December 28, 2023 9: 45 pm ET
Some college football bowl videogames enormously dissatisfy. Some surpass your wildest expectations. And Thursday’s Pop-Tarts Bowl at Camping World Stadium in Orlando was certainly the latter.
Yes, Kansas State topped NC State, 28-19, and that’s terrific for the Wildcats.
But let’s face it: The genuine winners of the Pop-Tarts Bowl were fans who enjoyed the videogame and got dealtwith to an abundance of Pop-Tarts-themed enjoyable and trouble. And the sponsorship and item positioning worked duetothefactthat if you seen any part of this videogame, opportunities are you ended up yearning Pop-Tarts at some point.
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While the match itself was amazing, the scene around the Pop-Tarts Bowl was remarkable and relatively shot this videogame up to one of the preferred bowls amongst college football fans (RIP Cheez-It Bowl).
So here are our preferred minutes from the bowl that had definitely absolutelynothing to do with the videogame.
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— nick (@nick_pants) December 28, 2023
Feature image courtesy of ESPN.
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The pregame toaster and Pop-Tarts mascot’s entryway
This was extraordinary. The Pop-Tarts mascot popped out of a giant toaster on the field for an extraordinary, peak college football bowl season minute.
THE POP-TARTS BOWL 😤 pic.twitter.com/1INhxJsVyt
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) December 28, 2023
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Learning the history of Pop-Tarts
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— no context college football (@nocontextcfb) December 28, 2023
Did YOU understand Pop-Tarts were initially presented in 1964 and were called Fruit Scone? We’re pleased the name was eventually altered.
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This amusing call on the relayed
“Here’s the unfortunate part of the story: After the videogame he will be feastedon, he will passaway and he will be his own last meal.”
“After the videogame he will be feastedon, he will passaway, and he will be his own last meal” @PopTartsBowl pic.twitter.com/sMLBUM3jxW
— Gifdsports (@gifdsports) December 29, 2023
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