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Total Pro Sports - We were doing some research on the upcoming NCAA College Football Bowl Season, when we came across some information that we found to be very interesting. I definitely didn’t know this, maybe you did.
Did you know that the participants in the BCS Bowl Games (The Football Players) receive benefits or so called gifts from the Bowl Game Sponsors?
No wonder the the NCAA doesn’t want to change the current BCS system to a playoff system like every other sport in college to determine a winner. With all the TV deals and sponsorship money that the teams and the NCAA is making off these individual Bowl games, how can you change something that is making you millions upon millions of dollars?
What we find to be pretty odd is that if a potential manager or agent who is seeking a future prospect gives them a ride to the game, airport, or for that matter buys them dinner, the NCAA immediately cries about breaking the rules. This so called gift or benefit does not go unnoticed by the NCAA, the player will most likely lose sometimes lose their scholarship and the school will also be handed a penalty.
So why is it right that the NCAA allows their sponsors to give gifts to the players in the Bowl Game and that potential agents or managers get reprimanded for this?
Just take a look at some of the gifts given to this years Bowl player participants, never mind the Championship Ring the school buys for the team, I would rather have these gifts.
Some Of The Best 2008 BOWL GIFTS TO PARTICIPANTS
- The Rose Bowl - Sony DVD camcorder, Fossil watch, Oakley sunglasses; New Era 59fifty hat, Ogio backpack, One-year ESPN The Magazine subscription
- The Valero Alamo Bowl - Sony 80-gigabyte PS3 system with game, Fossil watch
- The Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl – Wii System bundle package, Oakley Holeshot Three-Hand watch, Oakley Hijinx sunglasses; hat
Fair or not, that’s not for the fans to decide. Rules for gifts and benefits to players we think have to be changed. There is no reason why an athlete should not reap some of the rewards the school makes from their teams. Were not saying to pay them millions of dollars, but along with the full ride, room and board, and food. A weekly allowance should also be included so they can live a normal life like people who are not in the spotlight.
Do you think it’s possible for such a star and icon like Tim Tebow to get a part time job at Dicks Sporting Goods?
| 2008 BOWL GIFTS TO PARTICIPANTS | |||||
| Bowl | Electronics | Watch/Ring | Apparel/ Sunglasses |
Luggage | Other |
| EagleBank • Dec. 20, 11 a.m., Washington, D.C., ESPN |
Sony 8-inch portable DVD player | Wool hat | 50-by-60-inch custom-woven EagleBank Bowl afghan | ||
| New Mexico • Dec. 20, 2:30 p.m., Albuquerque, ESPN |
RCA video camcorder | Oakley Holeshot Three-Hand watch | Oakley beanie; New Era cap | Ogio travel bag, Oakley backpack | One-year ESPN The Magazine subscription |
| St. Petersburg • Dec. 20, 4:30 p.m., St. Petersburg, Fla., ESPN2 |
Pure Digital Flip mini-camcorder; Sony noise-canceling headphones | Floppy hat and | Ogio bag | ||
| Pioneer Las Vegas • Dec. 20, 8 p.m., Las Vegas, ESPN |
Wii System bundle package | Oakley Holeshot Three-Hand watch | Oakley Hijinx sunglasses; hat | ||
| R+L Carriers New Orleans • Dec. 21, 8:15 p.m., New Orleans, ESPN |
Balfour watch, Balfour ring | Nike apparel | |||
| San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia • Dec. 23, 8 p.m., San Diego, ESPN |
Apple 8-gigabyte iPod Touch | Tommy Hilfiger watch | Sport-Tek hooded sweatshirt | Best Buy $50 gift certificate | |
| Sheraton Hawaii • Dec. 24, 8 p.m., Honolulu, ESPN |
Kicker iKick500 iPod/iPhone dock | Kahala Aloha shirt, Oakley Hijinx sunglasses | Oakley backpack | ||
| Motor City • Dec. 26, 8 p.m., Detroit, ESPN |
Timely Watch Co. watch | Two pieces of Mercury luggage | |||
| Meineke Car Care • Dec. 27, 1 p.m., Charlotte, ESPN |
Pure Digital Flip mini-camcorder | Fossil watch | Fossil sunglasses | Armor Gear backpack | |
| Champs Sports • Dec. 27, 4:30 p.m., Orlando, ESPN |
Party at Best Buy | Commemorative watch | $400 of spending at Best Buy* | ||
| Emerald • Dec. 27, 8 p.m., San Francisco, ESPN |
Sony noise-canceling headphones | Fossil watch | Cap | Armor Gear rolling duffel bag | |
| Independence • Dec. 28, 8:15 p.m., Shreveport, La., ESPN |
Timely Watch Co. watch | New Era cap | Trek mountain bike | ||
| Papajohns.com • Dec. 29, 3 p.m., Birmingham, Ala., ESPN |
Pure Digital Flip mini-camcorder; Sony noise-canceling headphones | Knit cap | Ogio bag | ||
| Valero Alamo • Dec. 29, 8 p.m., San Antonio, ESPN |
Sony 80-gigabyte PS3 system with game | Fossil watch | |||
| Roady’s Humanitarian • Dec. 30, 4:30 p.m., Boise, Idaho, ESPN |
Sony camcorder | Winter jacket, gloves, hoodie sweatshirt, skullcap, baseball cap | |||
| Texas • Dec. 30, 8 p.m., Houston, NFL Network |
Party at Best Buy | Swisstek watch | Under Armour HeatGear long-sleeve T-shirt, Twister pants and cap; commemorative belt buckle | Toppers backpack | $300 Best Buy gift card |
| Pacific Life Holiday • Dec. 30, 8 p.m., San Diego, ESPN |
Insignia LCD 19-inch HDTV/DVD | Tourneau watch | Sport-Tek hooded sweatshirt | $45 Best Buy gift card | |
| Bell Helicopter Armed Forces • Dec. 31, noon, Fort Worth, Texas, ESPN |
Pure Digital Flip mini-camcorder | Timely Watch Co. watch | Rolling luggage bag | ||
| Brut Sun • Dec. 31, 2 p.m., El Paso, Texas, CBS |
Sony DVD Handycam | Timely Watch Co. watch | Majestic fleece pullover, VP Sports cap | Armor Gear Dolly Llama luggage | Brut hair dryer |
| Gaylord Hotels Music City • Dec. 31, 3:30 p.m., Nashville, ESPN |
Sony noise-canceling headphones and MP3 player | Fossil watch | Adidas fleece jacket; New Era cap | Armor Gear backpack | |
| Insight • Dec. 31, 5:30 p.m., Tempe, Ariz., NFL Network |
Vizio 26-inch LCD HDTV | Bulova watch | Hat | ||
| Chick-fil-A • Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m., Atlanta, ESPN |
Fossil watch | Two Russell hats | Russell travel bag | $300 Visa gift card; Chick-fil-A gift card | |
| Outback • Jan. 1, 11 a.m., Tampa, ESPN |
Pure Digital Flip mini-camcorder | Fossil watch; Jostens ring | |||
| Capital One • Jan. 1, 1 p.m., Orlando, ABC |
Party at Best Buy | Commemorative watch | $400 of spending at Best Buy* | ||
| Konica Minolta Gator • Jan. 1, 1 p.m., Jacksonville, CBS |
Bulova watch; Jostens ring | Oakley Split Thump MP3 sunglasses; fitted cap | Two-piece Mercury Luggage rolling duffel and sling bag | ||
| Rose Bowl presented by Citi • Jan. 1, 4:30 p.m., Pasadena, Calif., ABC |
Sony DVD camcorder | Fossil watch | Oakley sunglasses; New Era 59fifty hat | Ogio backpack | One-year ESPN The Magazine subscription |
| FedEx Orange • Jan. 1, 8:30 p.m., Miami, Fox |
Gifting suite; $300 in Sony Electronics^ | Tourneau watch | New Era 59fifty hat; Crocs | Ogio backpack | |
| AT&T Cotton • Jan. 2, 2 p.m., Dallas, Fox |
Watch | ||||
| AutoZone Liberty • Jan. 2, 5 p.m., Memphis, ESPN |
Pure Digital Flip mini-camcorder | Fossil watch | Fossil sunglasses | Armor Gear backpack | |
| Allstate Sugar • Jan. 2, 8 p.m., New Orleans, Fox |
Sony MP3 Walkman; Sony Blu-Ray player | Timely Watch Co. watch | New Era cap | ||
| International • Jan. 3, noon, Toronto, ESPN2 |
Timely Watch Co. watch | Two-piece Armor Gear rolling travel duffel bag and computer backpack | |||
| Tostitos Fiesta • Jan. 5, 8 p.m., Glendale, Ariz., Fox |
Myvu personal media viewer; Apple iPod Nano | Kenneth Cole watch | Hat | ||
| GMAC • Jan. 6, 8 p.m., Mobile, Ala., ESPN |
Timely Watch Co. watch; Jostens ring | Hat | |||
| FedEx BCS National Championship Game • Jan. 8, 8 p.m., Miami, Fox |
Gifting suite; $300 in Sony Electronics^ | Tourneau watch | New Era 59fifty Hat; Crocs | Ogio duffle bag | |
