{"id":263746,"date":"2016-12-06T14:30:29","date_gmt":"2016-12-06T20:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/?p=263746"},"modified":"2016-12-14T10:21:02","modified_gmt":"2016-12-14T16:21:02","slug":"the-spoils-of-war-what-players-get-for-playing-in-bowl-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/the-spoils-of-war-what-players-get-for-playing-in-bowl-games\/","title":{"rendered":"The spoils of war: What players get for playing in bowl games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-263747\" src=\"http:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/bowlgifts.jpg\" alt=\"bowlgifts\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/bowlgifts.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/bowlgifts-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/bowlgifts-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/bowlgifts-82x82.jpg 82w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>MOBILE, AL (WNSP) \u2014 To the victor goes the spoils.<\/p>\n<p>Before the teams even take the field in the bowl games, the players get a goodie bag of gear from the game&#8217;s organizing committee.<\/p>\n<p>SportsBusiness Journal\u00a0released its 11th annual <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsbusinessdaily.com\/Special-Content\/2016\/12\/Bowl-gifts.aspx\">bowl game gift guide<\/a>\u00a0on Friday, a list of every gift to be bestowed upon the bowl teams. The bigger the bowl, generally, the pricier the gift.<\/p>\n<p>For example, the<strong> Alabama Crimson Tide<\/strong> will take on Washington in the Peach Bowl, as part of the College Football Playoff. Here&#8217;s what each player will get:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$300 Vanilla Visa gift card by InComm<\/li>\n<li>JBL Bluetooth speaker<\/li>\n<li>Fossil watch<\/li>\n<li>Football<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Meanwhile, <strong>South<\/strong> <strong>Alabama\u00a0<\/strong>travels to Tuscon, Arizona on Dec. 30. The Jags&#8217; gifts don&#8217;t include a gift card or a speaker, but they do include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Beats by Dr. Dre Powerbeats2 headphones with case<\/li>\n<li>Selco watch<\/li>\n<li>Ogio rucksack<\/li>\n<li>Red, inflatable \u201cbig-lazy\u201d couch<\/li>\n<li>No Sweat Specialties socks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Auburn<\/strong>, by virtue of being the default No. 2 SEC team, was invited to the Sugar Bowl to play Big 12 champ Oklahoma. The Sooners and the Tigers will each get:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gift suite<\/li>\n<li>Fossil watch with custom tin<\/li>\n<li>New Era cap<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What about the bowl game right here in Mobile? The fourth bowl-bound Alabama team,\u00a0<strong>Troy<\/strong>, will meet the Ohio Bobcats in Ladd-Peebles Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The two teams will get:<\/p>\n<div class=\"column six\" style=\"color: #232323;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Leather duffel bag<\/li>\n<li>Pure Boom wireless headphones<\/li>\n<li>Wilson souvenir game ball<\/li>\n<li>RTIC SoftPak 40 cooler<\/li>\n<li>Timely Watch Co. watch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Basically, it pays to win.<\/p>\n<p>For the full list of college bowl games, dates, times and channels, check out our <a href=\"http:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/complete-college-football-tv-schedule\/\">Complete College Football TV Schedule.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>MOBILE, AL (WNSP) \u2014 To the victor goes the spoils. 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