The Ice Bowl!

This idea suddenly came to me after reading what another poster said about there never being any bowl games in the north for financial reasons.  I say, "BS!"  We need to create one.  And with all this talk about whether or not the SEC can play in the cold got me to thinking.......

The game could be played at Lambeau Field on January 5th.  If it was played in December nobody would give a rat's furry fart tunnel.  Nobody would watch it.  BUT, if you play it a couple days before the big show, it's gets some recognition AND doesn't take away from the NCG. 

Now, who do you invite?  That's easy........the Big Ten and the SEC.  Actually, I think it would be even better to invite a warm-climate team and a cold-climate team.  Think about the match-ups we could see..........Northwestern vs. Mississippi St...............Minnesota vs. Vanderbilt.............Syracuse vs. Stanford.................On second thought, maybe nobody would watch The Ice Bowl.

Seriously, I think a game like this would be a hit for no other reason than there are no bowl games in the north.  And I know what you're going to say...."But Huteck....what about the Motor City Bowl?"  Yeah yeah yeah........that game is played under a dome, doesn't count, next question!

The Ice Bowl.  That's what this country needs......another bowl game.  But why call it the Ice Bowl?  Well......because it's my thread.  That's why.  But I'm open to suggestion.  Throw some more names my way.  I'll make a list and get my people on it

I wouldn't actually mind seeing a sec team face a big ten team in a bowl game up north in the snow. If teams from up north have to come down south to play in a bowl game (example) michigan going down to florida, southern teams should come up north. I like the idea of the ice bowl. Good idea hetuck1.

I don't know...

While I think some merit is attributed to the "homefield advantage", I am not sure if an Ice Bowl is the answer. We have to remember that most teams in the north don't play outside in that type of weather. The northern teams have indoor facilities for that time of year. Also teams in the north recruit players from the south....so not all the players (if any) are going to be used to playing in the bitter cold of January.

Matchups are the keys to the game anyways....not usually the weather. Some southern teams play a "smashmouth" style and the weather would favor their style of play over a team like Purdue (who is in the north but plays a spread and cannot just power run the ball).

We also have to consider if the teams will even accept a bid to the Ice Bowl. Teams look at bowls are rewards and a good vacation. Would fans from the SEC want to travel north? Possibly....but the team would probably be able to decline that bid and accept another.

This doesn't seem like a great idea to me. Although I believe the slight advantages of the Pac 10 (Rose Bowl), SEC (Sugar bowl, and Florida bowls) makes a slight difference it is not usually THE deciding factor. The best team often wins those games.

I know I wouldn't want to go to the Ice Bowl....if an alternative was the Fiesta, Rose, Sugar, Orange Bowls were alternatives. If lesser teams are put in the game (not on par with a Capital One Bowl or something to that extent) then it will not mean a whole lot, and written off as pointless.

The only bowl that really works in the North is the Motor City Bowl. Because Detroit needs the money for thei economy and they have a nice stadium which is indoor.

Just my 2 cents....take it for what it is worth.

 no way to describe what an unrealistic idea that is, hetuck ! the only reason that bowls are in Southern climes is because of the money that northerners spend in and around the south. I mean who in their right mind could stand 3 hrs in open air Wisconsin, especially in January.

The whole bowl thing is a joke anyway. Now if there were a playoff, then you could get home games in the great white north. that would be great, UGA at Camp Randall. the Gators in Ann Arbor. I think , though, that as long as we have Disney World the bowls will remain down here. After all, when the super bowl champs are asked where they are going next , they never say " I'm going to Cedar Point" !

Every conference can win in Cold weather except SEC teams.

Kentucky has a great home winning streak in October and November.

Michigan owes alot of teams a return trip to the South.

Including Florida State. The Seminoles were a juggernaught at the time.........Michigan? Mediocre. Michigan still felt big headed enough to do a 1 and done.

Amazing.

I say it becomes an anual match-up between Hawaii and Miami(FL).