Dec. 6, 2005
We Hope You'll Join Us at the Vitalis Sun Bowl!
Fortunately, the BCS selections went the way we hoped (with Ohio State receiving the Big Ten's second BCS berth), and we have accepted an invitation to the Vitalis Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. This is great news for Northwestern University, Northwestern Athletics and the Wildcat Football Family, as well as our fans, alums and supporters. We are excited to represent the Big Ten in the 72nd Sun Bowl. Everyone who has had an affiliation with this bowl has raved about the Sun Bowl's organization and hospitality.
I will travel to El Paso this week with Coach Walker to attend a press conference and to promote the bowl game, but I already know the representatives of the Sun Bowl and CBS Television are extremely excited to have Northwestern and UCLA in the game. It should be a great and explosive matchup.
I encourage all of our fans to travel to El Paso for the game. I think we are all in for a treat and first-class hospitality in a great location, and we truly need the support of our fans at the game. You can purchase tickets online at Northwestern Athletics or through one of the great packages being offered by the Northwestern Alumni Association. Information regarding those packages is available at Northwestern Alumni Bowl Tours.
Regardless of whether you choose to purchase a Bowl Tour package or just game tickets, please purchase through the Northwestern Alumni Association or the Wildcat Ticket Office. Buying your tickets through Northwestern shows future bowl selection committees how much support the Wildcats have. This is really the only way we can legitimately gauge the number of fans that travel to our bowl sites, and it helps us build a track record with the various bowl committees. Your participation does make a difference!
I will update you after I return from El Paso, but in the meantime, I urge you to make your travel plans to join the Wildcats at the 2005 Vitalis Sun Bowl. It should be a memorable experience for all of us.
Go 'Cats!