Gator Bowl Bites: Northwestern Thumps Bulldogs

While New Year's Day brings a walk of shame to many, they usually happen in relative obscurity. The Mississippi State Bulldogs manged to do theirs in front of over 40,000 fans at EverBank Field and a nation wide audience.

Quick Hits: Mississippi State 20, Northwestern 34

Bulldogs season ending slide continues with 34-20 loss to the Wildcats.

Mississippi State vs. Northwestern - 2013 Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl - Open Thread

Come chat with us as MSU tries to win its 6th bowl game in a row! Hail State!

Northwestern Fans Don't Do Homework On Their Gator Bowl Opponent

Add to the ever-growing list of people who just can't distinguish Mississippi State from Ole Miss these Northwestern fans out tailgating today in Jacksonville:

There seems to be some confusion about who Northwestern thinks they are playing today #gatorbowl #hailstatelockerz.com/s/273783920

— Nancy Eubank Nanney (@nancynanney) January 1, 2013

photo via above tweet from @nancynanney

"Yep, seems right to us!" - ESPN

MSU Confirms 'Snow Bowl' Uniforms For Gator Bowl With Slight Tweak

We were close in our assumption yesterday that State would don the Snow Bowl unis for the second time this season in tomorrow's Gator Bowl. The Bulldogs will sport a part of the uniforms, with a few tweaks.

Gator Bowl Preview - Mississippi State vs. Northwestern

Giving you a preview of tomorrow's 2013 Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl between the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Northwestern Wildcats.

RUMOR: State To Wear 'Snow Bowl' Uniforms For Gator Bowl

Looks like State will be wearing the fan favorite (sarcasterics) 'Snow Bowl' uniforms that were worn previously this season against Texas A&M.

The Numbers Game - Run Defense

Key to winning the Gator Bowl - stop Northwestern's rushing attack

Know the Foe: Q&A with Sippin' on Purple

Rodger Sherman from Sippin' On Purple was nice enough to answer some Northwestern questions for us..

MSU DT Nick James Sings "Lean on Me"

Laugh at your own peril as Mr. James sings the classic by Bill Withers.

Gator Bowl Goes Minimalist With Hats Given To Players

You've heard of mass text messages; the 'reply all' button on emails; the co-worker who buys everyone in the office the same cat calendar each year. Well, it seems that the Gator Bowl reps channeled that thought process when they had these hats made for the players on Mississippi State and Northwestern's teams:

So the snapback the players received from the @gator_bowl is pretty awesome if you like minimalism (and literalism). twitter.com/PK9/status/284…

— Paul Kennedy (@PK9) December 28, 2012

To avoid the confusion and that tricky "did you grab my hat accidentally?" conversation, the Gator Bowl just went minimalist with its 'player' hats.

Well done. Maybe they will all get t-shirts afterwards as well that say "good job, YOU"

Gameday Vitals | 2013 Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl

All of the TV information, kickoff, stadium, ticket, and coaching information for the upcoming Gator Bowl this next Tuesday, January 1, 2013, in Jacksonville, Florida.

Is Northwestern Really Winless In Its Bowl History?

The Wildcats are 1-9 all-time in bowl games, but should they really be 0-10?

Gator Bowl Ticket Sales Update: MSU nears 9,000, Northwestern up 47% from last year

Mississippi State says its nearing the 9,000 tickets sold mark, while Northwestern is up 47% from some number sold last year.

Gator Bowl To Allow Cowbells For 2013 Game

Cowbells were allowed back in 2011, and AD Scott Stricklin announced today that they will be allowed this year as well.

Bowl Practice 2012

Everything you should know about this year's bowl practices.

VIDEO: Dan Mullen Gator Bowl Press Conference

You can watch Dan Mullen's Gator Bowl press conference right here.

Gator Bowl Gift List Revealed

Sports Business Journal released detailed list of all the various bowl gifts for each of college football's 35 bowl games.

Post Gator Bowl Selection News & Notes

Recapping all of the links, notes, and quotes from Mississippi State's selection to the 2013 Gator Bowl.

NASCAR's Dale Earnhardt Jr. Promotes Gator Bowl, gets flagged by a poorly dressed knight/referee guy

Of course we are excited to be playing in a bowl game whose sponsor also sponsor's Junior.

Opening Odds: MSU opens as 2 point favorite over Northwestern in 2013 Gator Bowl

MSU has opened as a 2 point favorite over Northwestern for the 2013 TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl, according to 5Dimes.

Mississippi State to play Northwestern in 2013 TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl

We finally have confirmation of what we have pretty much known since early this afternoon: Mississippi State will be playing the Northwestern Wildcats in the Gator Bowl on New Year's Day.