The OSU itinerary for the Louisiana trip
Published: 10/7/2010 8:55 AM
Last Modified: 10/7/2010 8:55 AM
For Friday’s game at Louisiana-Lafayette, Oklahoma State’s travel party will amount to about 140 people (70 players, along with coaches, support staff, equipment personnel, medical personnel and spirit-squad members). A look at the Cowboy schedule:
Thursday
* During the afternoon, a walk-through session at Boone Pickens Stadium is followed by meetings and a team meal.
* OSU’s charter plane is scheduled to depart at 6:30 p.m. and arrive in Lafayette at 8.
* The Cowboys are bused to Cajun Field for a quick tour. They arrive at the team hotel at 9:15.
* Players are expected to be in their rooms no later than 11.
Friday
* An early morning continental breakfast is available to the players. Brunch is served at 11 a.m., followed by meetings at the hotel.
* Pregame meal is served at 4:30 p.m. Included on the menu are chicken breasts, baked potatoes, spaghetti with marinara sauce, rice, black-eyed peas with ham, sliced bread and fresh fruit.
* Immediately before departing for the stadium, Cowboy players will be shown a video of highlights from last week’s victory over Texas A&M.
* The ESPN2-televised contest begins at 8 p.m. After the game, the OSU party is bused back to the airport, boards the same charter plane and returns to Stillwater. Scheduled arrival time is 3 a.m. Saturday.
-- Bill Haisten

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Bill Haisten
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