Will Crumpacker
Communications Coordinator
Valero Alamo Bowl
100 Montana, Suite 3D01
San Antonio, TX 78203-1033
Phone: (210) 704-6389
Fax: (210) 704-6399
Email: willc@alamobowl.com

Rick Hill
Valero Alamo Bowl
100 Montana, Suite 3D01
San Antonio, TX 78203-1033
Phone: (210) 704-6388
Email: rickh@alamobowl.com

The 2010 scheudle will be updated in August. The schedule will be based on last year except the game date will December 29 instead of January 2.

Friday, January 1

8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Media Headquarters/Credential Pick-up (Marriott Riverwalk, Valero Room)
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Media Hospitality Room (Salon E/F)
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Media Workroom (Bonham Room)

11:00 a.m. – Head Coaches Press Conference with Texas Tech Interim Head Coach Ruffin McNeill and Michigan State Head Coach Mark Dantonio. This is the final availability for the coaches. Press Conference held at Marriott Riverwalk, Salon D.

Noon – Wells Fargo Kickoff Luncheon (Marriott Rivercenter Grand Ballroom). This 1,200 person event features Head Coaches and captains speaking at a head table. The rest of the team is in the crowd in jerseys with pageantry from team bands and cheerleaders. Media seating for first 20 requests. Others filled on an “as-available” basis. 

10:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m. – Media Hospitality Suite – Suite 3004, Marriott Riverwalk hotel 

Saturday, January 2

8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Media Headquarters/Credential Pick-up (Valero Room)
8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Media Hospitality Room (Salon E/F)
8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Media Workroom (Bonham Room)

4:00 p.m. – Media Shuttle from the Marriott Rivercenter’s Commerce Street cutout to Alamodome begins and the Alamodome’s East Media Entrance opens.

4:00 p.m. – Alamodome’s East Media Entrance and Media Will Call opens

3:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. – AT&T Fan Zone (interactive area with games and bands at Sunset Station – one block north of the Alamodome. 30,000 fans expected)

8:06 p.m. – 2010 VALERO ALAMO BOWL KICK-OFF

Post-Game – Head Coaches/Select Players Press Conference (Interview Rooms across from Home Team Locker Room). Audio piped into press box. Losing team at podium first followed by winning team.

Post-Game – Media Shuttle will run from Lot A until press box is empty.

Midnight– 3:00 a.m. – Media Hospitality Suite - Suite 3004, Marriott Riverwalk Hotel  

Sunday, January 3

Media availability for head coaches to be determined by team SIDs.

NOTES:

This schedule will change. Please stop by Media Headquarters at the Marriott Riverwalk Hotel for the latest information during Bowl Week. The headquarters number is 210-299-6586 or you can reach Kyle Vetter by cell at 360-813-5202.

Media Hotel & Headquarters
San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk
889 East Market Street
San Antonio, Texas 78205
(210) 224-4555

Bowl Week Media Headquarters: (210) 299-6586
Headquarters FAX: (210) 299-6556
Alamodome Press Box Phone (Game day only): (210) 704-6200
Alamodome Press Box Fax (Game day only): (210) 704-6201

Valero Alamo Bowl Media Hospitality
A number of media functions are scheduled during Bowl week. Please consult your media event schedule for specific dates, times and locations. A hospitality room will be open daily at the media headquarters beginning three days before the game with food and drinks served around the press conference times. An evening hospitality suite in the Marriott Riverwalk will be available. The suite's hours of operation are posted on the media schedule.

Media Hotel Room Rates
Room rates for the Valero Alamo Bowl media are $119 plus tax. These rates are only valid from December 24 - December 30, 2010. All media rooms must be booked through the bowl office with the online credential form. The Marriott Riverwalk will not accept room reservations directly from media members. Please note that the bowl will not assign rooms until December 18, so the hotel will not have a record of your name until after that date. However, once credentials are confirmed and the hotel has your information, you can work through the hotel to change names as well as arrival and departure information.

ESPN/Valero Alamo Bowl TV Station Policy

• Television stations will be allowed to film from the sidelines during the game. However, the Valero Alamo Bowl's contract with ESPN prohibits the use of game highlights on local newscasts prior to the completion of the game. A distribution amp will also be provided adjacent to ESPN’s production truck in the loading dock area of the Alamodome for use by television stations wanting game highlights.
• Credentials will not be issued to TV assistants or “grips.”
• Television standup reporters will not be permitted on the sideline during the game. All reporters will be seated in the press box or auxiliary seating area. With five (5) minutes remaining in the game, media will be allowed access to the field.
• Beginning a half-hour prior to kickoff until ESPN is off the air, there will be absolutely no live telecasts or transmissions from inside the Alamodome. Live shots can be originated at any time from outside the Alamodome.
• Microwave transmissions are not permitted within the Alamodome. All satellite dishes and/or ENG trucks must be positioned outside the Alamodome in the designated area located southwest of the building.

Quotes from the press conferences will be placed on the bowl's Web site. To view these quotes, please click here.

Practice Sites
Team practice sites will be Trinity University and Alamo Heights High School. Trinity University is located between the airport and downtown San Antonio, less than 10 minutes from downtown. Alamo Heights High School is located east of Trinity University less than 15 minutes from downtown. The Alamodome is also a possible practice site for each of the teams.

Parking and Media Shuttle
A limited number of Alamodome parking passes for media covering the Valero Alamo Bowl are available.

Media, especially those staying in the media hotel, are urged to utilize the shuttle service provided from the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter Hotel to the Alamodome. The shuttle will pick up from the Marriott`s Commerce Street cutout entrance and drop off in Lot A on the Alamodome's south side and then return to the Marriott. Shuttle service will begin at 3:30 p.m. (3 1/2 hours before kickoff) and run post-game until the press box is empty. The San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter is a 10-minute walk to the Alamodome.

TV ENG Truck Parking
Parking space for TV ENG trucks at the Alamodome, located in the southwest corner of the parking lot, is extremely limited. Please contact Megan Costello at the Alamodome (210-207-3607) as soon as possible concerning a parking location and specific needs.

Coach/Player Interviews
All interviews with coaches and/or players must be cleared through each school’s sports information director. To aid the media in its coverage of the Valero Alamo Bowl, press conferences with coaches and players are scheduled throughout bowl week at the Marriot Riverwalk. Please consult your media schedule for exact times and locations. If you require specific interview needs, please work through each school’s sports information director.

Fax Service
The Valero Alamo Bowl will provide a fax service upon request at no charge. This service will be provided during bowl week at media headquarters and at the Alamodome on game day. Please notify bowl staff members of your needs and supply fax numbers and telephone billing instructions. Following the game, a pdf of the official stats will be on the bowl's home page and will be e-mailed upon request.

Press Box Telephones/Internet Access
Two (2) telephones are available on a first-come, first-serve basis in the Alamodome press box for third party, collect and credit card calls only. Media outlets requiring telephone and/or internet services for exclusive use must order directly from the Alamodome at (210) 207-3629 at least two weeks prior to game day. The Alamodome will provide telephone instruments on phone orders placed for the Valero Alamo Bowl.

Press Box Monitors
Television monitors are located in the Alamodome press box to assist media in its coverage of the Valero Alamo Bowl. ESPN will provide video with a direct feed to these monitors through the Alamodome’s in-house system.

Mult-Box
A mult-box at mic level will be provided for electronic media at press conferences conducted at the Alamodome. Radio stations need to provide cassette recorders with any combination of mini, alligator clips or RCA cables. TV crews will require normal XLR plugs.

Valero Alamo Bowl Outstanding Players
The Outstanding Offensive and Defensive Player for the Valero Alamo Bowl will be named through media voting. Ballots will be distributed at the beginning of the fourth quarter and collected prior to your departure to the interview rooms.

Alamodome Media Elevators
The Alamodome’s media elevators are located on the east side of the building at the East Plaza Entrance. The writer’s press box is located on the mezzanine level (Level 3), with the broadcast and coaches booths located on Level 4. All media are asked to enter the press box facilities through Level 3. There is easy access through private stairs to Level 4.

Post-game Field Access
The best way to get to access the field and the post-game interview rooms is to take the Alamodome media elevators outside the press box and making a left past the lockerrooms. Media can also access the field from the press box through the media pass gate in Section 122. To get to Section 122, take a right out of the press box and go forty yards to the southeast stairwell. Go down one floor to Level 2. Follow the main concourse over three sections and enter Section 122. Take the stairs down to the field.

Post-Game Interviews
Coaches and/or selected players will be available to the media following the conclusion of the game. A formal interview room for each school will be clearly marked and located directly across from the visiting team's locker room. Each school’s sports information office is responsible for overseeing its respective interview room. If you have a question regarding post-game interview procedures please contact each school’s sports information director. Only media with proper credentials will be admitted to the interview rooms. Admission to each school’s locker room will be granted in accordance with each school’s post-game interview policy.

Directions from San Antonio Airport to Marriott Riverwalk (Media Hotel)
Take Highway 281 South, which will turn into Interstate Highway 37 South heading toward Corpus Christi. Exit at the Commerce Street/The Alamo exit and turn right on Commerce. Proceed west on Commerce one block to Bowie Street. The Marriott Riverwalk will be on the southwest corner. To get to their parking garage, you will need to continue west on Commerce and turn left at Alamo and left onto Market which is a one way street. The Marriott Riverwalk address is 889 E. Market and their phone number is 210-224-4555. Approximate drive time: 11 minutes.

Directions from San Antonio Airport to Alamodome
Take Highway 281 South, which will turn into Interstate Highway 37 South heading toward Corpus Christi. Exit at the Durango exit and take a left on the turnaround under the bridge and head back north on the Durango access road. Turn right into Lot A. The southside entrance of the Alamodome just past the marquee. The Alamodome address is 100 Montana. Approximate drive time: 11 minutes.

Directions to University of the Incarnate Word from the Media Hotel
Take Highway 281 North toward the airport. Exit at the Hildebrand exit (less than 2.5 miles). If you go through the light on Hildebrand like you are going back onto the highway there is an entrance to Incarnate Word on the access road. You can also take a right on Hildebrand and then left into the university at one of their two entrances along Hildebrand and another two along Broadway. Thefootball field is in the back left part of the campus next to the swimming and basketball areans. The school address is 4301 Broadway. Approximate drive time: 7 minutes.

Directions to Alamo Heights High School from the Media Hotel
Take Highway 281 North toward the airport. Exit at the East Basse exit (less than 3 miles). Take a right on Basse and then take a right at the second stoplight (Forestshire) and then a quick left on Tuexedo which deads ends at Broadway and the school will be directly in front of you. Go left on Broadway and then turn into north end of school at Gaylard Finley Road which takes you to football field. The school address is 6900 Broadway. Approximate drive time: 14 minutes.