Branding Bowl Games: GMAC Bowl

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What was once just a daydream has now developed into a game that fields some of the most competitive and exciting games of the bowl season. Stan Tiner, former editor of the Mobile Register, is the man who realized the possibilities of another Alabama Bowl, in addition to the already existing Senior Bowl. Since 1999, his idea quickly grew into the success it is today!

Mobilians recognized the importance of the bowl name, so many ideas were originally discussed. Such names included the Azalea Bowl, the Mardi Gras Bowl, and Jubilee Bowl. Eventually the Mobile Alabama Bowl was officially born. In 2000 the bowl received corporate sponsorship from GMAC Financial Services, hence the existing name, the GMAC Bowl.

With the addition of the GMAC Bowl, Mobile joined Miami as the only other city in the country to host two major college bowl games every year. The GMAC Bowl is repeatedly rated as one of the top 10 bowl games to watch. This year the GMAC match up will be Tulsa vs. Ball State on January 6th, so don’t miss out!