darbypitcher22
Posts: 8,000
Dec 22, 2010 12:36pm
Always kind of fun to see what cool stuff... and sometimes what not so cool stuff you get at the Bowl Games...
http://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/article/67518
Can't believe the Sun Bowl is still giving out hair dryers....
http://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/article/67518
Can't believe the Sun Bowl is still giving out hair dryers....
j_crazy
Posts: 8,372
Dec 22, 2010 12:43pm
this is what i'm talking about. i always love this thread, every year.
some of the "WTF" gifts:
Calendar for the Hawaii bowl
$420 shopping spree for the champs sports bowl and capital one bowl (seems like a provocative amount)
some of the "WTF" gifts:
Calendar for the Hawaii bowl
$420 shopping spree for the champs sports bowl and capital one bowl (seems like a provocative amount)
ts1227
Posts: 12,319
Dec 22, 2010 1:25pm
For those not sure, gift suites are generally just a room full of shit (usually sponsored by someone, I see one suite is Sony) and players given an amount they can spend, basically a shopping spree of sorts.
For the NO Bowl, Troy people were coming on the OU board saying they got iPads, but who knows.
For the NO Bowl, Troy people were coming on the OU board saying they got iPads, but who knows.
Hb31187
Posts: 8,534
Dec 22, 2010 1:48pm
420 dollars at a best buy is a damn nice gift lol
wes_mantooth
Posts: 17,977
Dec 22, 2010 1:54pm
Is there a cap on how much stuff.they are allowed to receive?
ts1227
Posts: 12,319
Dec 22, 2010 1:55pm
Yeah, but I forget what it is.wes_mantooth;610186 wrote:Is there a cap on how much stuff.they are allowed to receive?
I found one article that says $500
darbypitcher22
Posts: 8,000
Dec 22, 2010 2:24pm
I believe that $500 is the amount.
Says here that the New Orleans Bowl only got a ring from the Balfour Co.
Says here that the New Orleans Bowl only got a ring from the Balfour Co.
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Manhattan Buckeye
Posts: 7,566
Dec 22, 2010 2:41pm
$500 is correct, and a bowl is cheap if they don't match that amount. Considering the players have to travel during the holiday season on a few weeks notice, chances are any family members who want to see them are spending a multiple of that in their local economy - plus with sponsorships it isn't as if it is $500 retail, they can be provided at cost.
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
Dec 22, 2010 2:47pm
FYI... for University of Toledo players going to the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl:
According to sportsbusinessjournal.com, UT players will be given an electronic gift suite, a watch from Timely Watch Co., a leather duffel bag, and commemorative football. For the gift suites, each player is given an order form and is allowed to choose one or more gifts from a list.
According to sportsbusinessjournal.com, UT players will be given an electronic gift suite, a watch from Timely Watch Co., a leather duffel bag, and commemorative football. For the gift suites, each player is given an order form and is allowed to choose one or more gifts from a list.
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Manhattan Buckeye
Posts: 7,566
Dec 22, 2010 3:03pm
vball10set;610262 wrote:FYI... for University of Toledo players going to the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl:
According to sportsbusinessjournal.com, UT players will be given an electronic gift suite, a watch from Timely Watch Co., a leather duffel bag, and commemorative football. For the gift suites, each player is given an order form and is allowed to choose one or more gifts from a list.
Not a bad package - FIU should get as much as possible. Can't imagine having to spend Christmas in Detroit to play on the 26th - I wonder when the team is arriving. BTW looking at the bowl's website UAW - GM is a major sponsor - thus all of us taxpayers are sponsoring the game!
krambman
Posts: 3,606
Dec 22, 2010 4:56pm
ts1227;610146 wrote:For those not sure, gift suites are generally just a room full of shit (usually sponsored by someone, I see one suite is Sony) and players given an amount they can spend, basically a shopping spree of sorts.
For the NO Bowl, Troy people were coming on the OU board saying they got iPads, but who knows.
darbypitcher22;610227 wrote:I believe that $500 is the amount.
Says here that the New Orleans Bowl only got a ring from the Balfour Co.
Apparently you people can't read. Players at the NO Bowl did receive a ring and an iPod touch, not an iPad.
And Darby is correct, $500 is the max they can give. None of the bowls actually pay for this stuff, it is all donated by sponsors, so if the gifts don't add up to $500 per player then they didn't get enough people to donate items.
darbypitcher22
Posts: 8,000
Dec 22, 2010 7:13pm
I think the Rings are pretty sweet