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Jimmy Camel mascot steals the show at Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl
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Things are getting weird at the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl.
The game has been entertaining enough, with Utah State taking a 14-10 lead into the halftime break, but it’s the bowl’s mascot that drew the attention of social media.
Jimmy Kamel the vomiting Camel. (How we all feel when we get tricked into betting on Oregon State on the road) pic.twitter.com/6MkYuHVL7H
— Pac-12 Apostles Podcast (@Pac12Apostles) December 19, 2021
The bowl game is in its first year of existence, and it largely feels like a not-so-serious entry into the larger college football postseason.
“Ever since I was 52, which was last year, I have dreamed of having a college bowl game named after me,” the late-night talk show host told the Associated Press.
Well, now he has a camel named after him, too.
The internet isn’t quite sure what to make of it.
BREAKING NEWS – Jimmy Camel has just been inducted to the Sickos Mascots Hall of Fame. https://t.co/jUM0erAQOU
— 🇱🇰 Sickos Committee 🇱🇰 (@SickosCommittee) December 19, 2021
Jimmy Camel is the first piece of evidence we’ve seen that there might actually be too many bowl games pic.twitter.com/EgGQJaokEy
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) December 19, 2021
The real pro move here was that you could see @LauraRutledge instinctually grab for the back of Jimmy Camel’s neck because she was going to hold his hair back. You can’t teach that. Some have it, most don’t. https://t.co/vUlxc0D4yT
— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) December 19, 2021
Jimmy Camel doing the Scotsman with the Aggie marching band is exactly what I was hoping to see today. pic.twitter.com/zm7J9cC59l
— Jacob Nielson (@Jacobnielson12) December 19, 2021
Jimmy Camel is why we need MORE bowl games.
Give us the Jimmy Fallon Bowl, where Jimmy Falcon drops actual bird crap on spectators. The Will Ferrell Bowl, where Will Ferret runs around causing chaos on and off the field. https://t.co/z5EXWkc9y3
— Brett Hudson (@Brett_Hudson) December 19, 2021
So… I guess that’s where we’re at.
The “we need more bowls, not less” community has been real quiet since the bearded, puking camel showed up on our television screens.
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