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title: "9 Bowl Games Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [He said, 'Gosh, Dad, that mean's we're not going to any more bowl games.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-colletto/he-said-gosh-dad-that-mean-s-we-re-not-going-to-any-more-bowl-games/)

[Jim Colletto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-colletto/)

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> [As far as the bowl games, I don't think the players really play for that. Not at USC.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lane-kiffin/as-far-as-the-bowl-games-i-don-t-think-the-players-really-play-for/)

[Lane Kiffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lane-kiffin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1eb/lane-kiffin-7761_far_as-far-as-the-bowl-games-i-don-t-think-t_1081825.png)

> [Sitting out bowl games and stuff, that'll never be me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trevor-lawrence/sitting-out-bowl-games-and-stuff-that-ll-never-be-me/)

[Trevor Lawrence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trevor-lawrence/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8b/trevor-lawrence-6352_bowl_sitting-out-bowl-games-and-stuff-that-ll_2125591.jpg)

> [The bowl games are only supposed to be a fun reward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-hayes/the-bowl-games-are-only-supposed-to-be-a-fun-reward/)

[Woody Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-hayes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5b/woody-hayes-10522_bowl_the-bowl-games-are-only-supposed-to-be-a_3220569.png)

> [I said as soon as we had a playoff, we were going to minimize the importance of all the other bowl games.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-saban/i-said-as-soon-as-we-had-a-playoff-we-were-going-to-minimize-the/)

[Nick Saban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-saban/)

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> [One thing about bowl games for me is that big time programs might rank higher, but I love the regional match ups.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirk-herbstreit/one-thing-about-bowl-games-for-me-is-that-big-time-programs-might/)

[Kirk Herbstreit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirk-herbstreit/)

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> [And now we're in a world where players are skipping some of these bowl games, people are talking about the only bowl…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirk-herbstreit/and-now-we-re-in-a-world-where-players-are-skipping-some-of-these/)

[Kirk Herbstreit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirk-herbstreit/)

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> [I love bowl games. I really do. I like it more than the kids do. I grew up a poor kid in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-alvarez/i-love-bowl-games-i-really-do-i-like-it-more-than-the-kids-do-i-grew/)

[Barry Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-alvarez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bb/barry-alvarez-43768_bowls_i-love-bowl-games-i-really-do-i-like-it_2867327.png)

> [The Wyoming game in 1974, my third year as head coach. My first year, we were 7-4; the second year, we went…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lavell-edwards/the-wyoming-game-in-1974-my-third-year-as-head-coach-my-first-year-we/)

[LaVell Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lavell-edwards/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f3/lavell-edwards-8764_bowls_the-wyoming-game-in-1974-my-third-year-a_1928631.jpg)

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