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Hungry for Little Caesars Pizza no more, the Detroit Lions are apparently trying to create a bigger, better bowl game for their Ford Field home.
The Detroit Free Press reported Tuesday that the Lions were exploring the possibility of a new bowl game for their stadium which would see the Big Ten taking on the ACC. The Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, as the Free Press notes, has a Big Ten tie in, but has often struggled to fill the slot given the conference's lack of bowl eligible teams.
With meaningful late December football often at a premium in the Motor City, it makes sense the Lions want to increase the specter of Detroit's bowl game. In addition to attendance issues, half the problem with the game in the past has certainly been its name. The Motor City Bowl sounded good, but lacked sizzle. The Little Caesars Pizza Bowl had that sizzle, but wasn't marquee enough to motivate a much broader audience.
So what would be motivating to a national audience, yet also speak to the Lions' and the city of Detroit hosting the game? Here's five ideas the Ford Field folk should bring to their next board meeting on the issue. After all, a bigger game needs to be matched with a much bigger name.
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