The following was a suggestion by someone named 'Mike', in regards to the free tickets for the Insight Bowl.
Go to the IU Alumni Association webpage (alumni.iu.edu) then find out who the people are in the IU Alumni Club for Phoenix/Tempe. Let them know you would like to come out and what the best options for prices and hotels and packages. Hell, some of them may even say you can crash at their place. That is what the Alumni Association is for. Networking. I would do it for some students that wanted to come, and I bet others would be thrilled to have current students stay with them. Check it out.
Not a bad suggestion at all. I know even with the free tickets it still would costs a fortune for students to get to Tempe. One note of interest - My spies in Michigan State, Illinois and Michigan all said that their Universities do not offer free tickets to students, so in that regard it appears like IU is generous.
STARR TO FIND OUT IF HE'S THE GROZA WINNER TOMORROW:
Austin Starr is currently in Orlando with the other finalists for the Lou Groza award. The winner will be notified tomorrow night, and as soon as the results are known they will be put on the blog.
One last note: Friday's practice is open to the media, so if there is any player you want to be interviewed or any specific questions you want asked, let me know by tomorrow and i'll do my best to get you the answers.
