally, a gift waiting to be received.

Bowl games are and the swag they provide players are growing in popularity, especially for the players as this is the only compensation they receive without fear of NCAA sanctions coming. With bowl season beginning on Saturday, Dec. 15 with a handful of games, let’s break down some of the coolest gifts that players receive for appearances in their respective bowl games.

Top 10 swag items from bowl game gift bags

10. $300 Vanilla Visa Gift Card – Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl

Being named to the Chik-fil-A bowl can’t be understated. Not only do you (likely) get to eat a lot of Chik-fil-A during the weekend, but you also get a massive $300 Vanilla Visa Gift Card to use basically wherever you please. The game is held in Atlanta’s new NFL stadium, which is a reward in itself. You ever wonder how many spicy chicken sandwiches $300 can buy?

9. Ghostek Powerbank + USB Book Bag –  Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl

Far too often students and members of the workforce are plagued by dying electronics. This book bag basically eliminates that threat. With a high-containment power bank and a convenient USB hook-up, the players in the Arizona Bowl will be on full-charge as they tour around Tuscon.

8. Electronics Gift Suite (and a trip to Hawaii) – SoFi Hawai’i Bowl

I’m not really sure exactly what a Gift Suite entails, but this game is set in Hawaii, which is basically a gigantic reward in itself. The only other bowl game destination (based on vacation-preference) that rivals this one is the Bahamas. Say Aloha to one heck of a trip.

7. Bahama Boal Custom Board Shorts – Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl

This item makes the list because of its uniqueness to this bowl game. The game itself takes place in Nassau, in the Bahamas, which is a perfect place to try your new personalized board shorts. Not only will these serve as a memory of your trip to a bowl game, but they’ll also be reminiscent of your all-expenses-paid trip to the Bahamas.

6. PlayStation 4 with controller and games – Playstation Fiesta Bowl

Assuming that most athletes don’t already have a PlayStation, they will after being named into the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl! Likely equipped with the newest version of the system, the newest wireless controllers, and the newest games, this is a high-value item. To boot, the PlayStation comes with many other things in this game’s gift bag.

5. Bass Pro Shops Shopping Trip – AutoZone Liberty Bowl

The Liberty Bowl takes place in Memphis Tennessee, home of one of the coolest Bass Pro Shops. It’s housed inside a giant pyramid! And what better place to celebrate your bowl appearance than inside a giant pyramid, a la the pharaohs of old? Bass Pro sells just about anything outdoors, or clothing. Let AutoZone take you on a shopping spree.

4. $425 Amazon Gift Card – Valero Alamo Bowl

What better way to be rewarded for a good season than with the freedom to spend over $400 on anything you want, ranging from several eight-pound bags of cereal marshmallows to building your own personal army of oversized rubber ducks. The possibilities really are endless with Amazon.

3. Customized Yeti Tailgate Gear – Cheez-It Bowl

This might be my most favorite thing on this list. Cheez-It went all out to distract you from the embarrassing bowl name. This package comes with an engraved Fossil watch, a customized Baggo bag toss tailgate set, a Yeti Roadie 20 cooler, Yeti Rambler, and quite a few other things. We tip our hats to you, Cheez-It. Stay delicious.

2. Personalized Life-Size FatHead of Each Player – Quick Lane Bowl

Basically the same reasoning as above. Both of these items listed already come with tons of other items, but the FatHead and BobbleHead make the list mostly for their unique nature and personality. (and sheesh, have you ever tried to buy one of them? It can get pricey.)

1. Personalized Bobble-Head of Each Player – Capital One Orange Bowl

This piece of merch speaks for itself: who wouldn’t want a bobblehead of themselves that would not only be an interesting desk item but would remind them of their time in an NCAA Semi-Final bowl game?