While there are legitimate arguments to be made that expanding the College Football Playoff will take away from the non-CFP bowl games, those people are grossly underestimating a brand’s capacity for meme-worthy weirdness.
Bowl season will be fine when you have mascots being sacrificed (and eaten) and others fearing for its life.
The Pop-Tarts Bowl made for amazing television, and it had almost nothing to do with Kansas State’s win. It was weird, and the game’s mascot was lowered into a toaster and eaten as part of K-State’s celebration. So, on Monday, the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl mascot was not taking any chances.
The Cheez-It mascot does not want to be eaten pic.twitter.com/qWeOKE822X
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) January 1, 2024
The mascot held up a sign to let everyone know that it was not an edible mascot.
I mean, after the Pop-Tarts Bowl’s display, the Cheez-It mascot’s days are probably numbered. I’d fully expect it to be edible next season.
But until then, college football fans had jokes about the sign.