Transcript 2013 article

WHO: Cowboy Battalion Cadets
WHAT: Bronze Boot
WHEN: 18-19OCT13
WHERE: Wyoming/Colorado Border and Laramie, Wy
SUMMARY: The Bronze Boot was started in 1968 by the Army
ROTC programs of Colorado State University (CSU) and the
University of Wyoming (UW). The original boot was worn in
Vietnam War by a Lieutenant who graduated from CSU. The
Bronze Boot only added to the rivalry of the Border Wars that
already existed since 1899. The Army ROTC programs at
both schools only help grow that staunch rivalry.
The Bronze Boot events for Cadets starts a day before the
actual football game. The day starts fairly early with the
tradition of the Cadets running the game ball from the visiting
school campus to the school hosting the game. The Cadets
from CSU ran the ball in a relay to the Wyoming/Colorado
Border for the ceremonial exchange of the game ball between
the coaches, athletic directors and Professors of Military
Science. Then the Cadets from UW ran the ball to the
stadium. The border ceremony is usually televised and the
runners get a police, sheriff and highway patrol escort.
The day of the game starts with Cadets from the school who
previously won the Bronze Boot marching the Bronze Boot
into the stadium. It then falls on the Cadets to guard the Boot
until the gridiron determines the new winner of the Border
War.
Cowboy
Strong!