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Game Thread (2004) Bowl Game: MasterCard Alamo Bowl - Oklahoma State - 12/29/04 (W, 8-4/4-4)

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Thanks for the comments guys. Wasn't too hard to put together, just needed the time to do it. It was my post finals week project. We'll be putting up rosters, depth charts and season recaps along with information about our pre-game party and tailgate. Our AD usually does a pretty pathetic job with getting information out so we decided we have to step it up!

Let me just say that it has been a pleasure working with you guys on these projects. I look forward to a great week ahead! 10 days till San Antonio!!
 
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sandgk said:
You've got a good thing going there JWil.

BTW, what's the "Adopt A Player" bit about?
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Sandgk, hey... good question! I'm the owner of the site, which was created a couple of years ago (I've owned the URL for years, but didn't do much with it until around 2002).

I'm VERY lucky to have such great people on the site to help. JWil, Justin, is an award winning journalist. By far the BEST OSU writer on the internet. WangHo, Chris, is a VERY talented programmer and web designer. Finally, Doaf is the graphic designer and is as good as you will find.

As for the question, the AAP program was created by the guy and family who hosts our tailgate, vetmedpoke (Scott). They sort of 'took in' a young freshman defensive back from Texas... #20 Vernon Grant.

They bought his jersey, had the name put on the back... Sat down right off the wall of the stadium so the players can see him. Before the game, they would meet Grant at "The Walk" before the game. Then root their 'arses' off during the game for him. After the game, he would come up to Scott and his family and talk with him.

It grew from there to where people on o-state.com 'adopted' players. The basic rules were, the had to get a jersy with their number, had to root for them during The Walk, during the game and after the game.

It's really been a HUGE thing at OSU. All the players know about it. Many of them will come up to us after the game and talk to us. Throw their gloves into the stands, etc. Lots of fun. It's even been on the news in our state.

As for Scott (Vetmedpoke), he has what 'might' be the best tailgates in the NCAA. Without question, the best in the Big XII. Started out with a small group of his 'Vet' friends and frat brothers. Then we hooked up (site membes) and the tailgate has grown into a huge event. HUNDREDS show, even 1,000-1,500 at bowl tailgates.

He's also been in a huge number of articles across the nation: ESPN.com, Daily Oklahoman, and many more I forget. Tailgater.com

Here is the ESPN.com article! Note the O-State.com link in the middle!!! :)
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/footballinamerica/news/story?id=1913227
 
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Alamo Bowl Official Fear for Jobs

Alamo Bowl officials say playoff push needs to be declared offside

By W. Scott Bailey - San Antonio Business Journal
Updated: 7:00 p. m. ET Dec. 19, 2004
URL: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6736485/

From Seattle, Wash., to Gainesville, Fla., and all points in between, someone is arguing for college football to scrap its current post-season format and replace it with a playoff system.

But not everyone is ready to scrap a century-old bowl history in favor of pacifying television executives and teams that feel they are losing out under the current Bowl Championship Series (BCS) formula.

San Antonio's place in college football is limited to the NCAA Division III Trinity Tigers and an annual bowl game. But it is here where anti-playoff forces are drawing some of the toughest lines in the sand. Opponents say the hype that would surely surround a playoff system would not compensate for the damage it could inflict on bowl games - including San Antonio's MasterCard Alamo Bowl.

Every day, the line for those who support a playoff system grows longer. It includes some college football players and coaches, as well as fans and members of the media.

"Surely, the NCAA and Division I-A football can join the other 23 intercollegiate sports and devise a system that determines a true champion, preserves the integrity of the game and levels the playing field," said retired Brigham Young football coach LaVell Edwards, when he testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee last October.

Among the journalists pressing for such a system is Milwaukee sports columnist Steve Czaban, who recently wrote: "Whenever I get into an argument about the merits of an NFL-style playoff in college football, the person I am arguing with inevitably brings up the ol' saw about how 'if they create a playoff system, it would make all these great regular season games meaningless.' This is usually my cue to just shut up and keep drinking my beer. Because anybody who thinks this is more full of it than a Porta-Potty at an outdoor Meatloaf concert."

Standing firm

Alamo Bowl President Derrick Fox says in the rush to sell a playoff system to the masses, proponents have neglected to sit down with those who would be most affected -- the bowls. He says a playoff system could wipe out games like the Alamo Bowl.

"No one ever comes to the bowls to ask for our input on all of this," explains Fox. "But we're the ones who have been around the block."

Alamo Bowl officials know there is a lot of public support for a playoff system. But Fox adds, "It's easy for the public to jump in. They aren't in our business."

Les Miles and Jim Tressel will lead their respective Oklahoma State and Ohio State teams into the 2004 Alamo Bowl. Both head coaches say they understand the argument for playoffs. But both also understand what such a system could do to the bowl landscape.

Tressel told reporters as his 2002 team was preparing to win a national title: "I think the fact that we have such a great bowl tradition ... that right now it's the best thing."

Nebraska Chancellor Harvey Perlman says risking the demise of the bowl system as we know it for playoffs is unwise.

"The bowl system provides rewarding post-season experiences for far more student athletes than will ever play in a playoff," Perlman contends. "We should continue to nurture that system and permit our student athletes to enjoy the many benefits of the bowl experience without requiring them to play what is, in effect, the equivalent of an NFL season."

Texas A&M head coach Dennis Franchione is also leery of a playoff system and told reporters recently that, unlike the numerous bowl victors, only one team would come out of a playoff system feeling like a winner.

Messing with history

"The bowl system has been around for almost a hundred years," says Fox. "The bowl system has not been a bad thing for post-season college football. It's been a great reward for the fans and more importantly for the kids."

Fox adds, "It doesn't matter what plan you throw out there, you are never going to have the exact science. There will always be those who feel they were unfairly left out no matter what system is in place."

There are other arguments against a college football playoff system. One is that such a system would destroy the importance of regular season games, driving down attendance and television ratings. Another is that a playoff system would open the door for even more commercialism than already exists in college football and would also interfere with final exams.

But maintaining the integrity of the current bowl picture and the revenues they generate are arguably the biggest reasons some opponents are fighting the playoff talk.

Last year, 28 bowl games distributed more than $187 million to NCAA schools, according to the Football Bowl Association (FBA). The FBA contends that more than $1.35 billion has been paid out in the past 10 years and that the bowls will conservatively pay out more than $2.1 billion over the next 10 years. In San Antonio, officials say the Alamo Bowl and affiliated events generate an annual economic impact of roughly $20 million.

FBA officials say a playoff system would "kill the golden goose" by eliminating the bowl system as we know it. Opponents argue that even if the bowls were worked into the playoff picture, some would be left out and others would likely lose all control over what teams and conferences played in their games.

Says Fox, "The bowls would be the first to sit down and try to make post-season college football the absolute best experience it can be. So let's get around a table and get everyone's input in this -- including the bowls."

But don't expect him to give up much ground.

"As far as a playoff," says Fox, "it just doesn't make sense logistically for a whole number of reasons."

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Oh ... I almost forgot:

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I didn't mean to imply that everyone was upset, just a few. And as I said, that's not really surprising. Let's face it, we're all fiercely loyal to our schools--if we weren't, we wouldn't be here.

Anyway, no big deal. Great articles from everyone involved, you each earned yourselves a nice treat... go buy yourselves some ice cream or something :)
 
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yankee_in_texas said:
Oh ... I almost forgot:

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you know, I'd drive down there and kick your ass, but my car's all rusted through, and I don't think it'd make the trip.

That and the fact that I know you're just having some fun, and I'd probably just force you to show me to some good margaritas, and we'd be cool.

Regardless...

watch your ass. :)
 
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New Alamo Bowl Event

Tuesday, December 28

Ohio State Marching Band Rehearsal
Time: 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
Site: Blossom Athletic Complex, 12002 Jones Maltsberger Rd, San Antonio

Everyone is encouraged to come to the Ohio State Marching Band's final public rehearsal before the MasterCard Alamo Bowl at the Blossom Athletic Complex , 12002 Jones Maltsberger Rd., at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, December 28. Former band members are welcome to bring instruments and play along at the end of the session. Last year’s rehearsal at the Fiesta Bowl drew a crowd of well over 1,000.
 
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