Game’s origins and participant both have connection with sugar

Date December 29, 2007

NEW ORLEANS » History provides a touch of sweet irony for the 2008 Sugar Bowl, when the undefeated University of Hawaii takes the field to play Georgia: When the idea for the annual classic was first floated in the 1920s, Louisiana was the nation’s sugar-growing king — but only because Hawaii was a territory […]

June Jones expects 35,000 Uinversity of Hawaii football fans at Sugar Bowl

Date December 25, 2007

Hawaii football coach June Jones said Warrior Nation is bigger than people think — and that its citizens will converge on the Superdome for the Sugar Bowl in vast numbers.
The Warriors were scheduled to leave for New Orleans today.
UH season-ticket holders surprised everyone, including the Hawaii athletic department, in their demand for tickets for the […]

Agencies struggle to make travel deals

Date December 9, 2007

Finding tickets to this year’s Sugar Bowl has been tough for some University of Hawaii fans. Making travel arrangements has been even harder.
Hawaii residents hoping to score tickets were lucky enough last week if they were willing to pay top dollar. Travel packages to New Orleans have risen to $3,499 for a Hawaiian Airlines […]