2019 Media Guide Table of Contents
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2019 Media Guide Table of Contents Quick Facts 3 Team Quick Facts 4 Stadium Info 5 Media 6 Game Day Info 7-8 Events Schedule 9 Mid-American Conference 10-11 Sun Belt Conference 12-13 Game History 14 NFL 15-16 LendingTree Bowl Media Guide Page 2 Quick Facts Game Infomration Game Date: Monday, Jan. 6, 2020 Kickoff: 6:30 pm CST TV: ESPN Radio: Grace Unlimited, Sirius XM Radio Match up: Sun Belt Conference vs Mid-American Conference Home Team: Mid-American Conference, East Sideline, Dark jerseys Away Team: Sun Belt Conference, West Sideline, Light jerseys Ticket Prices: $45 sideline, $15 general admission LendingTree Bowl Contact Information Address: 1000 Hillcrest Road, Suite 115 | Mobile, AL 36695 Phone: 251-635-0011 Fax: 251-635-0014 Website: www.lendingtreebowl.com Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram LendingTree Bowl Media Guide Page 3 Team Quick Facts University of Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Away Team Record: 7-1, 10-3 Head Coach: Billy Napier Appearances: First appearance Team Hotel: Renaissance Riverview Plaza Practice Location: University of South Alabama For media opportunities during team practice, please contact team SID: Patrick Crawford | [email protected] | (c) 337-412-4220 Miami University RedHawks Home Team Record: 6-2, 8-5; 2019 Mid-American Conference Champions Head Coach: Chuck Martin Appearances: 2003 – defeated Louisville 49-23; 2011 – defeated Middle Tennessee 35-21 Team Hotel: Mobile Marriott Practice Location: UMS-Wright For media opportunities during team practice, please contact team SID: Dave Meyer | [email protected] | (c) 419-265-0284 LendingTree Bowl Media Guide Page 4 Stadium Information Ladd-Peebles Stadium is owned by the City of Mobile and is operated by The Mishkin Group and a board of volunteer community leaders appointed by the Mobile City Council. Ladd- Peebles Stadium has been the site for every LendingTree Bowl game since its inception in 1999, and has been a popular venue for concerts, boxing matches, the Senior Bowl and much more. Today, it remains one of the City of Mobile’s most valuable assets. Contact Information Address: 1621 Virginia Street | Mobile, AL 36604 Phone: 251-208-2500 Fax: 251-208-2514 Press Box: 251-208-2677 Contact: Vic Knight E-mail: [email protected] Cell: 251-327-7347 Capacity: 40,646 Surface: Field Turf (2013) Wifi Available LendingTree Bowl Media Guide Page 5 Media All credentials and parking pass requests must be made through our online credentialing system. Please visit www.lendingtreebowl.com/media and click the link to credential site. Media Credentials can be picked up during bowl week at the welcome press conference and the official press conference. On the date of the game, they can be picked up at Media Will Call, which is located in the ticket booth on the West/Press Box side of the stadium. Due to heightened security, a photo ID and press pass will be required to pick up ALL media and photographer credentials. LendingTree Bowl credentials are NOT required for admission to Bowl Week events, however, proper media identification MUST be worn at all times. Official Media Hotel: Renaissance Riverview Plaza Address: 64 S Water St. | Mobile, AL 36602 Phone: 251-438-4000 Media Hospitality Suite The Media Hospitality Suite is Suite 601 located on the fifth floor of the official media hotel – The Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel. Entrance to the suite is keyed access only. Requests for keys can be made during the online credential application process. You can pick up your key at the front desk of the Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel. Please indicate that you need the key for the media hospitality suite. You will need to show photo identification to receive your key. Even if you are not staying at the media hotel, you still have access to the hospitality suite. You request key access thorugh the online credentials site. If you did not do so, and would like access to the media hospitality suite, please contact the LendingTree Bowl Media Relations staff so you can be added to the access list. The suite will be open from Friday, Jan. 3 – Monday, Jan. 6 and offers wireless internet access, television, sofas, tables, chairs, kitchenette and bathroom. Snacks and beverages will be supplied. LendingTree Bowl Media Guide Page 6 Game Day Info Media Entrance All media must enter through the stadium lobby located under the press box on the west side of the stadium. No passes will be accepted at any other gate for admission. The media entrance will open at 4:30 pm. Lost or stolen credentials WILL NOT be replaced. Parking Parking passes will be issued with media credentials. Directions to the reserved lot are located on the back of the parking pass. Sideline Access Sideline access is restricted to PHOTO VEST ONLY! The sidelines will be open to MEDIA passes with 4:00 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. TV Stations with satellite trucks must notify Vic Knight at 251-208-2500 by Dec. 30 to secure a parking area at the stadium. Wheelchairs and disabled parking is available at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on a first come, first served basis. Wheelchairs may enter through Gate 6 on the south side of the stadium. Press Box Services Seating chart information will be posted in the elevators and inside the Press Box. Media Relations interns will be at the entrance to the press box to assist you in finding your seat location. All media with seats in the Press Box will have a game program, flip card and notes at their assigned seat. Photographers and videographers will have these supplies in their photographer’s work room, located under the South endzone stands. The play-by-play statistics will be distributed in the press box, photographer’s work room, radio booths and the ESPN truck at the conclusion of each quarter. Post-game quotes and final books will be distributed as soon as possible after the game. The inside PA announcer will provide statistics, injury updates and other notes throughout the game. If you prefer a private phone line at your seat, you must contact the Media Relations office no later than Dec. 28. First Aid First aid stations will be located in the southeast and northwest corners of the stadium. LendingTree Bowl Media Guide Page 7 Post-Game Award Ceremony A post-game award ceremony will be held on the field immediately after the game. The winning team and MVPs will be presented trophies. All media will be allowed on the field to cover the awards ceremony. ABSOLUTELY NO INTERVIEWS ARE PERMITTED ON THE FIELD AFTER THE GAME (unless pre-approved by the team’s SID). Post-Game Press Conference The post-game press conference will be held in the stadium lobby (beneath the press box). The losing team will appear first. Each team will receive a ten minute cooling off period. The head coach and three requested players will be brought to the interview lobby for a formal press conference. The head coach will make a brief statement then it will be opened up for questions. Members of the Bowl Media Relations Staff will be taking quotes. Final stats will be brought to the interview lobby as soon as they become available and will be available in the press box. Both teams’ locker rooms are closed to all post- game interviews. Additional requested players will be brought to the interview lobby at the conclusion of the formal press conference. LendingTree Bowl Media Guide Page 8 Bowl Week Schedule of Events Thursday, Jan. 2 11:30 am – LTB Welcome Press Conference (Miami) – Mobile Downtown Airport 3:30 pm – LTB Welcome Press Conference (Louisiana) – Mobile Downtown Airport 7:00 pm – LTB Team Bowling Challenge – Eastern Shore Lanes Friday, Jan. 3 10:00 am – LTB Player Hospital Visit – USA Children’s & Women’s Hospital 7:00 pm – LTB Team Reception Party – Team Hotels (Mobile Marriott/Renaissance Riverview Plaza) Saturday, Jan. 4 9:00 am – LTB Player Service Project (Miami) – Saint Mary’s Home 9:00 am – LTB Player Service Project (Louisiana) – Habitat for Humanity (Location TBD) 6:30 pm – Greer’s/This is Alabama Mardi Gras Parade – Downtown Mobile Sunday, Jan. 5 11:00 am (Miami) – Battleship USS Alabama Luncheon and Tour – Battleship Memorial Park 12:00 pm – Official Press Conference – Battleship Memorial Park 12:30 pm (Louisiana) – Battleship USS Alabama Luncheon and Tour – Battleship Memorial Park 6:30 pm – This is Alabama Pep Rally – Downtown Mobile 7:00 pm – This is Alabama Street Party – Downtown Mobile Monday, Jan. 6 6:30 pm – LendingTree Bowl – Ladd-Peebles Stadium LendingTree Bowl Media Guide Page 9 Mid-American Conference Providing leadership in education and diversity, in 2019 the Mid-American Conference moves into its 74th year of service to our students. Since its inception in 1946, the Mid-American Conference has progressively grown and developed into one of the most aggressive Division I conference’s in the country. One of only 10 FBS conferences, the MAC named Dr. Jon A. Steinbrecher as its eighth commissioner in March of 2009. The league hosts championships in 23 sports, including neutral site events at some of the finest facilities in the nation – football (Ford Field, Detroit), men’s and women’s basketball (Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, Cleveland), softball (Firestone Stadium, Akron) and baseball (Sprenger Stadium, Avon, Ohio). The MAC secured a two-year contract extension with Ford Field to host the MAC Football Championship Game through the 2021 football season, anchored a six-year contract extension for the MAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse through the 2023 season, and stabilized a five-year contract extension through the 2020 season for the MAC Baseball Tournament at Sprenger Stadium in Avon, Ohio.