FBA 2018 Media Guide FLIP (2)

Head coach Nick Saban holds the CFP championship trophy aloft
as his players and staff members celebrate. The Crimson Tide
won the national championship in overtime following a 2nd-half
comeback led by freshman QB Tua Tagliavoa.
mascots, the band members and majorettes, the local volunteers and sponsors,
and all the others who take part in putting
on the game.
Bowl games make champions of 40
teams, teams that end their seasons with
a victory, a trophy and memories for a
lifetime.
The numbers don’t lie. Truly, everybody
wins at a college postseason bowl game.
There are 32 communities and the
thousands of citizens of those communities
who win from having the game in their
city. There are the more than 8,000
student-athletes who take part in the
game.
“In my playing career,
I had the tremendous
opportunity to play in
three bowl games. I have
a lot of great memories
from my playing days,
but looking back, the
chance to spend a week
experiencing a new city
with all of my teammates
is something that will
always stand out in my
mind.”
– Archie Manning
But don’t forget the more than 15,000 band members, the more than
100,000 additional performers who take part in the entertainment and other
productions associated with the games, and the more than 1,500 cheerleaders
who support their teams and fan bases. It is estimated that over 60,000 college
students participated in bowl games last year.
Most notably, there are more than two million fans who celebrate their teams,
the games, the bowls and the traditions created every postseason.
It’s easy to spot the winners at a bowl game. Point in any direction. It’s everyone.
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