How did the Independence Bowl become so bad

heavy rains,wind and lightening today.

Lost their SEC tie in. Pretty simple actually.

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when was it good

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You kidding? You don’t remember LSU Norte Dame? Or what about LSU and Michigan State with Saban

Ole Miss and Oklahoma was good too lol

Ole MISS and Oklahoma the year before OU won the natty

Nebraska - Ole Miss

Oklahoma State - Bama

There have been some solid matchups in this bowl

Lost their tie ins
Loss of sponsorships
Horrible stadium
Horrible part of town in the ghetto and not near the casinos
Shreveport
Democrat mayor

In the late 90s when it was LSU-ND there were 18-19 bowls now it’s 42 ?????

The Independence Bowl has survived for 45 years in a small market town. It is one of the oldest bowls in existence. The history and resilience of the bowl is something to admire, not mock.

"Throughout the first 44 years of the game’s history, 71 First Round NFL Draft selections – including 2019 sixth overall pick Daniel Jones, five Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees – including 2020 inductee Jimmy Johnson, 19 College Football Hall of Famers – including 2018 honorees Frank Beamer and Mack Brown, and seven National Championship-winning coaches have participated in the Independence Bowl" -I do Bowl website

shite, I thought that was a fun game. UAB looked fired up to be there.

ETA: From a program brought back from the dead.

So bad, they held the trophy ceremony the wrong way. We got to watch bald spots the entire time.