Your 2008-2009 College Football Bowl Swag

Each Bowl Season, the sponsoring companies are allowed to put together an Oscars-like gift bag for each player in the game, just as long as it doesn’t total over $500. This year’s list has both fun and practical items, and a few Bowls even have the gift that keeps on giving. A one-year ESPN the Magazine subscription!!! Well it keeps giving for a year at least.

Here’s the list via Sox & Dawgs….

EagleBank Bowl (Navy vs. Wake Forest)
Gifts: Sony 8-inch portable DVD Player, wool hat, 50-by-60-inch custom-woven EagleBank Bowl afghan

New Mexico Bowl (Fresno State vs. Colorado State)
Gifts: RCA video camcorder, Oakley Holeshot Three-Hand watch, Oakley beanie, New Era cap, Ogio travel bag, Oakley backpack, One-year ESPN The Magazine subscription

St. Petersburg Bowl (Memphis vs. South Florida)
Gifts: Pure Digital Flip mini-camcorder, Sony noise-canceling headphones, Floppy hat and Ogio bag

Las Vegas Bowl (BYU vs Arizona)
Gifts: Wii System bundle package, Oakley Holeshot Three-Hand watch, Oakley Hijinx sunglasses, hat

R + L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (Troy vs. Southern Miss)
Gifts: Balfour watch, Balfour ring, Nike apparel

Poinsettia Bowl (Boise State vs TCU)
Gifts: Apple 8-gigabyte iPod Touch, Tommy Hilfiger watch, Sport-Tek hooded sweatshirt, Best Buy $50 gift certificate

Hawai’i Bowl (Hawaii vs. Notre Dame)
Gifts: Kicker iKick500 iPod/iPhone dock, Kahala Aloha shirt, Oakley Hijinx sunglasses, Oakley backpack

Motor City Bowl (Florida Atlantic vs. Central Michigan)
Gifts: Timely Watch Co. watch, Two pieces of Mercury luggage

Meineke Car Care Bowl (North Carolina vs. West Virginia)
Gifts: Pure Digital Flip mini-camcorder, Fossil watch, Fossil sunglasses, Armor Gear backpack

Champs Sports Bowl (Florida State vs. Wisconsin)
Gifts: Party at Best Buy, Commemorative watch, $400 of spending at Best Buy*

Emerald Bowl (California vs. Miami, FL)
Gifts: Sony noise-canceling headphones,Fossil watch, Cap, Armor Gear rolling duffel ba

Independence Bowl (Northern Illinois vs Louisiana Tech)
Gifts: Timely Watch Co. watch, New Era cap, Trek mountain bike

PapaJohns.com Bowl (N.C. State vs. Rutgers)
Gifts: Pure Digital Flip mini-camcorder, Sony noise-canceling headphones, Knit cap, Ogio bag

Alamo Bowl (Northwestern vs Missouri)
Gifts: Sony 80-gigabyte PS3 system with game, Fossil watch

Humanitarian Bowl (Nevada vs Maryland)
Gifts: Sony camcorder, Winter jacket, gloves, hoodie sweatshirt, skullcap, baseball cap

Holiday Bowl (Oklahoma State vs Oregon)
Gifts: Insignia LCD 19-inch HDTV/DVD, Tourneau watch, Sport-Tek hooded sweatshirt, $45 Best Buy gift card

Texas Bowl (Western Michigan vs. Rice)
Gifts: Party at Best Buy, Swisstek watch, Under Armour HeatGear long-sleeve T-shirt, Twister pants and cap, commemorative belt buckle, Toppers backpack, $300 Best Buy gift card

Armed Forces Bowl (Air Force vs Houston)
Gifts: Pure Digital Flip mini-camcorder, Timely Watch Co. watch, Rolling luggage bag

Sun Bowl (Pittsburgh vs. Oregon State)
Gifts: Sony DVD Handycam, Timely Watch Co. watch, Majestic fleece pullover, VP Sports cap, Armor Gear Dolly Llama luggage, Brut hair dryer

Music City Bowl (Boston College vs Vanderbilt)
Gifts: Sony noise-canceling headphones and MP3 player, Fossil watch, Adidas fleece jacket, New Era cap, Armor Gear backpack

Insight Bowl (Kansas vs. Minnesota)
Gifts: Vizio 26-inch LCD HDTV, Bulova watch, Hat

Chick-Fil-A Bowl (Georgia Tech vs. LSU)
Gifts: Fossil watch, Two Russell hats, Russell travel bag, $300 Visa gift card, Chick-fil-A gift card

Outback Bowl (Iowa vs South Carolina)
Gifts: Pure Digital Flip mini-camcorder, Fossil watch, Jostens ring

Gator Bowl (Nebraska vs. Clemson)
Gifts: Bulova watch, Jostens ring, Oakley Split Thump MP3 sunglasses, fitted cap, Two-piece Mercury Luggage rolling duffel and sling bag

Capital One Bowl (Georgia vs Michigan State)
Gifts: Party at Best Buy, Commemorative watch, $400 of spending at Best Buy*

Rose Bowl (USC vs Penn State)
Gifts: Sony DVD camcorder, Fossil watch, Oakley sunglasses, New Era 59fifty hat, Ogio backpack, One-year ESPN The Magazine subscription

Orange Bowl (Cincinnati vs Virginia Tech)
Gifts: Gifting suite, $300 in Sony Electronics^, Tourneau watch, New Era 59fifty hat, Crocs, Ogio backpack

Cotton Bowl (Ole Miss vs. Texas Tech)
Gifts: Watch

Liberty Bowl (East Carolina vs. Kentucky)
Gifts: Pure Digital Flip mini-camcorder, Fossil watch, Fossil sunglasses, Armor Gear backpack

Sugar Bowl (Alabama vs Utah)
Gifts: Sony MP3 Walkman, Sony Blu-Ray player, Timely Watch Co. watch, New Era cap

International Bowl (Buffalo vs. UConn)
Gifts: Timely Watch Co. watch, Two-piece Armor Gear rolling travel duffel bag and computer backpack

Fiesta Bowl (Ohio State vs Texas)
Gifts: Myvu personal media viewer, Apple iPod Nano, Kenneth Cole watch, Hat

GMAC Bowl (Ball State vs. Tulsa)
Gifts: Timely Watch Co. watch, Jostens ring, Hat

BCS National Championship (Oklahoma vs Florida)
Gifts: Gifting suite, $300 in Sony Electronics^, Tourneau watch, New Era 59fifty Hat, Crocs, Ogio duffle bag

* Players can purchase up to $400 of products from Best Buy while at the in-store party.
^ Players can purchase up to $300 in Sony Electronics products that are showcased to them at the team hotels.

Man, I sure am jealous. I was an NCAA athlete that participated in Conference Championships and such, but all I ever received for free was a pair of Brooks shoes. They also weighed about 40 lbs, and we’re white, green and pink, so I never wore them. What I would have done for an ESPN the Mag subscrip and a 26-inch LCD TV.

2008-09 Bowl Swag (Sox and Dawgs)