Bowl Swag

[Whitey23]

2012 Bowl gifts to participants​

Gildan New Mexico
Sat., Dec. 15, 1 p.m. (ESPN), Albuquerque, N.M.
Gift suite, Deuce Brand watch, Oakley Holbrook sunglasses, Oakley fine knit beanie cap, Oakley Flak Pack XL backpack, Gildan stadium blanket, quill pen

Famous Idaho Potato
Sat., Dec. 15, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN), Boise, Idaho
Gift suite, North End black winter coat, Kombi winter gloves, white Tiger Woods Victory Nike beanie, Ogio Bullion backpack, Big Game football

San Diego Co. Credit Union Poinsettia
Thurs., Dec. 20, 8 p.m. (ESPN), San Diego
Best Buy gift card, Tourneau watch, Maui Jim sunglasses gift certificate, cap

Beef ‘O’Brady’s St. Petersburg
Fri., Dec. 21, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN), St. Petersburg, Fla.
Jawbone Jambox, Oakley Dispatch II sunglasses, Oakley backpack, Schutt mini helmet

R+L Carriers New Orleans
Sat., Dec. 22, Noon (ESPN), New Orleans
Beats by Dre headphones, Fossil watch, Oakley backpack

MAACO Las Vegas
Sat., Dec. 22, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN), Las Vegas
Gift suite

Sheraton Hawaii
Mon., Dec. 24, 8 p.m. (ESPN), Honolulu
Fossil watch, Oakley backpack, Tori Richard aloha shirts, custom beach towel, Pro Athletics shorts, T-shirt, performance T-shirt, hat/visor, calendar

Little Caesars Pizza
Wed., Dec. 26, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN), Detroit
Timely watch, leather travel sports bag, football

Military presented by Northrop Grumman
Thurs., Dec. 27, 3 p.m. (ESPN), Washington, D.C.
Applie iPad Mini, Timely watch, beanie

Belk
Thurs., Dec. 27, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN), Charlotte
Shopping trip to Belk department store, Fossil watch

Bridgepoint Education Holiday
Thurs., Dec. 27, 9:45 p.m. (ESPN), San Diego
Best Buy gift card, Tourneau watch, Maui Jim sunglasses gift certificate, cap

AdvoCare V100 Independence
Fri., Dec. 28, 2 p.m. (ESPN), Shreveport, La.
Gift suite, Timely watch, New Era cap, football

Russell Athletic Sports
Fri., Dec. 28, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN), Orlando
$420 shopping trip to a local Best Buy*, Timely watch

Meineke Car Care of Texas
Fri., Dec. 28, 9 p.m. (ESPN), Houston
Fossil watch, 32-inch flat-screen TV, belt buckle, T-shirt, lapel pin, backpack

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
Sat., Dec. 29, 11:45 a.m. (ESPN), Fort Worth, Texas
Sony gift suite, Fossil watch, Dakine backpack, Big Game football

New Era Pinstripe
Sat., Dec. 29, 3:15 p.m. (ESPN), New York City
New Era cap
Note: Bowl committee would not disclose details about participants’ gifts, but last year’s gifts included a Sony video camera, Armitron watch, Balfour ring, New Era duffle bag, New Era caps, a winter hat, hoodie, sweatpants, thermal, polo and crew shirt.

Kraft Fight Hunger
Sat., Dec. 29, 4 p.m. (ESPN2), San Francisco
Fossil watch, Nike FuelBand, FoxL wireless portable speaker system, Nike backpack, cap

Valero Alamo
Sat., Dec. 29, 6:45 p.m. (ESPN), San Antonio
Apple iPad Mini, Fossil watch, $100 Best Buy gift card, panoramic team photo, Schutt mini helmet

Buffalo Wild Wings
Sat., Dec. 29, 10:15 p.m. (ESPN), Tempe, Ariz.
Gift suite presented by PAC Sports Division, Fossil watch, Ogio Mercur backpack

Franklin American Mortgage Music City
Mon., Dec. 31, noon (ESPN), Nashville
Gift suite, Fossil watch

Hyundai Sun
Mon., Dec. 31, 2 p.m. (CBS), El Paso, Texas
Timely watch, Majestic fleece, Top of the World cap, coin, Helen of Troy hair dryer

AutoZone Liberty
Mon., Dec. 31, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN), Memphis
Sol Republic Tracks HD Anthem headphones, Bulova watch, Nike athletic shoes and sandals, Nike sunglasses, Nike backpack, football

Chick-fil-A
Mon., Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN), Atlanta
$300 gift card, Fossil watch, Russell Athletic Chick-fil-A Bowl hat, Russell Athletic travel bag, Chick-fil-A gift card

Heart of Dallas Bowl presented by PlainsCapital Bank
Tues., Jan. 1, noon (ESPNU), Dallas
Gift suite
Note: Bowl committee said complete gift packages had not been finalized as of press time.

TaxSlayer.com Gator
Tues., Jan. 1, noon (ESPN2), Jacksonville
Fossil watch, Dome hat, Mercury garment bag and carry-on bag, Jostens ring, football

Capital One
Tues., Jan. 1, 1 p.m. (ABC), Orlando
$420 shopping trip to a local Best Buy*, Fossil watch

Outback
Tues., Jan. 1, 1 p.m. (ESPN), Tampa
$150 Best Buy gift card, Fossil watch, ring, cap, Outback Steakhouse gift card

Rose presented by Vizio
Tues., Jan. 1, 5 p.m. (ESPN), Pasadena, Calif.
Gift suite, Fossil watch, Oakley backpack, New Era Thirty9 Thirty cap

Discover Orange
Tues., Jan. 1, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN), Miami Gardens, Fla.
Gift suite, Tourneau watch

Allstate Sugar
Wed. Jan. 2, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN), New Orleans
Gift suite, Fossil watch, New Era cap, Boxer & Stone hoodie

Tostitos Fiesta
Thurs., Jan. 3, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN), Glendale, Ariz.
Gift suite presented by PAC Sports Division, Fossil watch, Ogio Mercur backpack

AT&T Cotton
Fri., Jan. 4, 8 p.m. (Fox), Arlington, Texas
Fossil watch
Note: Bowl committee would not disclose additional details about participant gifts, but last year’s gifts included an iPad2 and a Fossil watch.

BBVA Compass
Sat., Jan. 5, 1 p.m. (ESPN), Birmingham, Ala.
Fossil watch, Oakley Dispatch II sunglasses, wireless portable speaker, backpack, football

GoDaddy.com
Sun., Jan. 6, 9 p.m. (ESPN), Mobile, Ala.
Sol Republic headphones, Fossil watch, leather garment bag, Wilson football

Discover BCS National Championship Game
Mon., Jan. 7, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN), Miami Gardens, Fla.
Gift suite, Tourneau watch

* To be spent during the team’s official store visit. Balance not used that day will be forfeited.
All times listed are ET. Product details are provided as they were available. Most watches, rings, clothing and luggage are custom-made with the bowl logo. Gift suites are set up as private events in which game participants, and often bowl VIPs, are given an order form and allowed to select a gift, or gifts, up to a value that is predetermined by each specific bowl, not to exceed the NCAA limit of $550 per person.

http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2012/12/03/In-Depth/Bowl-gifts.aspx

 

[orangenauburn]

not bad for pinstripe

 

[AirForceOrange]

Yeah...looks like the Pinstripe has one of the better swag packages, probably top 5, maybe top 3?!?! Wouldn't expect any less from the Yankees!!

 

[texascpa]

wow, I had no idea.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

ebay pickings are always the best right after bowl season.

 

[orangeinohio]

So Fossil seems to be trying to corner the market on football bowl watch swag.

 

[All4SU]

No tats?

 

[CuseIsInTheHouse]

"The NCAA allows each bowl to award up to $550 worth of gifts to 125 participants per school."

What it really comes down to is how much of a discount can you get by buying 250 units to maximize how much you can get for $550. Gift cards allow you to buy what you want, but there's no discount for purchasing in bulk.

"Gift suite, Timely watch, New Era cap, football" - This is what the Louisiana Tech (9-3) players WON'T be getting from the Independence Bowl, in addition to the chance to play in a bowl game.

 

[Upstate]

Finally. I've been waiting for these to come out

 

[Jeepers]

Timely Watches should have invested that money into a website redesign. Hello, 1996.

http://timelywatch.com

 

[upperdeck]

why is there no discount for buying gift cards in bulk? why would BB care if they gave you $25 off an item or $25 off a gift card. In reality they make more money off the card, people tend to buy more than its value and a subset wont use it at all..

 

[orangeinjersey]

So Fossil seems to be trying to corner the market on football bowl watch swag.

Fossil watch pretty much makes EVERY watch put out by any fashion brand. What I mean is, you buy a Burberry, Kors, Coach, etc the watch IS a fossil watch, just no fossil branding. They are the OEM's for a majority of fashion watches out there.

 

[CuseIsInTheHouse]

why is there no discount for buying gift cards in bulk? why would BB care if they gave you $25 off an item or $25 off a gift card. In reality they make more money off the card, people tend to buy more than its value and a subset wont use it at all..

I supposed. Interesting that the Russell Bowl has a shopping trip. The fine print says "* To be spent during the team’s official store visit. Balance not used that day will be forfeited."

 

[Jeepers]

Was an interesting article about Starbucks and the Supersonics. Schultz is so cheap that he had to *create* a Starbucks gift card that was for $5 to give to the Supersonics staff.