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Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Is it the Orange Bowl or "THE" Orange Bowl

I have run across several people in the last month that have no idea about the "Orange Bowl". So I decided today, the day of the Orange Bowl would be a good day to explain the difference.
The current Orange Bowl or what they call the "Discover Orange Bowl", is played at Sun Life Stadium, the stadium that the Miami Dolphins play at on Sundays. This year there are 2 college post season games to be played there. The first is the FSU vs. NIU. The second is the National Championship Game between Alabama and Notre Dame.
These games are not to be confused with the games played at "THE" Orange Bowl called the Burdine Stadium from 1937-1959. If you aren't familiar with what a Burdines is, it was a department store started in Florida that was merged into the Federated Stores, more popularly known as MACY's. "The" Orange Bowl played many games from 1937-2008 that where important games to the game of football.  What I am about to tell you is quite distressing to myself and maybe you too once I open your eyes. *BIG BREATH* It was demolished in May 2008. And they built the Marlins Park, home of the Miami Marlins. The utter disgrace of  MLB. Home of Ozzie Guillen, admirer of Fidel Castro. The Miami Marlins who slashed and burned their roster after the 2012 season. So, they tear down a National Treasure, in my mind anyway, and build a home that houses a bunch of one and done-rs.

So please. Don't mix up the Discover Orange Bowl played at Sun Life Stadium and "THE" Orange Bowl. #KNOWYOURORANGEBOWLS. Thanks.



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