40 FOR 40: The 2025 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

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🗓️ 21 December 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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WWWWWWWWELCOME to the return of 40 For 40, our bowl preview series where every bowl game gets its own episode and each episode is exactly as long as that game deserves.
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This episode was produced by Michael Ray Surber
Fullcast theme 40 For 40 intro arranged and performed by Russell Powell
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0:00.0	Welcome to the 40 for 40 for 40 potato bowl preview.
0:23.6	This game is the epitome of what we mean when we say that in exchange for asking us to care about these games,
0:32.6	that the people putting them on look like they care just a tiny, tiny bit in return.
0:39.3	Looking at you, New Orleans Bowl.
0:42.3	In this year, Utah State and Washington State.
0:46.3	Is that what we're here to talk about?
0:48.3	No, it is not.
0:50.3	The Idaho Potato Commission works harder than God and the Devil put together.
0:55.5	This is an ESPN-owned bowl.
0:58.4	That's usually bad.
1:00.2	What this game loses in being owned by ESPN, it makes up for not only in remaining
1:05.8	the only bowl game that has a logo with chives in it, But in spelling out the date in French fries on their
1:13.3	website, they put their asses into it just a tiny little bit. They have a giant anthropomorphic
1:19.1	potato with eyes called Spud Buddy, who is the mascot of the game, who is pictured on their
1:24.4	website in like a suspiciously romantic looking ski chalet ski lift situation
1:30.8	with the trophy, which is a bowl of giant potatoes, who will write a monster ski romance
1:36.2	about the Idaho Potato Bowl mascot and how soon will it be available for purchase?
1:42.7	Anyway. Doesn't have the seatbelt thing down on the gate either.
1:46.9	No, no, because he's dangerous.
1:48.5	Can't die.
1:49.0	Can't die.
1:50.5	He's a bad buddy.
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