COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- "It's Time."
Tennessee Tech football coach Watson Brown addressed a large crowd
Tuesday morning at the Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Commerce
Business Before Hours gathering, and told the group his team is in
its final days of preparations for the 2013 season.
"If you live in the South, football is kind of like a religion,"
he said. "Whether it's Tennessee Tech, or UT, or Vanderbilt, around
here you're a football fan. And this is the time of year when
everybody is excited about the new season."
Brown, along with Director of Athletics Mark Wilson, took the
opportunity to ask for the support of the community. Included in
the information were a couple of special deals.
The season-opening game next Thursday night (Aug. 29) is
Communiversity Night, and every business in the Chamber is offered
eight free tickets to the contest against Cumberland University.
Several business persons picked up their packet of free tickets for
the game during the morning session.
Wilson also told about the "Back The Golden Eagles" season ticket
plan, which has become the most popular season ticket plan in the
past nine years. The plan is ideal for businesses who can use the
tickets for employees, clients, or families. The plan includes 10
tickets to each of Tech's six home games (60 total tickets) for
$200.
"That works out to $3.33 per ticket," Wilson said. "I can't even
eat breakfast for that."
Brown talked about the team, the coaching staff, the schedule and
the TSSAA Blue Cross Bowl, and how important that championship
event has been for the Golden Eagle football progeram.
"Right now we have 16 kids on our roster who played in the
championship game right here in Cookeville. That's amazing, and
it's a good indication of how important those games are to
Tennessee Tech football."
For ticket information or Communiversity Night details, please
visit the Athletics Ticket Office in Eblen Center or call (931)
372-3940.
(Above left): Jimmy Mackie (left) of Institutional Wholesale
Company picks up his Communiversity Night
tickets from Bobby Long Tuesday morning, with
Sandy Zimmerman in the background.