Fwd: RE: [Husker] D. Diedrick

[Russ Volberding]

I didn't mean to insinuate anything.  I just thought it a cool 
gift.  Better than a ring or the like.  I think my brother got a ring from 
the Huskers Sun Bowl appearance in '69.  Not sure though.



>Russ wrote:
>
> >Also, Colorado spent about $35,000 to give each player on the football team
> >a Dell Axim hand-held computer as a reward for their bowl appearance.
>
>
>Before we get in an uproar or insinuate that CU is doing something 
>inappropriate here, people on the list should understand that the NCAA 
>MANDATES that each team going to a bowl game gets a bowl package. There is 
>a limit to what the combined cost of the package can cost. That exact 
>price escapes me right now, but I beleive it is around $500. That price is 
>also a little misleading because most of the items have a promotional 
>price that is offered by the manufacturer for these items. As an example, 
>a recent bowl package included Oakley watches that have a MSRP of around 
>$350, but a promotional value of $175 (or something similar).
>
>Typical items found in bowl packages over the last couple of years include 
>watches, throwback jersey's, leather jackets, portable DVD players, MP3 
>players and handheld computers/Palm Pilots.
>
>Oh, and not just the players get the packages - so do coaches & athletic 
>department staff, etc.
>
>FYI.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Jeffrey Volk
>
>
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