tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15857498.post825254816741221744..comments2023-10-31T08:24:26.150-07:00Comments on The Wizard of Odds: Maintaining the Integrity of the Bowl SystemUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15857498.post-32664178961086362342008-01-03T05:29:00.000-08:002008-01-03T05:29:00.000-08:00If I'm not mistaken the payout for each team was $...If I'm not mistaken the payout for each team was $37 and (1) free medium 3-item pizza with the purchase of a pizza of equal or greater value.<BR/>Go Bearcats!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15857498.post-76015382213701259012008-01-02T06:12:00.000-08:002008-01-02T06:12:00.000-08:00They tore down the upper deck so it wouldn't fall ...They tore down the upper deck so it wouldn't fall down... Legion field was once a great stadium, but it is outdated and needs a major upgrade. Don't expect it to be improved any time soon or for the surrounding neighborhood to be cleaned up. The mayor of Birmingham is a crook and this project wouldn't benefit him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15857498.post-58098262232944203272007-12-30T08:24:00.000-08:002007-12-30T08:24:00.000-08:00What gives? Pictures I've seen of Legion Stadium ...What gives? Pictures I've seen of Legion Stadium show an upper deck opposite the pressbox side.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15857498.post-62191340853631878622007-12-28T07:06:00.000-08:002007-12-28T07:06:00.000-08:00Funny thing is we went to the game and had a great...Funny thing is we went to the game and had a great time. I enjoyed the heck out of Birmingham. It may not be one of the glamor Bowls, but if you decide you want to have a good time you can do it.... and we did!ewadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057281727309853413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15857498.post-77004552103405073872007-12-27T21:59:00.000-08:002007-12-27T21:59:00.000-08:00Wow! I'm in the Cinti wizard hat! I'm officially f...Wow! I'm in the Cinti wizard hat! I'm officially famous or something. :) Okay, so my take is the stadium was atrocious and even as a loyal UC fan, I don't know that I would go back to a bowl game in that stadium. The Papa John's people should seriously be embarrassed by how awful this stadium was. We had no toilet paper, something they called "food", no pizza, and a stadium that felt like it might fall down anytime anyone cheered. One of my friends tried to order a Mountain Dew which was proudly displayed directly next to the scoreboard (and at the same size I might note) and was told they didn't carry it. Wow.<BR/><BR/>Couldn't hear anything that was going on or being announced because there was one working speaker that sounded like the speakers in my 93 Saturn. We couldn't understand 10 words the entire game.<BR/><BR/>Then to top it all off, the announcer actually misidentifies their team as Mississippi State. I hope that announcer was fired on the spot. What an all in all horrible game.<BR/><BR/>Yeah for Cincinnatti versus Mississippi State! Boo for Legion Field and the Papa Johns Bowl Committee. Has anyone from the committee actually visited the stadium?<BR/><BR/>- LeAnne C., Wiz-Like Hat Wearer #2Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15857498.post-91200454428915238272007-12-27T09:40:00.000-08:002007-12-27T09:40:00.000-08:00Buddy comparing Birmingham to Mobile is like compa...Buddy comparing Birmingham to Mobile is like comparing a pile of shit to a steak. Everyone knows B-town is a shit hole. The further north you go in Alabama the worse it gets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15857498.post-14763171181873459252007-12-27T07:19:00.000-08:002007-12-27T07:19:00.000-08:00If attendees checked their programs they would hav...If attendees checked their programs they would have noticed the date of the game printed in the gameday program was 12/21/07...they probably made the same mistake we did and showed up on the 22nd. Does anyone know how the game on the 21st came out?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15857498.post-53435561232308754122007-12-26T12:48:00.000-08:002007-12-26T12:48:00.000-08:00It was a poorly designed and attended bowl game. ...It was a poorly designed and attended bowl game. The people at the PapaJohns.com Bowl should be ashamed. The stadium is in the ghetto and the stadium itself is HORRIBLE. The pre-game atmosphere SUCKED. As I Southern Miss fan I went to the GMAC bowl in Mobile. It was clean, organized and oh yeah...EXCITING. I WILL NEVER GO BACK TO BIRMINGHAM.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15857498.post-67563190532587709972007-12-24T19:57:00.000-08:002007-12-24T19:57:00.000-08:00Merry Christmas Wiz! We love you!Garbo and HitchMerry Christmas Wiz! We love you!<BR/><BR/>Garbo and HitchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15857498.post-82694282876029440122007-12-24T19:06:00.000-08:002007-12-24T19:06:00.000-08:00I attended the National Lacrosse League championsh...I attended the National Lacrosse League championship game a few years ago. It was held in Columbus, Oh for some unknown reason - there is no team there. They did the same thing about forcing all the "fans" to sit on one side of the field. The temperature was pushing 100 degrees, and everyone was put on the east side of the field with the sun baking and blinding them. Like many other people, I ended up leaving the game early to escape the sun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15857498.post-56359121282398368302007-12-24T16:51:00.000-08:002007-12-24T16:51:00.000-08:00Joey, you have me all wrong. There is an inherent...Joey, you have me all wrong. There is an inherent charm to the efforts put on by the organizers of this bottom-of-the-barrel bowl game. I have no illusions about the significance of this event. It's just a hoot going to a college football bowl game in a decrepit stadium in the middle of a slum.greg6363https://www.blogger.com/profile/01333310434804458515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15857498.post-70784451351452539422007-12-24T12:17:00.000-08:002007-12-24T12:17:00.000-08:00Your tshirt up there is a boot, don't expect too m...Your tshirt up there is a boot, don't expect too much. It was my first Birmingham Bowl and I had a good time. Greg is acting like this was the Super Bowl he was attending. It was a shitty bowl game. You get what you came for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15857498.post-59158287593123431892007-12-24T09:55:00.000-08:002007-12-24T09:55:00.000-08:00Wish I would have thought about this. I (a LSU Fan...Wish I would have thought about this. I (a LSU Fan) went check out the New Orleans Bowl. Attandance was announced at 25,000 something, no way in hell there were that many people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com