Omar in the Sporting News this week

[Dayons_Den]

I hope they create a website.


It's cheap. (like the budgie)


It reaches a sh*t ton of people.



It could include stuff from people on this site.




I really hope the athletic marketing/communications has considered putting together an Omar4Heisman type site. A couple of reasons not to do it come to mind:

1. Cost Time Consuming -if this is the case I would be dissappointed because the costs aren't all that bad and there are plenty of volunteers who woudl be willing to help with a professinal looking site (ala Grant, Hammb, and myself with www.harris4heisman.com)

2. Brandon/Krebs/Team Doesn't Want It- I coudl respect that if they didn't want to tout one player on a team oriented level.


Who knows if we'll ever know what they are thinking over in Stadium East.

[Flipper]

If the words "Omar Jacobs" aren't preceded by the phrase "Heismn trophy candidate" at least once in every press release, there ought to be an investigation.

We have a guy getting attention on a national level. I'm all for respecting the "team" concept, but this is a once in a blue moon occurence for a MAC
school. If we're serious about building this program on a national level, we need to capitalize on this from a marketing standpoint

[Schadenfreude]

Again, the fact that national publications are all giving Omar some serious Heisman hype -- well before the preseason mags come out -- suggests the athletic department isn't just sleeping on the job here.

Clearly, we want a gimmick. It's not enough that BGSU is quietly working the media. We want to be stroked a little, too.

Joey Harrington had his Times Square billboard. Byron Leftwich had his bobblehead sent to every Heisman voter in the land (I have one; I used to work with a Heisman voter).

So -- let's come up with some gimmicks. If we have any really good ideas, I'm sure our friends in the athletic department will appreciate them.

But they need to be real, attention-getting gimmicks.

A billboard on Times Square is no longer a gimmick.
Free bobbleheads are no longer a gimmick.
A Web site is no longer a gimmick (although not necessarily a bad idea).

Got gimmicks?

[Rightupinthere]

Two words: Omar Wigs.

[Schadenfreude]

Two words: Omar Wigs.

I was thinking along those lines.

What if we put a giant dred-locked wig on top of a billboard in Storrs, Connecticut?

(Or on the Wood County Courthouse?)

[1987alum]

Schade:

Agreed, but I'm thinking wraparound ...

Bobbleheads - why not? Send them to the ESPN crew before one of our games. That'll get 'em on TV. Nice exposure!

Love the wig idea. Give them out for a televised home game (Toledo?).

T-shirts are a slam dunk. I think the ones for J5 were clunky. Have some fun - maybe the Heisman trophy in dreadlocks. Sell these AT COST to get them out there.

Web site is a must-have. No longer a gimmick; it's a necessity.

More to come ...

[kdog27]

They definitely have work to do, this page from ESPN does not have Omar in their lists and their are several different writers opinions.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2041893

[Rightupinthere]

Two words: Omar Wigs.

I was thinking along those lines.

What if we put a giant dred-locked wig on top of a billboard in Storrs, Connecticut?

(Or on the Wood County Courthouse?)

I was thinking a Miter for the scoreboard. I don't want PJ to be left out of some homegrown hype!

[TG1996]

Bobbleheads - why not? Send them to the ESPN crew before one of our games. That'll get 'em on TV. Nice exposure!

How much does Omar look like Rob Blake? Maybe a paint job and a deal with Huntington Banks can get this done!