The Buckeye Battle Cry: Ohio State News and Commentary » Chick Fil A Bowl http://www.thebuckeyebattlecry.com An Ohio State blog for the Buckeye fan in all of us. Fri, 17 May 2013 12:18:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 tBBC Preview: The Chick-Fil-A Bowl; #9 LSU versus #14 Clemson http://www.thebuckeyebattlecry.com/2012/12/tbbc-preview-the-chick-fil-a-bowl-9-lsu-versus-14-clemson/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tbbc-preview-the-chick-fil-a-bowl-9-lsu-versus-14-clemson http://www.thebuckeyebattlecry.com/2012/12/tbbc-preview-the-chick-fil-a-bowl-9-lsu-versus-14-clemson/#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:16:57 +0000 WVaBuckeye http://www.thebuckeyebattlecry.com/?p=29268 It’s a bayou Tiger versus a lowlands Tiger and they got their nicknames in completely different ways. The LSU tigers chose their name because of the infantry that fought for General Robert E. Lee during during the Civil War and they became known as the “Tiger Rifles”. The Clemson Tigers got their name simply because Walter Riggs, who was the head football coach in 1896 simply admired the Princeton Tigers and therefor named his team the same.

Monday, December 31st   Atlanta, Georgia Dome   Kick-off 7:30 ESPN

These two teams have been on a collision course for a couple years now and there have just been a few bumps in the road preventing it. Defending conference champs in their conferences, neither played for one this season which allowed them to finally be paired in this bowl game, could be the best match-up this year.

The Les Miles led Tigers, which will have their coach until … [Read More]

]]> http://www.thebuckeyebattlecry.com/2012/12/tbbc-preview-the-chick-fil-a-bowl-9-lsu-versus-14-clemson/feed/ 0 2011 Chick Fil A Bowl: Auburn -vs- Virginia http://www.thebuckeyebattlecry.com/2011/12/chick-fil-a-bowl-auburn-vs-virginia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chick-fil-a-bowl-auburn-vs-virginia http://www.thebuckeyebattlecry.com/2011/12/chick-fil-a-bowl-auburn-vs-virginia/#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 05:29:05 +0000 Joe Laing http://www.thebuckeyebattlecry.com/?p=20537 Back again with another preview, this for the bowl FKA the Peach Bowl.

Chick-fil-A Bowl

The Basics: Saturday, December 31st from Orlando Florida Atlanta Georgia at 7:30 PM EST. The game will be televised on ESPN. Auburn (7-5 4-4 SEC) and Virginia (8-4 5-3 ACC).

History: The SEC and ACC have been playing in this game in the Georgia Dome since 1992.  Originally known as the Peach bowl and then the Chick Fil A Peach bowl and now just the Chick Fil A game.  Must be a hatred for the Peach because they have kept the Orange Bowl?  The game goes all the way back to 1968.

Auburn: Following their national championship season from a year ago Auburn went 7-5.  And they come into this game with their #1 offensive threat Michael Dyer suspended due to team rules.  I am still trying to figure out what it takes to get suspended at … [Read More]

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