Then Peach opened the floodgates in 1968 and we the potpourri of "Really? Who Cares?" bowls:
| Bowl | Year |
|---|---|
| Outback Bowl | 1989 |
| Cheez-It Bowl | 1989 |
| Camping World Bowl | 1990 |
| Las Vegas Bowl | 1992 |
| Alamo Bowl | 1993 |
| Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | 1997 |
| Music City Bowl | 1998 |
| Dollar General Bowl | 1999 |
| New Orleans Bowl | 2001 |
| Redbox Bowl | 2002 |
| Hawaii Bowl | 2002 |
| Belk Bowl | 2002 |
| Armed Forces Bowl | 2003 |
| Texas Bowl | 2006 |
| Birmingham Bowl | 2006 |
| New Mexico Bowl | 2006 |
| Military Bowl | 2008 |
| Gasparilla Bowl | 2008 |
| Pinstripe Bowl | 2010 |
| First Responder Bowl | 2010 |
| Bahamas Bowl | 2014 |
| Boca Raton Bowl | 2014 |
| Camellia Bowl | 2014 |
| Quick Lane Bowl | 2014 |
| Cure Bowl | 2015 |
| Arizona Bowl | 2015 |
| Frisco Bowl | 2017 |
The madness really started in the 80s with the “Poulan Weed-Eater Bowl”.
Although my team, USC hasn’t done all that well there recently, I like to go to the Sun Bowl so I can have steaks in El Paso and green chile in Mesilla, NM. And I like to go to the Las Vegas Bowl so I can have a soft taco at Tacos el Gordo on Charleston Blvd. and spaghetti and meatballs at Cugino’s Delicatessen on Maryland Parkway.