re: Why does the Rant hate the Chick-Fil-A Bowl so much?

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The chick fila bowl picks 6th in the SEC bowl order. Are you telling me that finishing 6th in the SEC is exciting to you?

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That's not how it works at all. Otherwise, the team that loses in the SEC Championship would always play in the Sugar if one team is in the national title game. Also, some bowls only pick SEC East teams and some only pick SEC West teams.

Any bowl game with the word 'Chick" in it is unappealing.

The chick fil a picks after 5 other bowls have selected the team that they want. That is exactly how it works. Last year, LSU was the 6th most desired team in the SEC.

"the matchup against an uninteresting ACC opponent, and the feeling of disappointment at not getting a better bowl."

win when we should and the better bowls will come. Last year was a little more than uninteresting IMO.

Because it has become a symbol of a down season

Jerry World>>>>>>Georgia Dome

Plus, you have the option of Ft Worth or Dallas to hang out.

Agree, Cotton is way better.

First off, as a fan of college football, I am grateful to anybody who wants to spends some money to fund a post season game. So, at a minimum, I'm a Peach-Bowl lover, not hater.

That said, I there is room for improvement::
Chick-Fil-A is not an important enough part of America to deserve to have its name on a New Year's Eve (or New Year's Day) bowl game. If Chick-FIl-A had better chicken (they are no match for Popeye's) and served butter-milk biscuits all day then they would be more deserving.

Other naming improvement are possible. A decent compromise solution like renaming it:
"The Peach Bowl presented by Chick-Fil-A"
"The Chick-Fil-A sponsored Peach Bowl"

... or if Chick-Fil-A would I) start making some seriously good chicken (like Popeyes) AND II) start serving orders of chicken in a bowl... then they (Chick-Fil-A) would actually create a functional reason to call it "the Chicken-Bowl".

My choice is: just call it the "Peach Bowl". The game itself is great, I just don't like obnoxious sponsors trying to usurp parts of history.

I actually agree with this. I wish they'd go back to Peach Bowl and Citrus Bowl. But for some reason I like "Outback Bowl" better than "Tangerine Bowl" or "All American Bowl" or whatever the bowl in Tampa was prior to the "Outback Bowl." It should be the "Peach Bowl Presented by Chick-Fil-A."

How about a "Popeye's Bowl"? Nah, it doesn't work.

You don't go to many bowl or away games do you ?
Let me clue you in....Atl. for new years eve is NOT a very desirable venue,especially 3x in 6 yrs.