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The Sickos Committee Bowl Previews Part 2 - We preview the Famous Toastery, Scooter's Coffee, Boca Raton, Gasparilla, Camellia, Birmingham, Potato, Armed Forces, 68 Ventures, Las Vegas & Hawaii Bowls.

December 18, 2023

Here at the Sickos Committee, we wanted to do something interesting for our bowl game previews. We wanted to give a brief rundown of the game and then wanted to provide you some weird information about each Bowl Game in a way we hope is unique to Bowl Season.

The basic information associated with the bowl game will come along with the closest fast food restaurant nearest to the the stadium and the closest Bowling alley since GoBowling.com is now a bowl game sponsor.

We will break down the games with the information here and we hope you enjoy the random read.

  • Bowl Location: City, State and Stadium.

  • Bowl Match-up: What teams are actually playing in the game.

  • Title Sponsor: Who sponsors this bowl game.

  • Closest Fast Food Restaurant to Bowl Game: Where can you grab some food quickly before or after the game.

  • Random Stat for each team: Yeah its going to be random because we chose these with a spinning wheel and no we will not compare teams based on the same stat because that would be too helpful.

  • Closest school stadium to a Bowling Alley: Who can go bowling quicker?

Will these previews be anything you can base the Sicko-ness of a game? Maybe. The Ranking Numbers are where the school finished ranking in FBS in our final Sickos Poll.

Also, we will neon out all the bowl logos just because we wanted too. It’s not beveling but we hope you enjoy the neon signs.

  • Bowl Location: Jerry Richardson Stadium, Charlotte, NC

  • Bowl Match-up: #108 WKU vs #127 Old Dominion, 12/18, 1:30 PM, ESPN

  • Title Sponsor: Famous Toastery

  • Closest Fast Food Restaurant to Bowl Game: Chipotle, 0.3 miles away

  • Random Stat for each team:  

    • WKU: Wide receiver Dalvin Smith is the team’s leader in yards per pass attempt (32 YPA) and yards per rush (25 YPA)

    • ODU: Kicker Ethan Sanchez has not missed an extra point this season, on 31 attempts.

  • Closest school stadium to a Bowling Alley: 

    • Southern Lanes, Bowling Green, KY - 4.4 miles away

    • Bowlero Western Branch, Chesapeake, VA - 10.8 miles away

  • Bowl Location: Toyota Stadium, Frisco, TX

  • Bowl Matchup: #121 UTSA vs #128 Marshall, 12/19, 8:00 PM, ESPN

  • Title Sponsor: Scooter’s Coffee

  • Closest Fast Food Restaurant to Bowl Game: Firehouse Subs, 0.2 miles away

  • Random Stat for each team:  

    • UTSA: The defense has 9 interceptions this season, with a long return of 78 yards, but no pick sixes.

    • Marshall: Punter John McConnell averaged 42.8 yards per punt this season.

  • Closest school stadium to a Bowling Alley: 

    • Fort Sam Houston Bowling Center, San Antonio, TX - 4.7 miles

    • Strike Zone Bowling Center, Huntington, WV - 4.2 miles

  • Bowl Location: FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL

  • Bowl Match-up: #49 USF vs #26 Syracuse 12/21, 7:00 PM, ESPN

  • Title Sponsor: RoofClaim.com

  • Closest Fast Food Restaurant to Bowl Game: Subway - In stadium

  • Random Stat for each team:  

    • USF: Is dead even on the year for turnover margin, with 20 lost and 20 takeaways.

    • Syracuse: Had a 52.9% conversion rate on 4th down this season (9/17).

  • Closest school stadium to a Bowling Alley: 

    • AMF Strike ‘N Spare Lanes, Syracuse, NY - 7.4 miles

    • Pin Chasers, Tampa, FL - 2.6 miles

  • Bowl Location: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

  • Bowl Match-up:  #12 Georgia Tech vs #46 UCF, 12/22, 5:30 PM, ESPN

  • Title Sponsor: Union Home Mortgage

  • Closest Fast Food Restaurant to Bowl Game:  Burger King - 0.6 Miles away

  • Random Stat for each team:  

    • Georgia Tech has forced 23 total turnovers (13 Interceptions, 10 Fumbles)

    • UCF’s longest punt on the year was 64 yards.

  • Closest school stadium to a Bowling Alley: 

    • Georgia Tech - Tech Rec, Atlanta, GA (Closed to general public) OR The Painted Duck, Atlanta, GA - 0.6 miles away *** OR 1.7 miles away

    • UCF - Keg Social Orlando, Orlando, FL - 4.6 miles away

  • Bowl Location: The Crampton Bowl, Montgomery, Alabama

  • Bowl Match-up: #105 Arkansas State vs #109 NIU, 12/23, 11:00 AM, ESPN

  • Title Sponsor: Flowers?? but really none.

  • Closest Fast Food Restaurant to Bowl Game: Wendy's - 0.4 miles away

  • Random Stat for each team: 

    • Arkansas State had 25 Kickoff returns for 725 and one return for a touchdown.

    • NIU lost 16 turnovers on the year. (9 fumbles and 7 interceptions)

  • Closest school stadium to a Bowling Alley: 

    • Arkansas State - The Social, Jonesboro, AR, 1.0 mile away

    • Northern Illinois - Mardi Gras Lanes, DeKalb, IL, 2.8 miles away

  • Bowl Location: Home of the Vulcan Cheeks, Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL

  • Bowl Match-up: #67 Troy vs #95 Duke, 12/23, 11:00 AM, ABC

  • Title Sponsor: 76 Gas Station

  • Closest Fast Food Restaurant to Bowl Game: Subway - 0.4 miles away

  • Random Stat for each team:  

    • Troy was 14 for 27 on 4th Down Conversions for 51.9% on the year.

    • Duke had 67 penalties on the year for 545 and an average of 45.42 penalty yards per game.

  • Closest school stadium to a Bowling Alley: 

    • Troy - Bowl Weevil Lanes & Amusements, Enterprise, AL - 37.8 miles away

    • Duke - Bowlero Durham, Durham, NC - 4.4 miles away

  • Bowl Location: Albertson’s Stadium, Boise, ID

  • Bowl Match-up:  #112 Georgia St. vs #115 Utah St., 12/23, 2:30 PM, ESPN

  • Title Sponsor: The Idaho Potato Commission & potatoes in general.

  • Closest Fast Food Restaurant to Bowl Game:  Pita Pit - 0.2 miles away.

  • Random Stat for each team:  

    • Georgia State’s longest field goal made this year is 46 yards.

    • Utah State’s punt return coverage team allowed 15 punt returns for a total of 223 yards and 1 returned for a touchdown, giving up a 14.87 yard average when a punt is returned.

  • Closest school stadium to a Bowling Alley: 

    • Georgia State - Tech Rec, Atlanta, GA (Closed to general public) OR The Painted Duck, Atlanta, GA - 3.2 miles away *** OR 4.1 miles away

    • Utah State - Logan Lanes Inc., Logan, UT - 1.7 miles away

  • Bowl Location:  Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX.

  • Bowl Matchup: #4 James Madison vs #40 Air Force, 12/23, 2:30 PM, ABC

  • Title Sponsor: Lockheed Martin

  • Closest Fast Food Restaurant to Bowl Game:  McDonald's - 0.6 miles away

  • Random Stat for each team:  

    • James Madison averaged 31:58 in Time of Possession.

    • Air Force’s longest punt of the year was 50 yards.

  • Closest school stadium to a Bowling Alley: 

    • James Madison - Ruby's Arcade, Harrisonburg, VA (Duckpin Bowling) - 1.0 mile away

    • Air Force - Academy Lanes Bowling Center, Colorado Springs, CO - 3.0 miles away.

  • Bowl Location:  Hancock-Whitney Stadium, Mobile, AL

  • Bowl Match-up: #102 South Alabama vs #103 Eastern Michigan, 12/23, 6:00 PM, ESPN

  • Title Sponsor: 68 Ventures, maybe one day there will be another Venture.

  • Closest Fast Food Restaurant to Bowl Game:  Chick-fil-A - 1.0 mile away.

  • Random Stat for each team:  

    • South Alabama went 17 for 26 on 4th Down Conversion attempts for a 65.4% conversion rate.

    • Eastern Michigan went 32 for 37 in the Red Zone with 22 Touchdowns and 10 Field Goals.

  • Closest school stadium to a Bowling Alley: 

    • South Alabama - Bowlero Mobile, Mobile, AL - 2.5 miles away

    • Eastern Michigan - Revel and Roll, Ann Arbor, MI - 6.3 miles away

  • Bowl Location:  Allegiant Stadium aka the Giant Roomba, Las Vegas, NV.

  • Bowl Match-up:  #93 Utah vs #13 Northwestern, 12/23, 6:30 PM, ABC

  • Title Sponsor:  SRS Distribution

  • Closest Fast Food Restaurant to Bowl Game: Jack in the Box - 0.8 miles away

  • Random Stat for each team:  

    • Utah had 62 penalties for 511 yards and averaged 42.58 yards per game in penalties.

    • Northwestern averaged 28:52 per game in Time of Possession.

  • Closest school stadium to a Bowling Alley: 

    • Utah - Union Recreation, Salt Lake City, UT - 0.4 miles away

    • Northwestern - Wilmette Bowling Center Inc, Wilmette, IL - 2.2 miles away.

  • Bowl Location:  Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, HI

  • Bowl Match-up: #123 Coastal Carolina vs #90 San Jose State, 12/23, 9:30 PM, ESPN

  • Title Sponsor: Easy Post

  • Closest Fast Food Restaurant to Bowl Game: Raising Cane's - 0.6 miles away

  • Random Stat for each team:  

    • Coastal Carolina was 8 for 22 on 4th Down Conversion Attempts for a 36.4% success rate.

    • San Jose State was 44 for 54 on Red Zone Offense for an 81.5% score rate. They scored 34 touchdowns and made 10 field goals.

  • Closest school stadium to a Bowling Alley:

    • Coastal Carolina - 810 Billiards & Bowling - Conway, Conway, SC - 1.1 miles away.

    • San Jose State - SJSU Student Union Bowling Center, San Jose, CA - 1.6 miles away.