10 Ugliest College Football Bowl Trophies
Ironically, winning schools will be taking these turds home
By: Rich McVey | 12/19/12, 9:00 AM EST
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Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Trophy
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Utah State running back Robert Turbin had the same reaction I had when I saw this: "Wait, WTF is that?!"
This is just a bowl…filled with raw potatoes. Let's show some initiative. Next year, change the name to the Famous Idaho BAKED Potato Bowl. That way the winning team can slather the trophy in butter and sour cream and eat it for a post-game celebration.
Famous Idaho Potato: Utah State beat Toledo, 41-15 (Dec. 15). And yes, I imagine at this very moment Turbin is still staring at the potatoes with a bewildered look on his face.
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Fiesta Bowl Trophy
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Apparently no one at the Fiesta Bowl has ever heard of the phrase, "Less is more." It's like someone made a trophy, then someone else stuck another trophy on top of it. And then someone else walked in the room and said, "Hey, you know what? We should put another trophy on top of all this other shit."
In all, this monstrosity measures 46-inches tall and weighs 200 pounds. It features marble, diamonds, silver, 19kt (yellow, green, pink and white) gold and is internally LED lit with illumination through the landscape, dome, Fiesta Bowl logo and the diamonds. Holy crap!
Fiesta Bowl: Oregon (11-1) vs. Kansas State (11-1) – Jan. 3 at 8:30 p.m. ET
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Alamo Bowl Trophy
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Where have I seen this before? Oh, that's right. I have these same faux granite countertops in my kitchen.
Alamo Bowl: Texas (8-4) vs. Oregon State (9-3) – Dec. 29 at 6:45 p.m. ET
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Independence Bowl Trophy
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If you remove the name plates and put a candle in the vase, this is exactly what my grandmother's side table looks like in her living room. Exactly.
Independence Bowl: Ohio (8-4) vs. Louisiana-Monroe (8-4) – Dec. 28 at 2 p.m. ET
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Gator Bowl Trophy
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I got it! Let's glue three coat hangers together, stick a football on top and then paint the whole thing a shiny metallic color.
Gator Bowl: Northwestern (9-3) vs. Mississippi State (8-4) – Jan. 1 at 12 p.m. ET
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Hawaii Bowl Trophy
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It's a football. With a pineapple top. See what they did there.
Hawaii Bowl: SMU (6-6) vs. Fresno State (9-3) – Dec. 24 at 8 p.m. ET
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Little Caesars Bowl Trophy
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Unless you're holding this bowl game at Superman's Fortress of Solitude, there's no need for crystals. No need.
Little Caesars: W. Kentucky (7-5) vs. Central Michigan (6-6) - Dec. 26 at 7:30 p.m. ET
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Military Bowl Trophy
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I made something exactly like this in 7th grade wood shop. I got C-.
Military Bowl: Bowling Green (8-4) vs. San Jose State (10-2) - Dec. 27 at 3 p.m. ET
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New Mexico Bowl Trophy
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I swear I saw one of these at a yard sale for $1. I offered the lady a nickel, and she gladly took it.
New Mexico Bowl: Nevada (7-5) vs. Arizona (7-5) – Dec. 15 at 1 p.m. ET
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New Orleans Bowl Trophy
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What sort of hybrid trophy train wreck is this? It looks like someone took a trophy, sawed it in half, and then stuck an aquarium in the middle.
New Orleans: Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4) vs. East Carolina (8-4) – Dec. 22 at 12 p.m. ET
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