The story of one postseason college football contest, as told through social media.

Never imagined watching this Meineke Bowl would seem so delightful. Like watching football in HD for the 1st time.

— Bruce Feldman (@BFeldmanCBS) December 29, 2012

Pretty good time for ESPN to flip over to the Texas Tech/Minny game.

— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) December 29, 2012

We switch to the Meineke Car Care Bowl … and there’s a loooong TD on a kick return? Thank you!

— George Schroeder (@GeorgeSchroeder) December 29, 2012

Going from Rutgers-VT to a kick return TD in the Car Care Bowl gave me the bends

— Brian Floyd (@BrianMFloyd) December 29, 2012

That was like watching Texas Tech run back Rutgers’ missed field goal. Smooth blends, Mr. DJ

— Jason Kirk (@JasonKirkSBN) December 29, 2012

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The Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas boasts the finest belt buckle-themed logo in all of college football.

The 2012 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas 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 Bill Trocchi’s game preview.)

• Wait, we just had our bowl game in Charlotte. Not that Meineke Car Care Bowl. The title sponsorship has been moved to Houston and plopped onto the Texas Bowl, even going so far as to incorporate that game’s belt buckle logo. Was this game ever a Tangerine Bowl? It was not! Are you sure? Not really!

• Where will this game be played? Reliant Stadium, home of the Houston Texans.

• When is it on television? Nightcap game! Coverage begins at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN, with Mark Jones, Brock Huard and Jessica Mendoza relaying the action. The game will also be streamed on WatchESPN.

• Whom does it feature? Big 12 versus Big Ten.

• What about this year? 7-5 Texas Tech versus 6-6 Minnesota. When was the last time Minnesota was in a bowl? Not as long ago as you might think, but this is the Gophers’ first appearance in a postseason contest that’s not the Insight Bowl since 2005. Minnesota played bowl games in Arizona in 2006, 2008 and 2009. Who’s coaching Texas Tech in the bowl game? Red Raiders offensive line coach Chris Thomsen is serving as interim head coach.

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Yep, that's a belt buckle logo.

The 2011 Texas Bowl is just days away. We’re sure you have so many questions. We’re here to help. (For an Xs and Os breakdown, check out Ben Glicksman’s game preview.)

• What’s all this, then? There was a once Meineke Car Care Bowl. This is not that bowl. That is that bowl. This is the Texas Bowl, now with a title sponsor.

• Where will this game be played? Reliant Stadium in Houston, home of the Texans, which we have always liked because it was the first stadium to feature a roof but also a real grass field. We imagine hordes of roving Pomeranians roosting there in the offseason and luxuriating in the cushy turf.

• Pomeranians move in packs in the wild? They migrate from the DFW Metroplex.

• When is it on television? Kickoff is scheduled for noon ET on Saturday, December 31. The game will be televised on ESPN.

• Whom does it feature? Tie-ins for all five whole years of this bowl’s storied history have included the Big East, Conference USA, Mountain West, Big 12 and Big Ten.

• What about this year? Backsliding again in terms of quality, we’re presented with Northwestern and Texas A&M, both 6-6 following the regular season.

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