Contrary to earlier sources, Rutgers is staying in Big Ten Country for its bowl game. Hmm, uhhhhh....well-l-l-l-l-l, that's, uh....great.
With the new and improved Big Ten comes a new and...uh...new bowl game. What was known as the bowl game to be played at the home of the Detroit Lions in the preseason now has a name: the Quick Lane Bowl. Free oil changes for participating teams! This bowl game replaces the now-defunct Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, taking over the same location and broadcast time. Like the Pinstripe Bowl, this game takes place in a northern city, but at least the stadium is domed. And Detroit!
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>. <a href="https://twitter.com/McMurphyESPN">@McMurphyESPN</a> says UNC will be <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RFootball?src=hash">#RFootball</a> bowl opponent in Detroit <a href="http://t.co/gDAzleT717">http://t.co/gDAzleT717</a></p>— Ryan Dunleavy (@rydunleavy) <a href="https://twitter.com/rydunleavy/status/541719009490903040">December 7, 2014</a></blockquote>
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The Opponent
North Carolina Tar Heels (6-6, 4-4 ACC)
Profile
Location: Ford Field - Detroit, MI
Date & Time: Friday, December 26 - 4:30 PM
TV: ESPN
Conference tie-ins: Big Ten (8th pick) vs. ACC (11th pick)
Tickets
Box office prices; $35 - $89
Rutgers Ticket office: Toll-Free 1-866-445-GORU (4678) Email: tickets@scarletknights.com
Weather
Average Temperature
High 35 Low 24 Mean 50
Rainfall 2" for December
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Funny to think that with this announcement, Rutgers fans are actually breathing a sigh of relief. A trip to Dallas during Christmas just to attend the game on time (1 PM kick) was not what people were hoping for. Combine that with a non-Power 5 opponent, and it looked like the State University of New Jersey was getting hosed. Well, now we can all thank the football gods for a trip to Detroit in late December. Hey, at least we're playing an ACC team instead of a C-USA team. Merry Christmas #CHOPNation!
Here is the full B1G lineup:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>B1G Bowls: OSU-Sugar MSU-Cotton MD-Foster Farms Rut-Quick Lane PSU-Pinstripe Wisc-Outback Minn-Citrus Neb-Holiday Iowa-Tax Illinois-Dallas</p>— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) <a href="https://twitter.com/BryanDFischer/status/541720158973095936">December 7, 2014</a></blockquote>
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