Ranking the Bowl Gifts

The bowl gifts are ranked as follows:

1. Hawaii Bowl- Oakley Holbrook sunglasses; Oakley Works backpack; Tori Richard aloha shirt; Pro Athletics t-shirt/shorts/swim trunks; beach towel
Hawaii. The end... Even if a sunburn is your gift, you take it and don't complain because you're in Hawaii.

2. TIE- Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl- $447 Best Buy gift card and shopping trip; watch; athletic performance shirt
Russell Athletic Bowl- $447 Best Buy gift card and shopping trip; watch; athletic performance shirt
Sunny Florida and a $447 gift card? Jackpot.

3. Popeyes Bahamas Bowl- Ogio Marshall Pack backpack; New Era 39Thirty cap
What the gift package lacks, the location makes up for a million times over.

4. Miami Beach Bowl- Under Armour sunglasses; Under Armour cap;
Oakley Halifax backpack; electronics product
Electronics product? Pretty mysterious, but Under Armour rarely disappoints, and it’s in Miami.

5. TIE- National University Holiday Bowl- $445 Best Buy gift card and shopping trip; Fossil watch; cap
That Best Buy gift card is a lot of money, and it’s in San Diego. Not as good as Florida, but still good.
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl- Best Buy gift card; Fossil watch; cap
Assuming the gift card amount is in the same range, this gift and location combination is hard to beat.

6. Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl- $300 Vanilla Visa gift card; Chick-fil-A gift card; Apple TV; Fossil watch; football
Atlanta is pretty fun, but Visa gift card? Chick-fil-A gift card?…enough said. I was sold on this bowl before I even got to Apple TV.

7. Outback Bowl- $150 Best Buy gift card; Outback Steakhouse gift card; Fossil watch; Jostens rings; cap
Pretty solid gift (two gift cards and one is for steak), and it's located in Tampa, Florida. Not bad.

8. Rose Bowl- Fossil watch; Oakley Works backpack; New Era 59Fifty cap
The gift is a little light. Good location, though.

9. Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl- Oakley Works backpack
Backpack not that impressive, but maybe the players can gamble their way into some more swag.

10. Gildan New Mexico Bowl- AudioSource Sound portable/mobile speaker; mobile phone charger; Oakley Works backpack; Oakley Enduro sunglasses/beanie; cap; Gildan blanket
Gift is not skimpy, but New Mexico is just OK.

11. Belk Bowl- Shopping trip to Belk department store; Fossil watch
Charlotte, NC is a great location. “Shopping trip” is pretty vague but has the potential to be a solid bowl gift.

12. TaxSlayer Bowl -Panasonic gift suite; Fossil watch

13. Capital One Orange Bowl- Tourneau watch

14. Allstate Sugar Bowl- Fossil watch; New Era cap
Skimpy gift, but NOLA is a fun city. You're probably actually getting beads as your gift.

15. R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl -Fossil watch

16. Valero Alamo Bowl- GoPro Hero4 Silver camera and 32 GB memory card; Fossil watch; Oakley Works backpack; Schutt mini helmet; panoramic photo
Interested to see some of these GoPro videos...

17. Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl- Oakley Breadbox sunglasses; Oakley Works backpack

18. Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl- Ogio Marshall Pack backpack; beanie; Big Game football

19. AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl- adidas Team Speed duffel bag; cap; belt buckle

20. Foster Farms Bowl -Fossil watch

21. Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl- Fossil watch
Yeah the gift isn’t that cool, but Nashville is underrated.

22. New Era Pinstripe Bowl- Variety of New Era products
Prepare to freeze.

23. Hyundai Sun Bowl- Timely Watch Co. watch; Ogio Politan backpack;
Helen of Troy hair dryer; Majestic fleece pullover; Top of the World cap
Really confused by the hair dryer.

24. Military Bowl- Microsoft Xbox One console; Under Armour backpack; Might Boom Ball speakers; beanie
Gift is reason enough to rank them higher, but location (Maryland) knocks them down

25. Quick Lane Bowl- $250 Best Buy gift card; Sony headphones; custom-made Fathead for each player with their likeness; various apparel; football
We see what you're doing, Quick Lane Bowl. Clearly trying to make up for the fact that the bowl is in Detroit.

26. Vizio Fiesta Bowl- Fossil watch; Ogio Rogue backpack

27. TicketCity Cactus Bowl -Fossil watch; Ogio Rogue backpack

28. Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl- Ogio Marshall Pack backpack; beanie; Big Game football
Fort Worth, Texas

29. AutoZone Liberty Bowl- Sol Republic Deck Ultra wireless bluetooth speaker; Bulova watch; Nike athletic shoes/sport sandals/backpack; game ball
Nice gifts, but Memphis. Sorry.

30. Duck Commander Independence Bowl- Timely Watch Co. watch; New Era ski cap; football
Shreveport, Louisiana…

31. GoDaddy Bowl- Sol Republic Tracks Air wireless/bluetooth on-ear headphones; watch; Coleman chair; military style backpack; Wilson football
All the gifts in the world can’t make up for this bowl being in Mobile, Alabama.

32. Birmingham Bowl- Oakley sunglasses; beanie; hooded sweatshirt; Big Game football

33. Raycom Media Camellia Bowl- Fossil watch; cap; souvenir pylon; football

34. Famous Idaho Potato Bowl- Ohio backpack; winter coat; winter gloves; winter beanie; Big Game football
Yeah there’s a lot of substance to this gift, but way too much “winter” in the description. The gift basket should come with an apology letter.

Unable to rank:
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic -Information not available; bowl committee would not disclose
CFP Championship game- Information not available; bowl committee would not disclose

(These gifts are probably going to be awesome).

Click to expand...