I know UGA said that it sold out its initial and second allotment of Sugar Bowl tickets. However, I wouldn't sweat that too much. Hawaii is located more than 4,200 miles from New Orleans. To catch a flight from Honolulu to the Big Easy takes at least 13 hours, changing planes at least once and about $2,000. Much cheaper flights take dramatically more time (some 16-18 hour options for them). As a point of comparison, I think you can get from Atlanta to Moscow faster and cheaper. Seriously.
The Hawaii Warriors got an initial allotment of 17,000 tickets just like we did. In my opinion, there's no way in hell they sell all of those. Their message boards are suggesting that half of the Hawaii sales will come from Mainlander Hawaii fans/grads. Maybe. But I still see another 5-10k tickets being made available to Georgia via an additional allotment.
If you don't have tickets, you have three options right now:
- Order tickets from Hawaii's allotment. Their ticket sales are open to the general public from Dec. 6-12th.
- Pick the Sugar Bowl seats you want without worrying about priority via Stubhub. Prices are dropping, and they now start below face value.
- Scalp on Game day.
PWD
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ESPN just put up a graphic on College Football Live:
"Georgia: 1-3 in last four Sugar Bowls"
Nice job, guys...
What in the wide, wide world of sports do the '82 and '83 Sugar Bowls have to do with the current team?
I guess 2-3 in their last five was just too sexy...
To be fair, Kyle (Dawgsports) regularly posts records and stats that entail games more than 2 decades ago; stuff like record when facing the previous year's national champion, record vs. Tech in years that we beat Bama, Florida & Auburn, etc.
Granted, ESPN should probably put the overall record in the Sugar Bowl if they weren't going to do the Richt Era only which makes a little more sense. BTW, Kyle, what is the overall record in the Sugar Bowl?
Not Kyle, but our overall record in the sUGAr Bowl is 3-5.
To hell with the state of Pennsylvania.
As a point of comparison, I think you can get from Atlanta to Moscow faster and cheaper. Seriously.
In fact, you can -- Delta will fly you round-trip (and non-stop) to Moscow for $1,093. The cheapest ticket from Honolulu to New Orleans is $1,925, and you have to change planes twice.
Not that anyone really wanted to know, but hey, if it ever comes up on Jeopardy . . .
Chuck, I'll take completely useless UGA facts that some guy named Doug came up with for $1000.00 :-p
I'm waiting to see the stat on Ohio State vs SEC teams. Better yet, teams who made the big game with a junk schedule. Now those are some good stats!
I don't think y'all realize how well Hawaii travels. When the Rainbow's came to Bryant-Denny in 2006, one of the few times Hawaii that has visited the mainland for a non-conference game, they brought 28,000 people, a number that bama's biggest rivals (Tenn, barn)have never matched.
Shaun, how's the knee? And I think the difference is that they had all year to plan for that one. I mean, who doesn't look forward to vacationing in Tuscaloosa? That's why they're building all those cool condos for the people left homeless by Katrina there.
Bottom line, even if they get 20,000 there on short notice they'll still be outnumbered better than 2:1. Do you think there's an advantage to ordering through the Hawaii allotment? Perhaps we can block out the islanders from their own tickets.
Anon 9:48,
I have a hurt knee? I guess I need to watch sportscenter more often.
I have no doubt that y'all will outnumber them by a huge majority, I was simply stating that their fans really support their team. Paul seemed to insinuate otherwise.
Paid $85 for a single student ticket in 2002. Outside people were trading tickets for beer. A friend of mine spent $40 for two tickets and sat five rows behind me.
To all, Called the University of Hawaii ticket office and they said that had sold their allotment to the season ticket holders.
The UH fans may be buying some tickets, but getting to NOLA is going to be rough. According to the Banner Herald ...
"A Travelocity.com search shows every flight from New Orleans connecting back to Hawaii sold out on Jan. 2, and other flights to and from are filling up fast.
More than 5,000 Sugar Bowl tickets sold shortly after Hawaii's allotment of 17,500 tickets went on the market. But some ticket holders, after paying $150 and more a seat, were having a hard time lining up airline tickets, hotels and rental cars."
I had the weirdest dream last night. Les Miles kept sneaking into my room and asking "does thou's butt stink?"
anon 2:30
I must have been right behind you when that guy was asking for a beer for his ticket. Wish I hadn't dropped $75 on mine in 2002.
From the UH ticket website:
Due to excessive demand by season-ticket holders, UH has no tickets available for sale to the general public. Sale to members of the general public were planned to start Thursday morning, if extra tickets were available....UH sold out of its 13,500 allotted Sugar Bowl tickets on Tuesday afternoon.
don't underestimate hawaii's love for our team! remember some of us have waited our whole lives for this day to come... not to mention that hawaii has no professional teams whatsoever... to us, this is our Super Bowl. see you at the Superdome!
I've got 2 rooms available in the French Quarter I'm trying to get out of. The Prince Conti, nice place. Both Available Dec.29-Jan2.
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