While scrolling through Twitter on Sunday afternoon, shortly after the NCAA announced their slew of this year’s bowl pairings, I came across a comment from a Green Wave fan saying simply:
This person is of course referring Tulane’s upcoming bowl matchup with Southern Miss and that bell they mentioned? A trophy... a three foot tall bell embossed with both teams’ logos... that used to incentivize a once-bitter rivalry.
When it was announced that the Green Wave would face the Golden Eagles in this season’s Armed Forces Bowl, a tide of old C-USA nostalgia must have swept over fans in both Louisiana and Mississippi.