OT: 2010 Bowl Gifts
Some interesting gifts. Especially the blow dryers?
December 7th, 2010 at 1:51 PM ^
These are the shades Gator Bowl participants will receive:
December 7th, 2010 at 3:10 PM ^
Now, if they only came with some matching Zubaz pants....
December 7th, 2010 at 7:29 PM ^
I would say that the MSU players will have a right to to upset.
December 7th, 2010 at 2:13 PM ^
Tough for the players, I would jsut want the best Buy gift card
December 7th, 2010 at 2:30 PM ^
Spartans get $425 Best buy shopping spree! Great, now they will be donning ski masks and stealing shit from each other to sell to Dion Sims.
December 7th, 2010 at 2:31 PM ^
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December 7th, 2010 at 2:38 PM ^
Yeah, they kinda got screwed...
December 7th, 2010 at 2:54 PM ^
Remember when every kid got, like, an Xbox, a seven-pound watch made of pure elephant tusk, a set of luggage, and the legal ownership of a small Central American country just for playing in a New Year's Day Bowl?
Ahh, the good ol' days-- when Chris Perry complained of having to go to the crummy Capital One Bowl yet again...
December 7th, 2010 at 2:56 PM ^
Per NCAA rules. However, I will say they would devalue some of the merchandise, as if they got a deal on them or were valuing them at cost.
December 7th, 2010 at 3:17 PM ^
Microsoft Xbox 360 with Kinect; $20 Game Stop gift card; Kicker 541 headphones; Apple iPod shuffle.
I'd say this is spot on.
The kids that are going to the Valero Alamo bowl are getting that, and I'd say this is well over $500. On top of that they get a fossil watch, a mini helmet and panaramic photo.
December 7th, 2010 at 5:15 PM ^
For the Alamo bowl in 2005 they got a PSP along with an Xbox 360. What I remember about this is this was the year that the 360 was released for Christmas and I waited in front of Best Buy for 6 hours (still didn't get one) and then the players I lived next to (McAvoy and Mesko) get them without trying. At least I got to go to their room and play some COD 2.
December 7th, 2010 at 9:10 PM ^
Better the bowl, better the swag, generally.
December 7th, 2010 at 3:17 PM ^
These gifts SUCK compared to the Insight Bowl.
Electronics: None versus a Sony Suite (which I can only imagine is stock full of female Japanese models)
Watch: The maker of Tag and Brietling vs. Fossil. In some countries this would not be allowed.
Other: Sunglass/leather bag/jostens ring vs. a cap and ogio backpack. Looking back on it, NOT buying a class ring from Jostens is one of the better decisions I have made in my life. And I will always use the "leather bag" I bought in college. The sunglasses are a plus, but I'd almost rather have a sweet Ogio backpack.
In the end, these guys are walking with a pair of Oakleys, when they potentially could have had some Sony electronics, a decent-to-nice watch (instead of Fossil crap), and a sweet Ogio backpack. What a shaft.
December 7th, 2010 at 5:38 PM ^
Yup, definitely the shaft.
December 7th, 2010 at 3:20 PM ^
Way to beat those stereotypes!
December 7th, 2010 at 4:30 PM ^
The sterotype of people from Texas wearing pants?
December 7th, 2010 at 7:39 PM ^
would have to be extra practice time. for the last 2 years there have only been 2 practice sessions per year. This, plus the time to heal should be a huge help.
December 7th, 2010 at 9:09 PM ^
I think the players would like an XBox.
December 7th, 2010 at 9:21 PM ^
Wait...Bowl .gif's?