'Tis the Season for Giving

Originally Published: Dec 8, 2010 5:45 PM CDT&lsquo;Tis the season for giving and nobody gives more than the college football bowl games.&#160; Now these paltry

Thursday, May 26th 2011, 1:30 pm

By: News On 6

Originally Published: Dec 8, 2010 5:45 PM CDT

‘Tis the season for giving and nobody gives more than the college football bowl games.  Now these paltry prizes may not impress Cecil Newton, but to the average college football player it’s not to shabby. Let’s start with the grab bag for state teams. Tostito’s Fiesta Bowl.  OU-Connecticut:  Something called Gift suite (Use your imagination here.  Seems to give carte blanch to heap the riches upon the kids), Fossil Watch, Cap, Ogio Cooper Backpack. Valero Alamo Bowl.  OSU-Arizona:  X-Box 360 with Kinect, $20 dollar gift card to Game Stop, Kicker 541 headphones, I-pod Shuffle, Fossil Watch, mini-helmet and team photo.   Sheraton Hawaii Bowl.  Tulsa-Hawaii:  Kicker EB 141 ear buds, Oakley Sunglasses, custom shorts, t-shirt, golf shirt and visor, Oakley Backpack, beach towels. Now, some things that stuck out to me: -Best gifts:  The Chick Fil A Bowl hands out a $250 gift card to Best Buy.  The Capitol One Bowl takes that $250 up to $420.   -Worst gift:  The Texas Bowl gives each player a belt buckle.  If there’s anything a college kid who wears sweatpants every day can use, it’s a belt buckle.  -Oakley is giving something to nearly every kid in every bowl.  Now we know why a pair of sunglasses costs more than a car payment. -The Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl gives out no food gift certificate.  Not even a family pack of Mac and Cheese. -Gift bag contents for the Cotton, New Era Pinstripe and Meineke Bowls were not available.  This can’t be good for participants.  I’m thinking 3-pack of Hanes T-Shirts, souvenir used Derek Jeter wristband and oil change with lube and filter respectively.