AP Panther Fan
02-13-2006, 01:08 PM
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Posted by: Jayme Blaschke
Date: 2006-02-07
Texas State's BOKO the Bobcat was crowned 2006 USA National Champion last weekend in Las Vegas.
Texas State Athletics
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Texas State's BOKO the Bobcat beat out "The Ducks" from the Unnivesity of Oregon, "Joe Bruins" from UCLA and "Sammy & Airkat" from Sam Houston State last weekend at the USA National Championship in Las Vegas.
BOKO's title is the second for Bobcat spirit squads this year, after the Texas State all-girl cheer squad brought home a national title last month. In addition, it was the first national championship for a Bobcat mascot, with the previous-best finish coming in 1997 at the UCA national competition.
The win helps BOKO move closer to the goal of participating in the Capital One Mascot Bowl, which is a high-level mascot competition held throughout the 2006 college football season.
AP Panther Fan
02-13-2006, 01:36 PM
Texas State football signs 19 to National Letters of Intent
Texas State signed 19 high school and junior college student-athletes to National Letters of Intent
By Ron Mears
Texas State Athletics
Wednesday, February 2, 2005
Texas State football coach David Bailiff and his staff signed 19 student-athletes to national letters of intent on Wednesday, the first day of the NCAA's national signing period.
"I think this is a very talented bunch," Bailiff said. "I believe we are going to win a lot of football games with them. We're still trying to balance our class numbers and we were able to do that with the high school and junior college signees as well as the transfers which enrolled here this semester."
With the loss of 27 seniors from last year's 11-3 Southland Conference championship team, the Bobcats looked to fill the void with the signing of 14 high school seniors along with five junior college transfers. Additionally, Texas State has seven spring semester additions to the program from Division I schools along with two junior college transfers who have already joined the program.
"We had to have offensive and defensive linemen, and we had to get big defensive backs," Bailiff said. "We were able to fill those needs. But beyond that, you look at all the young men who went to the playoffs and played in the postseason. We signed a lot of young men who know how to win.
"If we retain them and graduate them, a lot of great things are going to happen to this bunch."
The Bobcats' junior college signees included a pair of players off a Reedley College team which won a conference title and produced former Texas State defensive backs Derwin Straughter and Melvin Webber. Texas State signed defensive back Jervoress Crenshaw and offensive lineman Crawford May off Reedley's championship team. Texas State's other junior college transfers include Navarro Junior College defensive lineman Darren Edwards, Trinity Valley Community College linebacker Ric Palmer and Cisco Junior College defensive back Morgan Taylor.
Already enrolled at Texas State this spring is former South Florida kicker Kyle Bronson, Texas Tech wide receiver Jake Brown, Arkansas wide receiver Rick Culbert, Baylor kicker Andrew Ireland, Utah State wide receiver Cameron Luke, Purdue quarterback David Ramirez and Arizona State defensive lineman Mark Washington.
The 'Cats had two junior college transfers enroll for the current spring semester. Both Blinn Junior College transfer Julian Humble and Reedley College transfer Jamal Williams will take part in spring drills starting later this month at Texas State.
Texas State 2006 Signing Class
Karrington Bush, RB, 5-10, 176, Whitewright, Texas (Whitewright HS)
Will Conners, OL, 6-4, 285, San Antonio, Texas (William Howard Taft HS)
Jervoress Crenshaw, DB, 6-0, 185, Delray, Fla. (American Heritage HS)/Reedley College
Alex Darley, WR, 6-3, 185, Corpus Christi, Texas (Four Bluff HS)
Darrin Edwards, DL, 6-3, 315, Wharton, Texas (Wharton HS)/Navarro JC
Bryan Ferris, OL, 6-3. 290, Katy, Texas (Katy HS)
Da'Marcus Griggs , WR, 6-0, 160, Bay City, Texas (Bay City HS)
Taylor Haese, OL, 6-1, 275, Burnet, Texas (Burnet HS)
Kenneth Hampton, DB, 6-1, 180, Tyler, Texas (John Tyler HS)
Travis Houston, DL, 6-2, 216, Converse, Texas (Converse Judson HS)
Chris Jenkins, DL, 6-2, 285, Sugar Land, Texas (Lamar Consolidated HS)
Crawford May, OL, 6-1, 292, Miami, Fla. (Jackson HS)/Reedley College
Andre McCorkle, RB, 6-2, 190, Corpus Christi, Texas (Flour Bluff HS)
Ric Palmer, LB, 5-11, 205, Pittsburg, Texas (Pittsburg HS) Trinity Valley CC
Robert Ramirez, OL, 6-1, 311, Houston, Texas (North Shore HS)
Winston Ruelas, OL, 6-2, 286, Victoria, Texas (St. Joseph HS)
Morgan Taylor, DB, 5-11, 191, Friendswood, Texas (Clearbrook HS)/Cisco JC
Orlando Toldson, DL, 6-0, 284, Texas (Westfield Senior HS)
Justin Wesley, WR, 6-1, 169, Cuero, Texas (Cuero HS)
Texas State Spring Roster Additions
Kyle Bronson, PK, 6-0, 190, So./TR, Tampa, Fla./Wharton HS/South Florida
Jake Brown, WR, 6-0, 180, Fr./TR, Ennis, Texas/Ennis/Texas Tech
Rick Culbert, WR, 6-0, 180, So./TR, Vidor, Texas/Vidor HS/Arkansas
Julian Humble, DL, 6-4, 250, Jr./TR, San Antonio, Texas/Judson HS/Blinn JC
Andrew Ireland, PK, 5-8, 194, So./TR, Cedar Hill, Texas/Cedar Hill HS/Baylor
Cameron Luke, WR, 6-2, 205, So./TR, Klein, Texas/Edison HS/Utah State
David Ramirez, QB, 6-2, 202, Fr./TR, Red Oak, Texas/Grace Preparatory Academy/Purdue
Mark Washington, DL, 6-3, 250, Jr./TR, Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach Poly/Arizona St.
Jamal Williams, RB, 5-11, 195, Jr./TR, Rockdale, Texas/Rockdale HS/Reedley College
District303aPastPlayer
02-13-2006, 01:56 PM
Andre McCorkle, RB, 6-2, 190, Corpus Christi, Texas (Flour Bluff HS)
Alex Darley, WR, 6-3, 185, Corpus Christi, Texas (Four Bluff HS)
Impact players...
AP Panther Fan
02-13-2006, 02:05 PM
Originally posted by District303aPastPlayer
Andre McCorkle, RB, 6-2, 190, Corpus Christi, Texas (Flour Bluff HS)
Alex Darley, WR, 6-3, 185, Corpus Christi, Texas (Four Bluff HS)
Impact players...
Also.....
Justin Wesley, WR, 6-1, 169, Cuero, Texas (Cuero HS)
I did hear alot about McCorkle on the local news during the season.
AP Panther Fan
02-13-2006, 02:24 PM
Originally posted by BreckTxLonghorn
Could Boko actually make it to the Capital One Bowl? Are DII school mascots in it? It'd be great if he could, the state needs some representation in it.
Capital One All-America Mascot Team
National Mascot of the Year Online Voting Rules and Criteria
How the Capital One All-America Mascot Team Was Selected
The 12 members of the Capital One All-America Mascot Team were selected from among the entries received from the 239 eligible NCAA Division IA and Division IAA schools that feature a football team. A panel of five (5) judges from Capital One, ESPN, and the mascot community used the following criteria to determine the 12 team members:
* Interaction with fans and demonstration of the mascot's originality, ability to create enthusiasm among the fans, and contribution to an exhilarating atmosphere.
* Originality, creativity and professionalism of mascot appearance or costume.
* Pedigree – awards earned by the mascot during the past five (5) years and national prominence.
How the National Mascot of the Year Will Be Selected
The Capital One National Mascot of the Year is determined by Online and Wireless Voting. (100%).
Voting
Voting for the Capital One National Mascot of the Year will be conducted online at capitalonebowl.com and through wireless text messaging throughout the regular season and playoff voting. To vote go to capitalonebowl.com and vote for any of the 12 All-American Team mascots between 9:00 am ET Monday and 8:59 am ET the following Monday ("Voting Periods"). The first week of voting will be extended by three days. It will run from 9:00 am Thursday, September 1, 2005 through 8:59 am Monday (8:59 am) September 12. All times are Eastern Time Zone. To vote via text messaging, type in 43776 (4ESPN) on your cellular phone. You must include the code that corresponds to each Mascot which can be found at www.capitalonebowl.com
Regular Season - The regular season voting will be conducted over eleven weekly voting periods beginning September 1, 2005. You may cast one vote per day for your favorite mascot. The vote count will be posted at the website throughout the regular season. At the conclusion of the 11 Voting Periods, the 12 Mascots will be ranked in descending order of wins versus losses. The six Mascots with the most wins for the regular season will advance to the Playoffs. In the event of ties during regular season matchups, the mascot that has received the most votes to date will be declared the winner.
The Playoffs - The Playoff voting will be conducted in two rounds over a two week period beginning November 21, 2005. The two highest ranking mascots from the regular season will each receive a first week bye for the playoffs and will immediately advance to round two. The remaining four mascots will be paired as follows in round one: The third highest ranked mascot will face the sixth highest ranked mascot and the fourth highest ranked mascot will face the fifth highest ranked mascot in week one. The winners of each competition will advance to the second round which will be conducted in week two. In the second round, the first seeded mascot will be up against the winner of the third/sixth place seed competition. The second seeded mascot will be up against the winner of the fourth/fifth place seed competition. In the event of ties in either the first or second round, the mascot with the higher ranking will be deemed the winner.
Visitors may vote daily during the Playoffs casting one vote for each of the two competitions in round one, one vote for each of the two competitions in round two and one vote in the championship match-up. The two winning mascots in round two will advance to the Final Match, which will be determined solely by online and wireless voting over a two week voting period starting December 5, 2005 at 12:00 pm and ending December 19 at 8:59 am. The mascot with the most votes will be the Capital One National Mascot of the Year. The winning mascot will be announced during the 2006 Capital One Bowl on January 2, 2006 and will be named he National Mascot of the Year.
Regulations
The contest begins September 1, 2005 and runs through December 19, 2005. Votes received after 8:59 a.m. ET on December 19, 2005 will not be counted. Capital One reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to void any votes it deems fraudulent, are not cast in conformity with these official rules or are otherwise designed to undermine the integrity of the Contest. Decisions of Capital One are final.
Internet
Sponsor is not responsible for technical failures of any kind or any problems or delays arising from any technical, software or equipment malfunctions, computer viruses, congestion on or unavailability of the Voting site during the Contest any other technical, equipment or human errors of any kind. If Sponsor determines in its sole discretion that there is any suspected or actual evidence of electronic or non-electronic tampering or fraud relating to any portion of the Contest, or if technical difficulties compromise the integrity of the Contest, it may cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest, in whole or in part, at any time without notice.
Prizes
Each school selected to be a member of the Capital One All-America Mascot team will be awarded $5,000, for use in scholarships and funding of its school's mascot program. The National Mascot of the Year will receive an additional $5,000 (total of $10,000) for its school's mascot program.
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