Buzz Break: 2022 Bowman University football cards (blaster)

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The box: 2022 Bowman University football cards (blaster)
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Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Packs per box: 7
Packs per box: 4-5
Cards per pack: 32
Base set completion: 
24 of 100 (24 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – See gallery for all cards from this box.

Insert/short-print cards: 8
Chrome Prospect (Refractor finish) parallel (1) – Dillon Gabriel
2000 Bowman (1) – Romeo Doubs
Golden Boy (1) – C.J. Stroud
Pink Chrome Prospect (Refractor finish) parallels (4) – Justyn Ross, James Cook, Jadon Haselwood, Matt Corral
Gold Refractor Chrome Prospect parallels (1) – Matt Corral (/50)

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: Can't stop, won't stop with these ... and that last card shows why. It's one that pays for the box here and it's one with some potential as it's Chrome and on the rarer side of things and a popular color in the Refractor rainbow. Not Superfractor popular but popular -- and it's one in 475 packs (68 boxes). ... This box didn't pass my Bryce Young Test but with that Corral card I'm not worried this time. (Prices are soft right now -- and might drop with Carolina's QB scenarios -- but it's a good name to find even though he's appeared on a lot of cardboard already.) ... As I mentioned previously, I'm a casual believer in this one -- especially with fully licensed Topps college stuff in the future building upon this first release -- as these are an affordable longshot chase and collectors have found big stuff in blasters. ... I was a little surprised to see this go retail but I'm glad it did as the Chrome element to this NIL release -- there are active college football stars here not just guys who were just drafted -- makes this one perhaps a leader of the pack for the new NCAA kind of cardboard. Why again? The Chrome and Chrome autos part with more to come building upon it. Now these boxes are lean and there are some smaller issues -- especially if you grade a lot like I do -- but it's a start. For more thoughts and images for this one, see my past breaks.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: A+ (a rare pull of a name with potential)
Fun Grade: B (tiny boxes and Chrome is extra, not every pack)

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