Frisco, Texas Home of a Bowl Game That Needs a Better Name
With all of the bowl games that are being played now you come across some names may not be the most creative. From the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, The GoodYear Cotton Bowl, and the Allstate Sugar Bowl being ones that make some what since when you say them; to bowl games like the Camping World Bowl, and the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl just not making since of a bowl.
What got me thinking about this was seeing the new bowls this year. one of them just happened to be in my home town(Frisco,Tx). Well this year they got their own bowl game. They have had the FCS National Championship since 2010 which saw Carson Wentz come into his own in college before anyone knew who he was. Now that they are making the way to the FBS ranks its great for the city. I am not dissing the town at all just what they named it. The DXL Frisco Bowl.
Now i get that you have to name it with a sponsor. DXL is a clothing store that is based out of Oklahoma City which would make since that it is sponsoring a game that is only a short 3 hour (4 with a wife and 3 year old) car ride. But come on just calling it the Frisco Bowl. If you just looked around you could find something better to call it. the DXL Snow Cone Bowl, after the world famous Snow Cone Lady. Who is located just down the street from the stadium. You could call it DXL Cowboy Bowl, due to the Dallas Cowboys Headquarters being there, but that could get tricky with calling it that and not giving Jerry Jones credit. Another could be the DXL Heart of New Dallas Bowl poking fun at the new "suburb" of Dallas is where everyone wants to live now. Finally what about changing the sponsor all together and calling it the Toyota Mud Bowl. The stadium is sponsored by Toyota, Toyotas national head quarters are right down the street. I mean it makes perfect since.
Whether they choose to stick with it, take one of my great ideas, or do something completely different it is great for the town and will bring a lot of buisness to the town.