Go figure.....somehow this is scooped by the Dallas Morning News. The Chronicle will claim to scoop it in 3...2..1..
Here's the link and the story.... Houston Bowl gets a makeover 03:57 PM CDT on Thursday, August 10, 2006 By KEITH WHITMIRE / The Dallas Morning News Houston's latest bowl game will have a statewide reach with its new name: the Texas Bowl. The bowl's name and logo, in the shape of a western-style belt buckle, were unveiled Thursday. The new bowl, which is part of the entertainment arm of the NFL's Houston Texans, takes the place of the financially-strapped Houston Bowl. "The name 'Texas Bowl' and this mark perfectly communicate our vision for the game," Lone Star Sports and Entertainment president Jamey Rootes said, "which is to create an annual celebration of the culture, heritage and football tradition of the Lone Star State." The Texas Bowl name may be familiar to high school football fans around the state. FSN Southwest has marketed its state championship game broadcasts as the Texas Bowl. An FSN Southwest spokesman said the Texas Bowl brand has been relinquished to the new bowl. "We've worked out that issue," Lone Star event manager David Brady said. "This will be the Texas Bowl." The inaugural Texas Bowl kicks off at 7 p.m. on Dec. 28 at Reliant Stadium. The bowl has agreements to pit a Big 12 team against a team from either Conference USA or the Big East. TCU, which plays in the Mountain West Conference, also has access to the game.
damn, no more free tixs to Houston Bowl/EV1.Net Bowl... oh wait, i dont work for that damn company anymore.....
Good one. I'm just saying that the glossy kind of silver doesn't look like it would translate well on the field. Oh well. I like it.
So the logo is a belt buckle? How nice and stereotypical of them. Who cares anyway. It's a crap bowl game filled with teams that couldn't make it into a legit bowl.
Umm, won't you see that style of buckle on more hip hop stars nowdays than your typical redneck. So while yes it may fall in line with older typical Texan stereotypes it is now more en vogue than ever for totally different reasons. /likes it
What did FSN SW get for giving up the name "Texas Bowl"? They will get the name back after this bowl folds. I give it less than 10 years.
they should rename it The "Nobody Is Going To Show Up Because We Couldn't Get Any Decent Teams To Play In This" Bowl
