Houston Sam
11-19-2007, 03:08 PM
Hello everyone. I apologize for the lengthy post, but I’m hoping I can get you all to assist me with a football-related project.
My name is Sam, and I’m part of the team organizing and producing the print, video, broadcast, and Internet media for the Texas Bowl (http://www.texasbowl.org/).
If you’re not familiar with the Texas Bowl (http://www.texasbowl.org/), it’s a fairly new college football bowl game (only in its second year) played between a Big 12 contender and this year a Conference USA contender (the teams for this year’s game are yet to be determined). The game is played in Reliant Stadium in Houston, which is normally the home of the Houston Texans (http://www.houstontexans.com/index2.html).
The inaugural game (http://www.texasbowl.org/about.asp) last year was a great success, as Rutgers beat Big 12 representative Kansas State 37-10. Unfortunately for the fans, the media preparation could have been better, adding to an already exciting football game. The good news is, this year we have more time to prepare and we have a more well-rounded committee putting the media packages together.
That’s where I come in.
As a media committee member, I will be writing feature stories for the official Texas Bowl program, as well as press releases, and Internet stories related to the event. One of the features I’m writing for the program focuses on the legacy of football in the state of Texas.
That’s where you come in.
Now, you might already be familiar with the proud history of football in Texas and with just how rabid the fans can be. This feature story, however, will be a bit of a departure from simply a straight history. What I’m looking for are instances that tie football to the rich heritage and cultural elements of Texas (e.g. western culture, oil, cattle, space exploration, etc.). And I’m hoping I can do that by relating several compelling anecdotes by average Texans, or by coaches, or by players, or by anyone who likes football.
Anyway, to give you some idea of the flavor of the stories I’d like to include in the feature:
I’m looking for stories for example, about families or communities who played sandlot football during the Depression era with a pasture full of longhorn cattle that needed to be branded as soon as the game was over.
Or stories about old roughnecks who played football in the evenings or on the weekends after leaving the oil rigs, their hands still black from the workday.
Or stories about folks who carved out a football field as one of there first orders of business upon incorporating their township.
Or even stories that may be legends among you and your family or your friends. They should have a grain of truth, but as long as they are about football, and as long as they are interesting, and as long as they take place in Texas, they can add to the story.
I’m also looking for old photos, drawings, newspaper clippings, etc. that reflect this same basic idea, this idea of football being a big part of life as the state of Texas developed over the years.
So, if you have an interesting, Texas football-related anecdote you think might be a fit for this feature story, please contact me, and let’s discuss the details. And if you know of others not on the boards here who you think can contribute something, please pass this information on to them.
Please include Texas Bowl Feature Information in the Subject line.
My name is Sam, and I’m part of the team organizing and producing the print, video, broadcast, and Internet media for the Texas Bowl (http://www.texasbowl.org/).
If you’re not familiar with the Texas Bowl (http://www.texasbowl.org/), it’s a fairly new college football bowl game (only in its second year) played between a Big 12 contender and this year a Conference USA contender (the teams for this year’s game are yet to be determined). The game is played in Reliant Stadium in Houston, which is normally the home of the Houston Texans (http://www.houstontexans.com/index2.html).
The inaugural game (http://www.texasbowl.org/about.asp) last year was a great success, as Rutgers beat Big 12 representative Kansas State 37-10. Unfortunately for the fans, the media preparation could have been better, adding to an already exciting football game. The good news is, this year we have more time to prepare and we have a more well-rounded committee putting the media packages together.
That’s where I come in.
As a media committee member, I will be writing feature stories for the official Texas Bowl program, as well as press releases, and Internet stories related to the event. One of the features I’m writing for the program focuses on the legacy of football in the state of Texas.
That’s where you come in.
Now, you might already be familiar with the proud history of football in Texas and with just how rabid the fans can be. This feature story, however, will be a bit of a departure from simply a straight history. What I’m looking for are instances that tie football to the rich heritage and cultural elements of Texas (e.g. western culture, oil, cattle, space exploration, etc.). And I’m hoping I can do that by relating several compelling anecdotes by average Texans, or by coaches, or by players, or by anyone who likes football.
Anyway, to give you some idea of the flavor of the stories I’d like to include in the feature:
I’m looking for stories for example, about families or communities who played sandlot football during the Depression era with a pasture full of longhorn cattle that needed to be branded as soon as the game was over.
Or stories about old roughnecks who played football in the evenings or on the weekends after leaving the oil rigs, their hands still black from the workday.
Or stories about folks who carved out a football field as one of there first orders of business upon incorporating their township.
Or even stories that may be legends among you and your family or your friends. They should have a grain of truth, but as long as they are about football, and as long as they are interesting, and as long as they take place in Texas, they can add to the story.
I’m also looking for old photos, drawings, newspaper clippings, etc. that reflect this same basic idea, this idea of football being a big part of life as the state of Texas developed over the years.
So, if you have an interesting, Texas football-related anecdote you think might be a fit for this feature story, please contact me, and let’s discuss the details. And if you know of others not on the boards here who you think can contribute something, please pass this information on to them.
Please include Texas Bowl Feature Information in the Subject line.