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Was there a point when the Birmingham Bowl was a bigger deal than it is now?
Posted on 11/25/25 at 5:03 pm
Posted on 11/25/25 at 5:03 pm
Years ago the NIT was the more important tournament than the NCAA tourney. Also there was more liters of Vodka in Russia than the amount of t of livestock for sustenance. A long long time ago. Just wondering if making it to Birmingham was as big of a deal as the Bluebonnet Bowl
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Posted on 11/25/25 at 5:09 pm to Nasty_Canasta
Posted on 11/25/25 at 5:11 pm to Nasty_Canasta
Nah. It used to be played at Legion Field. And then back in the day they played the Hall of Fame (Shame) Bowl there. It is now the ReliaQuest/ Outback Bowl played in Tampa.
Posted on 11/25/25 at 5:12 pm to Nasty_Canasta
No.
Posted on 11/25/25 at 5:18 pm to Nasty_Canasta
The only time games in Birmingham have mattered is when Bama and Auburn were too poor to have large enough stadiums on campus for the Iron Bowl.
Posted on 11/25/25 at 5:19 pm to Nasty_Canasta
Pizza Bowl …. Ran out of Pizza at the Pizza Bowl. That’s all I got.
Posted on 11/25/25 at 5:21 pm to Ag Zwin
I remember them old bluebonnet bowls in Houston had some pretty good matchups back in the day. Even for poor programs like Houston and Tulsa and Tulane. When the bowls mattered
Posted on 11/25/25 at 5:21 pm to Ag Zwin
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The only time games in Birmingham have mattered is when Bama and Auburn were too poor to have large enough stadiums on campus for the Iron Bowl.
I guess you have never heard of the Alabama Super 6.
Posted on 11/25/25 at 5:24 pm to Nasty_Canasta
The Bham Bowl has always been one of those bowls created for teams that shouldn't even be in a bowl. I doubt anyone watches it unless they are fans of the teams or stuck in front of a tv
Posted on 11/25/25 at 5:33 pm to Ag Zwin
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The only time games in Birmingham have mattered is when Bama and Auburn were too poor to have large enough stadiums on campus for the Iron Bowl.
Alabama played a lot of other games there besides the Iron Bowl.
Auburn finally got to play their Iron Bowl home games in Auburn in 1989. Alabama’s Iron Bowl home games were moved to Tuscaloosa in 2000.
This post was edited on 11/25/25 at 5:35 pm
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