NEW ORLEANS » This time Colt Brennan didn’t play the fourth quarter for a different reason.
Hawaii’s record-setting quarterback and third-place finisher in the Heisman voting was intercepted three times and sacked eight last night at the Superdome as Georgia pounded Hawaii 41-10 in the Sugar Bowl.
On the final sack, Brennan was shaken up […]

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NEW ORLEANS » After five days of tough practices, Hawaii and Georgia will start to wind down as tomorrow’s Allstate Sugar Bowl finally approaches.
The No. 4-ranked Bulldogs were relaxed and confident in the chilly Superdome. The No. 10-rated Warriors were in top shape as well as their final practice at the New Orleans Saints’ facility […]

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NEW ORLEANS » Bill Curl has seen it all. Originally from Ohio, he’s been the cordial director of media relations for 31 years for the Louisiana Superdome, the most recognizable landmark outside of downtown in this still-recovering Gulf Coast city.
Curl was there when the domed stadium was at its best as one of the […]

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$2 million is “a good guesstimate” on how much money the University of Hawaii at Manoa will take in after travel expenses from the Allstate Sugar Bowl, athletic director Herman Frazier said yesterday in an interview.
But costs and even the amount of money that UH-Manoa will get from the Bowl Championship Series game are […]

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A Honolulu business paid $23,000 for a luxury suite at the Louisiana Superdome for the Sugar Bowl, according to a spokesman for the online ticket agent StubHub.com.
Sean Pate said the transaction on StubHub.com appeared to be made by a woman in Honolulu. The suite is on the 25-yard line on the University of Hawaii […]

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They did it the hard way, but the Hawaii Warriors are headed to the Big Easy.
UH had to win every game on its 12-game schedule to earn its first BCS bowl game appearance and the $4.5 to 5 million payday that goes with it.
No. 10 Hawaii (12-0) will play fourth-ranked Georgia (10-2) in the […]

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