Take that! Poulan Weed Eater Independence Bowl!
Because there's a new sheriff in town when it comes to humorous bowl sponsorships!
Introducing the ....
At first glance, you chuckle because you get this image of a bowl that already has "Humanitarian" in the name being connected with some beefy guy in a leather jacket yelling "Check! Check 1-2!" into a mike 4,000 times before a concert.
But wait ... it gets better.
Roady's is actually a chain of .... (wait for it) ... truck stops!!!
I don't know about you, but some of the most humane moments I've ever encountered in my life have occurred in truck stops - like the time Vera the waitress gave me the Heimlich maneuver when I was choking on a second helping of chicken-fried steak. Or the time that "Rubber Duck" helped "Pig-Pen" avoid some "bears" with a well-timed CB call.
(Yes, I really did just quote lyrics from "Convoy." God bless the internet.)
Trust me, this thing has legs. It's only a matter of time before we're talking about the Flying J Peach Bowl, or - dare we dream it? - the Iron Skillet BCS Title Game.
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