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20-612: DXL was the bowl's inaugural sponsor from 2017 to 2018, followed by Tropical Smoothie Cafe from 2019 to 2021, and Scooter's Coffee beginning in 2023. On April 21, 2017, it was announced that the Miami Beach Bowl —which had been owned and operated by the American Athletic Conference (The American)—had been sold to ESPN Events and that it would relocate to Frisco, Texas , to be played in Toyota Stadium starting in

40-571: A Coty Award for Best American Sportswear Designer and a Cutty Sark Award for Leading American Men's Wear Designer. He then developed his Robert Stock Designs brand, growing internationally, until forming Robert Graham. The idea that would become Robert Graham came after meeting Graham Fowler, a French textile designer. The two launched the label in 2001. Fowler left the following year to pursue other projects while Stock remained to serve as co-chairman and Chief Creative Officer. As of 2019 Robert Graham has 21 retail stores and 12 outlet stores, and

60-502: A Sun Belt opponent in 2017 and 2019, and face a Mid-American Conference (MAC) opponent in 2018. In 2017, the inaugural game featured a matchup between The American and Conference USA (C-USA). The Frisco Bowl then secured an affiliation with The American through the 2021 season, with opponents to be selected at-large. The 2018 matchup featured teams from the MAC and Mountain West , as The American

80-642: A mechanic and gas station owner who liked to wear bright, colorful, patterned shirts. He began his career working for small New York-based menswear designer Paul Ressler, but in 1970 created his own line called Country Britches. While still working at a local men's store in the Bronx, he met fellow New York designer Ralph Lauren when Lauren entered the store as a tie salesman. The two became friends and Stock sold his own company to collaborate with Lauren on his Chaps collection. The two parted ways in 1975 for Stock to launch his own Country Roads line, for which he won

100-462: A Robert Graham polka dotted fedora at the 2013 Indianapolis 500 . For the 2014 race , Bell brought the company on as a primary sponsor of his KV Racing Technology Number 6 car. Both the exterior and, unusually, the interior of the car display characteristic colors, patterns, and logos. Bell's racing crew uniforms and firesuit were likewise custom designs. Robert Graham also sponsored Bell's subsequent Number 24 and Number 29 cars, which raced in

120-472: A bankruptcy auction. At the time, Casual Male was the largest specialty retailer of men's clothing in the U.S. big and tall market. After completing the acquisition, the newly formed Casual Male Retail Group, Inc elected to focus on those stores, selling off their other businesses and assuming the Casual Male name. In 2004, the company acquired Rochester Big & Tall Clothing, which gave the company access to

140-404: A number of designer brands including Robert Graham , Tommy Bahama , Cutter & Buck , Jack Victor, and Robert Talbott. That same year, Casual Male hired former champion boxer George Foreman to promote the chain and act as spokesman for new lines of clothing bearing his name. In 2005, Casual Male changed the name of its stores from Casual Male Big & Tall to Casual Male XL. In 2010,

160-419: Is a New York -based luxury men's fashion brand launched in 2001, taking its name from its co-founders, fashion designer Robert Stock and textile designer Graham Fowler. It is known for its use of complicated and colorful fabric patterns , including contrasting patterns inside the cuffs of its shirt sleeves. Robert Stock is a native of the Bronx whose interest in fashion was influenced by his father,

180-519: Is a leading retailer of Men's Big and Tall apparel with 290 retail and outlet store locations throughout the United States operated under the business subsidiaries DXL and Casual Male XL. The company also operates an e-commerce website (dxl.com) and an Android and iOS mobile app serving customers in the United States, Canada , The United Kingdom , Greater China and other global markets. The company

200-700: Is headquartered in Canton, Massachusetts , and is listed on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "DXLG". What is now Destination XL Group was founded in 1976 by Calvin Margolis and Stanley Berger as Designs, Inc. Until 1995, Designs, Inc operated exclusively in Levi Strauss & Co. branded apparel mall and outlet stores. In May 2002, Designs, Inc. acquired the Casual Male Big & Tall chain of stores at

220-502: Is sold by independent boutiques as well as large department store chains like Nordstrom , Neiman Marcus , Sak's Fifth Avenue , and Bloomingdale's . It has a flagship store on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Los Angeles, California . Stock and Fowler intended to fill a menswear niche "that craved pops of color and interesting, conversation-provoking pieces," a style Stock would later call "American Eclectic." By offering sizes up to 4XL,

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240-482: The embroidery is done such that no two shirts are identical. After discovering "collectors" among customers, the company began its Collector's Club promotion, rewarding those with more than 100 shirts by naming a shirt after them. As of 2014 , Robert Graham produces four menswear collections and one women's wear collection per year. In 2012 Stock designed a collection of Robert Graham sunglasses and prescription eyeglass frames for Revolution Eyewear and in 2014

260-405: The 2017 season. On November 8, 2017, it was announced that Destination XL Group , a retailer specializing in big and tall menswear, had signed on as the inaugural title sponsor of the bowl. On December 3, 2017, SMU and Louisiana Tech were announced as the teams for the inaugural playing of the bowl. In 2019, Tropical Smoothie Cafe became the new title sponsor. In 2023, Scooter's Coffee became

280-426: The brand as the outward patterns. Though it began with and continues to focus on menswear, and men's shirts in particular, the brand has branched out to pants , shorts , sport coats , outerwear , neckwear , accessories , hats , shoes , and denim . In 2005 the company began production of womenswear as well, using the same kinds of color, contrast, and detail-heavy aesthetics. In addition to its main line,

300-479: The brand has been able to expand upon that niche to customers not typically served by luxury fashion labels. In addition to bright colors and patterns, Robert Graham shirts use contrasting patterns and embroidery on inward-facing surfaces such as inside shirt cuffs, under collars, and along the button line. Printed or embroidered on every garment is the company motto "Knowledge Wisdom Truth." The unusual, frequently hidden details have become as closely identified with

320-534: The company has offered a number of sub-labels with slightly different aesthetics: the more elaborate, higher-end Limited Edition and Zen lines; the more subtle, slim-cut X Collection; a more casual line named after the very first Robert Graham collection, Freshly Laundered Shirt Co.;; and more traditional patterns in the RG line. All of the fabrics used in Robert Graham shirts are designed in-house and, according to Stock,

340-408: The company licensed its name to Batallure Beauty to develop a line of fragrances and personal care products. American Idol judge Randy Jackson frequently wears Robert Graham shirts on the show and the contrasting shirt cuffs have become closely identified with the character Cameron Tucker from the television show Modern Family . Race car driver Townsend Bell was noted for wearing

360-597: The company opened its first DXL store in Schaumburg, Illinois offering customers an extensive assortment of products, ranging from value-oriented to luxury-oriented with an increased presence of name brands. In 2011, based on the success of the DXL store format, the company launched the destinationxl.com ecommerce website, which has since been rebranded to dxl.com. In 2019, the company closed all remaining Rochester Clothing stores. Robert Graham (fashion brand) Robert Graham

380-590: The new title sponsor. The 2020 Frisco Bowl was originally set to be contested by the SMU Mustangs , from The American, and the UTSA Roadrunners , from Conference USA . The game was slated to be the first matchup between the two teams. Two days after the matchup was announced, the 2020 edition was canceled due to COVID-19 concerns with the SMU football team. Initial planning had been to have teams from The American face

400-634: Was unable to provide a team, due to its champion, UCF , receiving a New Year's Six bowl bid. MAC and Mountain West teams again met in 2019, as The American's champion, Memphis , again received a New Year's Six bid. Rankings per AP Poll prior to the game being played. Source: Updated through the December 2023 edition (6 games, 12 total appearances). Updated through the December 2022 edition (6 games, 12 total appearances). The bowl has been televised by ESPN or ESPN2 since its inception. Destination XL Group Destination XL Group, Inc. ( DXLG )

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