A week from today (Saturday), the 37th annual Shrine Bowl will be played in Casper. Practice starts today, with the teams’ annual trip to the Shriners Hospital for Children in Salt Lake City coming Sunday and Monday.
The official site for the Shrine Bowl, wyoshrinebowl.org, lists this year’s rosters for the North and South teams. I don’t think either team has an edge on paper; they both possess talented players who have the ability to play several spots and make big plays.
It’s worth noting that, including last year’s 3-3 “tie,” every Shrine Bowl since 2003 has been decided by 10 points or less. I see much the same sort of game shaping up this year.
The South team leads the all-time series, but just barely: 17-16-3.
If you want to see some Shrine Bowl records, click here.
Practices will go Tuesday through Friday in Casper, with the game set for a 7 p.m. kickoff at Cheney Alumni Field in Casper.
(And, as a former Midwest Oiler, I have to quickly recognize Midwest’s Kyle Redding, the first Midwest player to be selected for the Shrine Bowl in about 20 years… Nice job, Kyle!)
–patrick
Hey, while I’m at it, let’s not forget why this game is being played. This game raises somewhere in the neighborhood of $25,000 to $30,000 for Shriners Hospitals. Important to remember that this week.
–patrick
Love the Shriner game. Hope those boys take with them all the memories and enjoy this last hurrah (for most of them) Good luck to those K-town boys. Great group and gave us a lot to cheer for in our little southwest town. Gotta say Patrick, that football counter is driving me crazy!! A little over 80 days to see what the RANGERS will produce this year. Have a good a safe summer all. GO RANGERS!!