Mayonnaise Bath Awaits Winning Coach Of Duke's Mayo Bowl: Tradition Explained

The last phases of preparation could start after months of planning resulting in a plan that would maintain the field free of undesirable substances and after tests determine the viscosity needed for an ideal pour. Several employees left the action during the fourth quarter of a bowl game between two football teams so they could squeeze and shake four gallons of mayonnaise into a cooler with the Duke’s logo. The freaking Mayonnaise Bath!

Mayonnaise Bath Awaits Winning Coach Of Duke’s Mayo Bowl: Tradition Explained

Bowl season in college football is steeped in history. The ever-expanding schedule of games offers endless opportunities for new games to add to the legend of bowl season, from related parades to iconic awards.

The head coaches are questioned before anybody else, despite Duke’s claim that it requests someone connected to the institutions to take the postgame mayo bath.

It is time do battle with our old nemesis! This time it is for a bath in mayonnaise! GO PACK! https://t.co/xPaw1FxyUk

— statefansnation (@statefansnation) December 30, 2022

Shane Beamer of South Carolina and Mack Brown of North Carolina both promised to get a mayo bath if they won in 2021, and Beamer ended up getting the first one.

In Charlotte, North Carolina’s Bank of America Stadium, the Duke’s Mayo Bowl is held.

Considering that NC State’s campus is in Raleigh, which is around three hours from Charlotte, the school may have the obvious home-field advantage. When South Carolina and North Carolina competed in Duke’s Mayo Bowl last year, they were both playing close to home.

Much rather get a Cheez-It bath than a Mayonnaise bath. I absolutely HATE mayonnaise! https://t.co/5oXvZTaWif

— Brad P 🐅 (@BradP93975919) December 30, 2022

The Duke’s Mayo Bowl is now open. In 2020, Duke’s acquired the branding rights to the Belk Bowl, transforming it into one of the sports’ strangest contests. Previously, the Belk Bowl was best known for a player’s 2016 Belk shoplifting binge.

The mayo bath is a sight in and of itself, but it also serves a useful purpose. $10,000 is given by Duke to the winning coach’s preferred charity.