Looking to the Winners of this Weeks BIG Game
October 6, 2011 by CollegiateCamo · Leave a Comment
CollegiateCamo loves a good football game and there are several coming up this weekend.
Our “kick off” decal promotion for the winners of last week’s games has been a big success!
This decision isn’t like the games the big boys pick…it’s not a “Game Day” event.
But still, it’s a tough decision to choose just one game as our big game of the week . However, this weeks choice is clear. It has to be an inter office choice–Kansas State verses Mizzou.
CollegiateCamo has many connections on both sides; makes for an office divided for sure!
Which team will come out to be the big winner?
The local sports writers have it a “neck in neck” game. Mizzou had last week off so will that give them the needed rest for their injured weary team to play to victory or will K State continue the momentum from their good fortune streak of wins this season and have the bragging rights?
Could Mizzou be distracted about moving to another conference?
Could K State have the advantage playing at home?
Well, whatever the outcome there will be lots of “jabs taken” at the office next week.
Our BIG promotion for the BIG Game this week is that the Winners team FANS will receive 20% off their entire decal order. (Discount Code posted after the game)
Good luck to all…..
CollegiateCamo Commercial on B104.7 in Manhattan, KS
March 17, 2011 by CollegiateCamo · Leave a Comment
CollegiateCamo has friends at Hot Country B104.7 in Manhattan, Kansas! There’s nothing like the awesome hometown radio station during the “Big Dance” covering all the latest in 2011 NCAA news – especially as it pertains to the local K-State Wildcats. What could be better than collegiate basketball, country music and CollegiateCamo? Hard to beat!
Listen to the CollegiateCamo radio commercial and lets us know what you think.
CollegiateCamo Commercial on Hot Country B104.7 in Manhattan, KS
Did you know our friends Drew and Lindsay of the Hot Country B104.7 morning show can be accessed online? Just click this link and listen to the Hot Country B104.7 morning show wherever you are in the world! It’s a show you don’t want to miss.
Hot Country B104.7 Morning Show
We love our K-State Wildcats, since they are CollegiateCamo’s original school. We owe our success to our beloved Wildcats jumpstarting us, and we are grateful for all the schools who followed suit!
March Madness Hits the Big 12 Region
March 11, 2011 by JeanieWheeler · Leave a Comment
Big 12 Conference in March Madness Tournament
CollegiateCamo Headquarters are located outside of Kansas City, so it is hard to ignore the Big 12 tournament at Sprint Center in the always happening Power and Light District. Everywhere you go, there are promotional materials for the tourney, it’s always on the news, billboards, commercials, and if it is a form of advertisement- it’s around town.
The first round boasts some pretty good games. In my opinion rivalry is the best part about any college game. At any given sports bar, we have KU, K-State, Mizzou, Iowa, Iowa State and Nebraska fans all in the same watering hole. I’ve never heard of an argument breaking out, so it’s nice to know we can take our passion, team pride, wins, losses, humiliation and triumphs in stride. No matter how low or high a team is ranked, fans stay loyal to their teams.
Fans around here are so rabid that they take vacation days from work so they don’t miss a single moment of it. Oftentimes, companies will even have televisions available for employees to watch the game on. It’s nice to see that the boss is a fan, too! Just make sure you hide your enthusiasm when his favorite team and your favorite team are rivals!
For four short days in March of every year, the 12 teams come in, play their best and the victors go home at the end, knowing the outcome of this tourney has changed the players’ basketball careers permanently. CollegiateCamo is very happy to have this 2011 NCAA Tournament supporting the college basketball teams within and near our headquarters in Kansas City. We know that you all will be watching, either at home, at a friend’s house, your favorite sports bar or even in a seat at the game.
Interview with Steve Physioc, Sports Broadcaster
December 7, 2010 by CollegiateCamo · Leave a Comment
Steve Physioc broadcasted Major League Baseball for 25 years, NBA, and now does Pac-10 and Big 12 football and basketball for Fox Sports Net. He was gracious enough to grant an interview with CollegiateCamo to share his experience and expertise in sports broadcasting!
CollegiateCamo: How did you become a sports broadcaster?
Steve Physioc: I became a broadcaster while at Kansas State University. I majored in Radio-TV and fell in love with play-by-play the first game I did between Luckey HS and Wakefield. I walked out of the booth saying this is what I want to do for the rest of my life. I graduated in 1977, spent two years in radio in Hastings Nebraska, four at WIBW in Topeka, four at WLWT in Cincinnati, 10 in SF bay area and the last 15 in SoCal.
CollegiateCamo: How do you stay objective when your favorite team is on the field or court?
Steve Physioc: That’s called professionalism. I currently do Big 12 and Pac-10 football and basketball and I have friends on every coaching staff. I just want to see a wonderfully played game, exciting to the end and hope my words make the pictures more attractive to the viewers. I have done team jobs before; Angels, Reds, Giants in MLB and Warriors and Grizzlies in the NBA and obviously you want the team you are broadcasting to do well, but you have a responsibility to your audience to be honest.
CollegiateCamo: What is the most outrageous moment you can remember from a game upon which you commentated?
Steve Physioc: I worked in Cincinnati as a sportscaster and pxp broadcaster for the Reds. I had Reds reliever John Franco on my sportscast to talk about the all-star game he appeared in. He never got in the game, so I showed highlights of him chewing gum, leaning against the dugout rail and talking with teammates. We all had a laugh over that but Franco said he would have his payback. The next day I was doing a live shot at Riverfront Stadium with the other all-star (who did play), Dave Parker, and was set up. Parker made sure I wasnt watching and while we were on the air live Franco came around and pied me with shaving cream in the face. I had to do the rest of the show with pie on my face! Good fun and payback is sweet.
CollegiateCamo: How does your family fit into the traveling lifestyle of a professional sports broadcaster?
Steve Physioc: I have been married to the most wonderful woman the last 25 years. Stacey was raised in the business (her father was a weather-man and Saturday morning clown in St. Louis) and she spent several years in our industry. Stacey understands the demands of the business and is very independent. Our kids are grown now so she has an open invitation to join me on the road for any game, but a good woman is mighty important when you’re away from family so much. We have two grown children, who when they were young, joined me on the road often and when I was home, I was home. I played and hung out with family. I’m a very lucky guy to have three people who support and love me.
CollegiateCamo: What is your favorite college team? Who do we need to keep our eye on this year?
Steve Physioc: I enjoy both conferences I have covered this year. Broadcasting Big 12 games has been a blast because I grew up in that Conference when I attended K-State, then later broadcast Wildcat games on WIBW. I have done Pac-10 sports for more than 20 years, so I have many friends on every team. Watch out for Washington and Arizona in the Pac-10 this year. Very good and well-coached. I like Kansas, Missouri and Kansas State in the Big 12. All well-coached with talent.
Kansas State Wildcats Trapshooting Team
November 29, 2010 by CollegiateCamo · Leave a Comment
CollegiateCamo is the proud sponsor of the Kansas State University Trapshooting Team! We are proud to profile a few of the members of the team for all of our followers to get to know. CollegiateCamo’s founding university is Kansas State, home of the K-State Wildcats, where we began our company as “CamoCat” more than five years ago.
The K-State Trapshooting Team competes with several schools, including Fort Hays State University, Colorado State University, Oklahoma State University, Texas A&M, University of Kentucky, University of Wyoming, University of Missouri and Missouri University of Science & Technology. (CollegiateCamo has camo decals and apparel for many of these colleges as well.) This year the Wildcats have been performing very well, with several team members taking top positions in many shooting disciplines.
At this time of year we give special thanks to Kansas State for a great beginning to CollegiateCamo. Don’t forget to follow the Kansas State University Trapshooting Team on Facebook.
Brock Neville
- Hometown: Colwich, Kansas
- Member Since: 2009
- Major: Sophomore in Production Consulting Agronomy
- Game: Waterfowl, Turkey, Deer, Pheasant, Fishing
- Meat Gun: Benelli Super Black Eagle II
- Competitive Gun: Browning Cynergy
- Camo: Mossy Oak Duck Blind
- Shooting Events: 5 stand, Sporting Clays, Skeet
Scott Jones
- Hometown: Burlington, Kansas
- Member Since: 2009
- Major: Sophomore in Agriculture Technology Management
- Game: Ducks, Geese, Pheasant, Turkey, Deer
- Gun: Browning XS
- Camo: RealTree Max-4
- Event: Sporting Clays, Skeet
Bethany Boyer
- Hometown: St. Joseph, Missouri
- Major: Junior in Animal Science and Industry with Pre-Vet option
- Game to hunt: Ducks, Raccoons
- Gun: Beretta 390 Silver Mallard .20 gauge semi-automatic
- Camo: RealTree Max4-HD
Scott Griffin
- Hometown: Kansas City, Kansas
- Major: Agriculture Business
- Game: Ducks, Geese
- Gun: Browning Citori Lightning Sporting and Browning BPS
- Camo: Mossy Oak Shadow Grass
Will Kiser
- Hometown: Grand Junction, Colorado
- Major: Construction Science and Management
- Game to hunt: Prairie dog, elk, and ducks
- Gun: Berette DT10
- Camo: RealTree Advantage Max-4
Chris Sanders
- Hometown: St. Charles, Missouri
- Member Since: 2007
- Major: Grad Student in Landscape Architecture
- Game: Ducks, Geese, Deer, Turkeys
- Camo: Max-4
- Meat Gun: Beretta 391 Urika Optima Sporting, Ruger m77 Hawkeye .270
- Competition Gun: Rizzini s2000
- Favorite Event: Sporting Clays, 5-Stand
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- Kansas State Trapshooting Team Banner
Support the Kansas State Wildcats Trapshooting team when you buy K-State Wildcats Camouflage.
Kansas State Ducks Unlimited Annual Banquet is a Huge Success!
April 26, 2010 by CollegiateCamo · Leave a Comment
We had a quackin’ good time at the American Legion Hall in Manhattan, Kan. last Friday for the Kansas State University Ducks Unlimited chapter. The DU chapter is making a comeback with this huge success. This is the first Kansas State University Ducks Unlimited Annual Banquet since 2007, with an impressive attendance of 195 fellow duck and goose hunters.
CollegiateCamo had a huge presence at this monumental Ducks Unlimited event. Co-founder Marty Morris is proud to be the 2010 chairman. Showcasing his waterfowl knowledge and blowing his duck call on stage was CollegiateCamo Pro-Staffer Jody Niccum, otherwise known as the 2007 World Champion Duck Caller. CollegiateCamo Pro-Staffers Dave West and Bret Burgmeier were also in attendance.
CollegiateCamo wishes to send a special thanks to Pat Mellard and his family, Michelle Palmer, Cheyenne George, Laura Rice, John Ritchey and all other Ducks Unlimited committee members at the Kansas State University chapter.
One hot item auctioned at the DU event was an autographed camouflage guitar, signed by many big red dirt country bands like Stoney Larue, Eli Young Band, Kevin Fowler, Aaron Watson, Rich O’Toole and the Blaine Younger Band.
The K-State Wildcats chapter of Ducks Unlimited is making a huge comeback, and plans to rival any and every other DU campus chapter in the Midwest.
Are you a K-State fan? Or perhaps your college of choice is one of the other Midwestern schools with a booming Ducks Unlimited branch. Either way, you should show your collegiate pride and purchase a CollegiateCamo camouflage college decal today!
Big 12 teams still in the NCAA tournament!
March 26, 2010 by CollegiateCamo · 1 Comment
Several CollegiateCamo teams are still rocking the NCAA tourney through the Sweet 16!
CollegiateCamo wishes to congratulate our Big 12 teams that are still in the NCAA Tournament: Northern Iowa, Kansas State, Kentucky and Tennessee! Who will make it to the Elite 8?
Northern Iowa’s win over KU was a thriller, some would even call it an “upset,” as was last night’s double overtime game with K-State’s win over Xavier. Kentucky won handily, as well – will they be the next champs? Tennessee plays today. We’re looking forward to that game, and we’ll keep our fingers and toes crossed!
Not surprisingly, orders have been bustin’ in for our winning teams. We are so proud to be a part of these teams’ successes.
What are we going to do with ourselves when March Madness dies down? Fortunately, we have Turkey Season and Fishing Season around the corner to occupy us when the games end. It’s been a blast!
2010 NCAA Tournament Bracket Announced!
March 14, 2010 by CollegiateCamo · 2 Comments
Just announced - the NCAA Men’s March Madness Tournament Bracket! Congrats to the Big 12 conference teams (home conference of CollegiateCamo) for getting a whopping 7 teams in the “Big Dance!”
Will the Kansas Jayhawks (1st seed) be the national champs? The Big 12 Conference prides itself with Kansas State (2nd seed), Oklahoma State (7th seed), Texas (8th seed) Missouri (10th seed), Texas A&M (5th seed) and Baylor (3rd seed).
We’re proud of the other CollegiateCamo teams that made it in the tournament: Northern Iowa, Tennessee, Ohio, Georgia Tech, Florida State, Minnesota, Florida, Kentucky, Wisconsin and Clemson.
It will be a wild and crazy NCAA tournament. The only similarity between the talented teams in the 2010 NCAA basketball competition is that all CollegiateCamo teams’ favorite color is camo!
Check out the complete 2010 NCAA Tournament Bracket. Make sure to show your pride for your favorite team and pick up some camo gear with your college’s logo on it.
Tell us who you are rooting for! Who do you think will be the national champion in the 2010 NCAA Tournament?
Iowa Deer Classic 2010 Recap!
March 9, 2010 by CollegiateCamo · Leave a Comment
CollegiateCamo just returned from a fantastic weekend in Des Moines, Iowa where we attended the Iowa Deer Classic show. Our booth was well-attended by all collegiate outdoorsmen and outdoorswomen, and it was a real pleasure to meet all of you!
It was a struggle but we managed to calm the rivalry at our booth between the Iowa Hawkeyes fans and Iowa State Cyclones fans. We were very careful not to let any of the merchandise intermingle. Who knows – it could have started a fire, or something worse!
And-we quickly learned not to assume what loyalty our customers have – the scowls and verbal beating that we took if we assumed wrong was stifling! So we learned to ask the question “What is your favorite school?” on a regular basis, haha!
We heard comments like, “You can’t tell me there’s any other school in Iowa other than the Iowa,” or perhaps, “We don’t recognize that school over there with the big yellow bird!”
It was especially fun to see how fired up Iowa State University (IA State) fans were about their big win Saturday night over #5-ranked Kansas State Wildcats.
So who won out in the ultimate battle to show their team pride along with a healthy dose of camouflage? It was a tie! The sales were about even for both schools.
The Northern IA fans were thrilled to see that we had their merchandise. They say it has been extremely hard to find Northern Iowa Panthers stuff! (Not anymore thanks to CollegiateCamo.) And their panther looks so good on our caps and decals. Congrats to NIA for clinching their title game – Missouri Valley Tournament Championship over Wichita State!
Then of course we had the fan of the Bradley University Braves that scoffed at the public institutions, but was both shocked and excited to visit our website to find buy the Bradley University camo decals and apparel.Surprisingly, the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers came in as the 4th biggest seller at the Iowa Deer Classic! Those guys really love their “Big Red.” Camo combined with the big “N” – just gotta have it!
People really came out of the woodworks for the Iowa Deer Classic show. We sold Mizzou Tigers stuff, Pittsburg State Gorilla stuff, Arkansas Razorbacks, Kansas State Wildcats and Kansas Jayhawks stuff too. One of our customers, the parents of a who son plays on the Minnesota Mankato baseball team, was excited to send some of our cool Mankato stuff his way! Hope he loves it – send him our well wishes for this baseball season! (Browse CollegiateCamo Schools to find your favorite college sports team in camo.)
One of the best kept secrets about the Iowa Deer Classic shows is one of the most amazing drives just south out of Des Moines headed toward Kansas City (witnessed it many times). The herds of deer (yes, herds) on both sides of I-35 are unbelievable! It’s truly like driving in a national park. And the beauty goes on for miles. We highly recommend it.
Thanks again, Iowans, for giving us such a great experience from the Iowa Deer Classic show to the local restaurants, the local people and the beautiful drive home with a glimpse of the wilderness that keeps us in business. It was a great experience.
