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    Football Hawaii Fans Furious at Admin.

    Hawaii upsets fans, takes 4,000 less bowl tickets than allotted

    Dec. 6, 2007
    CBSSports.com wire reports


    http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/10514878

    HONOLULU -- Georgia's apparent home-field advantage at the upcoming Sugar Bowl just grew by 4,000 fans -- thanks to Hawaii.

    The University of Hawaii decided against taking its full 17,500-ticket allotment for the Jan. 1 game because it was concerned it could not sell them all, so 4,000 tickets were gladly accepted by Georgia.

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    Re: Hawaii Fans Furious at Admin.

    Oakes would have given them 10,000 tickets.

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    Re: Hawaii Fans Furious at Admin.

    Oakes would have scalped all of the Tech allotment for face value. Then (and he's done this before) he would have taken the players' bowl gift baskets and given them too big donors.

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    Re: Hawaii Fans Furious at Admin.

    Taking anything away from a player who offered his body up for an entire season is truly sick. If it's true (not really questioning you), that would have been the end if I were in charge. Managing the budget, screwing with figures and adults is one thing, but to take anything away from a student athlete is straight bullsh*t and should be grounds for immediate dismissal.

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    Re: Hawaii Fans Furious at Admin.

    Quote Originally Posted by StrayDawg View Post
    Oakes would have scalped all of the Tech allotment for face value. Then (and he's done this before) he would have taken the players' bowl gift baskets and given them too big donors.

    ...just like he decided to not give the managers and trainers the nice gift watches from the Eddie Robinson Classic and gave them to boosters...left us with a crapy plastic watch...


    Sucks for UH. They would have been wanting more tickets after the full 17,500 were sold...

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    Re: Hawaii Fans Furious at Admin.

    In other news, BSU has only sold 200 tickets to the Hawaii Bowl.
    Time is your friend. Impulse is your enemy. -John Bogle

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    Re: Hawaii Fans Furious at Admin.

    Quote Originally Posted by DallasDog View Post
    Taking anything away from a player who offered his body up for an entire season is truly sick. If it's true (not really questioning you), that would have been the end if I were in charge. Managing the budget, screwing with figures and adults is one thing, but to take anything away from a student athlete is straight bullsh*t and should be grounds for immediate dismissal.
    I was at the Humanitarian Bowl in '01 and Oakes did that with a some of the players...maybe all of them, but I don't remember. I'm pretty sure he at least did that to the freshmen and red shirts. Why, I don't know. If he had given me one (of course he didn't), I would have returned it to one of the players and told Oakes to go screw himself.

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    Re: Hawaii Fans Furious at Admin.

    well that's 4,000 less people that will be disappointed how crappy the mainland is compared to their homeplace...especially after Knowshon runs all over them.

    i guess the Aloha bowl will hope boise never comes back.

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    Re: Hawaii Fans Furious at Admin.

    What I am taking from article is that Hawaii has 23,000 season ticket holders for 7-8 homoe games per year and we can't average 23,000 in attendance if we can't the concession people, teams, cheerleaders, and band twice!

    Lots of work to do!

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    Re: Hawaii Fans Furious at Admin.

    Quote Originally Posted by Screenname View Post
    well that's 4,000 less people that will be disappointed how crappy the mainland is compared to their homeplace.
    Don't count out Georgia. There are some beautiful parts of the world there.

    Quote Originally Posted by Tech XXIX View Post
    What I am taking from article is that Hawaii has 23,000 season ticket holders for 7-8 homoe games per year and we can't average 23,000 in attendance if we can't the concession people, teams, cheerleaders, and band twice!

    Lots of work to do!
    I agree, buuuut if you LIVED in Hawaii, what else would you do? Plus, I wonder how much season tickets cost? The entertainment over there isn't cheap and it is my understanding that the natives have something of a real estate issue over there (which methinks should be easily fixed with ridiculously high property tax and a huge homestead exemption).

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    Re: Hawaii Fans Furious at Admin.

    4,000 more Georgia fans that are going to vomit when that clock runs out! Go Bows!!!

    "T"

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    Re: Hawaii Fans Furious at Admin.

    Welcome to our world Hawaii...and the same can be said for your opening game next season. This will truly be a test for your program.

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    Re: Hawaii Fans Furious at Admin.

    Quote Originally Posted by DallasDog View Post
    Taking anything away from a player who offered his body up for an entire season is truly sick. If it's true (not really questioning you), that would have been the end if I were in charge. Managing the budget, screwing with figures and adults is one thing, but to take anything away from a student athlete is straight bullsh*t and should be grounds for immediate dismissal.

    So true, I never heard of this, and like you say if it is true, its very sad and he should have been fired by now

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    Re: Hawaii Fans Furious at Admin.

    I agree, buuuut if you LIVED in Hawaii, what else would you do? Plus, I wonder how much season tickets cost? The entertainment over there isn't cheap and it is my understanding that the natives have something of a real estate issue over there (which methinks should be easily fixed with ridiculously high property tax and a huge homestead exemption).[/quote]

    Are saying there is more to do in Ruston than there is in Hawaii? Make the population argument, but not that one.

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    Re: Hawaii Fans Furious at Admin.

    Quote Originally Posted by StrayDawg View Post
    Then (and he's done this before) he would have taken the players' bowl gift baskets and given them too big donors.
    UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

    what a loser

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