The Western Athletic Conference continues Play Up Tour campaign for the 2006 football season. The tour will consist of nine football games, hitting each city in the WAC. Each tour will help promote the WAC and each of its nine members.
At each site, fans can join the WAC staff and meet a famous alumni from each school. They will be signing autographs and meeting the WAC nation. Fans can also visit the WAC tent and see other alumni from each of the WAC's nine institutions. Come by and see highlights playing on the 100 inch video screen.
After checking out history of the WAC schools, fans can register to win a helmet signed by each head coach. The WAC will select three winners to participate in a promotion during the game and the winner will be registered for a chance to win a trip for two to the New Mexico Bowl. After each of the nine tour stops, a winner be will selected from that pool and will receive a trip for two to Albuquerque to cheer on the WAC against the Mountain West on December 23.
The WAC will also be handing out WAC tattoos, t-shirts and footballs. If you are unable to make it in time to get a shirt, you can order one online at wacstore.com.
The following are the dates and times of each of the Tour’s stops. For more information about when and where the WAC will be at each site, please visit wacsports.com and click on the Play Up Tour logo.
Saturday, Sept. 9
New Mexico at New Mexico State, 6:00 p.m.
Meet Aggie Great Charley Johnson
Saturday, Sept. 16
Utah at Utah State, 6:00 p.m.
Meet Aggie Great Emmett White
Saturday, Sept. 23
Hawai?i at Boise State, 6:00 p.m.
Meet Bronco Great Bart Hendricks
Saturday, Sept. 30
Colorado State at Fresno State, 7:00 p.m.
Meet Bulldog Great Asen Asparuhov
Saturday, Oct. 14
Utah State at San Jose State, 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 21
Boise State at Idaho, 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 28
New Mexico State at Nevada, 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 11
Louisiana Tech at Hawai?i, 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 18
Nevada at Louisiana Tech, 7:00 p.m.
For more information on the Play Up Tour, please contact Ben Cunningham (bcunningham@wac.org) or Steve Macy (macy@wac.org) at the WAC office (303.799.9221).