Bowl season is upon us and now we know where the Mountaineers will spend their post-Christmas holiday season - out in the desert in Phoenix, Arizona playing the Minnesota Gophers. I know when I think of Phoenix, my first thought is some guy in a coonskin cap hunting burrowing animals.
The Name Sucks
Let’s get this out of the way, the whole name - Guaranteed Rates Bowl - is awful. Personally, I liked the Cactus Bowl name because saying Guaranteed Rates Bowl doesn’t roll off the tongue nor does it inspire an image of football.