The story of one postseason college football contest, as told through social media:
We’re all wondering. twitpic.com/bpy4zf
— Holly Anderson (@SIHolly) December 27, 2012
FOR ALL OF THE WAR.
— Jason Kirk (@JasonKirkSBN) December 27, 2012
Should set him and Mortified Punter up for a play date RT @bubbaprog: ANIMATED: San Jose St punter freakout 30fram.es/TDH4Hb
— Land-Grant Holy Land (@Landgrant33) December 27, 2012
Military Bowl organizers surely appreciated David Fales’ crisp, efficient passing game. (AP)
The 2012 Military Bowl is just hours away. We’re sure you have so many questions. We’re here to help. (For an X’s and O’s breakdown, click through to Gabriel Baumgaertner’s game preview.)
• What’s all this, then? Before you ask! This isn’t the same thing as the Armed Forces Bowl. But — No, they’re different. We promise. That one shows up on Saturday, and is sponsored by Bell Helicopter. What you’re seeing tonight is the former EagleBank Bowl, now sponsored by defense contractor Northrop Grumman. This is one of the newer postseason contests, in existence since 2008.
• Where will this game be played? RFK Stadium, former home of the Washington Redskins and currently housing the D.C. United.
• When is it on television? Coverage begins at 3:00 p.m. ET on ESPN, with the New Mexico Bowl lineup of Bob Wischusen, Danny Kanell and Quint Kessenich providing commentary. The game will also be streamed on WatchESPN.
• Whom does it feature? Oh, just about anybody. Participants so far: Wake Forest, Navy, UCLA, Temple, Maryland, East Carolina, Toledo and Air Force.
• What about this year? Bowling Green versus San Jose State.
• Does the bowl have a social media presence? Right this way:
Some very fierce competition starting here at the Armed Forces Retirement Home with @sjsuathletics! twitter.com/MilitaryBowl/s…
— Military Bowl DC (@MilitaryBowl) December 25, 2012
Military Bowl festivities are more serious in nature, but the bowl kept things loose this year by bringing in a hypnotist.
The 2011 Military Bowl is just a day away. We’re sure you have so many questions. We’re here to help. (For an Xs and Os breakdown, check out Matt Dollinger’s game preview.)
• What’s all this, then? There are two military-centric bowl games in the college football postseason; this is the newer contest, not to be confused with Friday’s Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl. Formerly known as the EagleBank Bowl, which always sounded made-up, the game is now sponsored by a massive defense contractor and properly titled the Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman.
• Where will this game be played? RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., longtime home of the Redskins before the advent of FedEx Field, and now home to MLS’ D.C. United.
• When is it on television? Kickoff is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, December 28. The game will be televised on ESPN.
• Whom does it feature? The ACC is currently the only permanent Military Bowl fixture; previous years have brought in teams from the MAC and Conference USA as well as Navy.
• What about this year? Not enough ACC teams finished with adequate records to fulfill all league tie-ins, but the bowl ended up better for it: 7-5 Air Force had a tough schedule for a Mountain West team, and lost games to teams that ran the gamut from surprisingly good (Wyoming) to typically awesome (Boise State). Toledo’s schedule was also an arduous one; the 8-4 Rockets also fell to the Broncos, played Ohio State close and hard, and lost a memorable Tuesday-night shootout to eventual conference champ Northern Illinois. (It is perhaps best not to mention the Rockets’ overtime defeat against Syracuse; we swear they’re better than that game made them look.)
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