(08-20-2013 11:54 AM)SApuro Wrote:  Hawaii Bowl is good for recruiting. It has a good time slot.

Is today opposite day? Although I enjoyed my honeymoon in Maui way back when, none of our players wanted to go when the team bowled there and were upset because parents couldn't afford to go. My family was angry with me as I kept watching it during our family Christmas eve. It plugs a number, so it is a positive, but I couldn't find a bowl on the board that I would want less than the Hawaii Bow.

(08-24-2013 10:20 AM)pilot172000 Wrote:  We always had a good series with the Rainbow Warriors!! I remember some great games!

Just glad Tech is no longer required to go to Hawaii for a conference game

(08-24-2013 10:21 AM)Eagle in the gym Wrote:  

(08-20-2013 11:54 AM)SApuro Wrote:  Hawaii Bowl is good for recruiting. It has a good time slot.

Is today opposite day? Although I enjoyed my honeymoon in Maui way back when, none of our players wanted to go when the team bowled there and were upset because parents couldn't afford to go. My family was angry with me as I kept watching it during our family Christmas eve. It plugs a number, so it is a positive, but I couldn't find a bowl on the board that I would want less than the Hawaii Bow.

Pretty much "ditto". It's a bowl and I'd like SOUTHERN MISS to go there rather than sit at home. I'd include the 'tater Bowl in that same category too, though.

(08-24-2013 11:14 AM)WinOrLoseEAGLE Wrote:  

(08-24-2013 10:21 AM)Eagle in the gym Wrote:  

(08-20-2013 11:54 AM)SApuro Wrote:  Hawaii Bowl is good for recruiting. It has a good time slot.

Is today opposite day? Although I enjoyed my honeymoon in Maui way back when, none of our players wanted to go when the team bowled there and were upset because parents couldn't afford to go. My family was angry with me as I kept watching it during our family Christmas eve. It plugs a number, so it is a positive, but I couldn't find a bowl on the board that I would want less than the Hawaii Bow.

Pretty much "ditto". It's a bowl and I'd like SOUTHERN MISS to go there rather than sit at home. I'd include the 'tater Bowl in that same category too, though.

The fan side of me wishes we had a closer bowl in 11, like the liberty where we should have been without being screwed for Memphis to get a big east invite.
The parent side was happy, my kid had a blast out there.

(08-24-2013 02:44 AM)eaglenjxn Wrote:  

(08-20-2013 09:40 AM)Southern Miss Alum Wrote:  The Honolulu Star-Advertiser is reporting that the Hawaii Bowl has reached an agreement with C-USA for three appearances in six years.

Can't wait for us to win our next conference title and end up there again!

. . . and lose your coach, fire everyone in sight, set off a year long war about the AD position, and then go 0-12.

ah, good times.

phuck hawaii.

(08-24-2013 10:28 AM)techdawg88 Wrote:  

(08-24-2013 10:20 AM)pilot172000 Wrote:  We always had a good series with the Rainbow Warriors!! I remember some great games!

Just glad Tech is no longer required to go to Hawaii for a conference game

I can't think of two schools that are as culturally different as that series.
You LaTech guys have to be glad to get away from that conference.

(08-20-2013 11:57 AM)gdunn Wrote:  

(08-20-2013 11:54 AM)SApuro Wrote:  Hawaii Bowl is good for recruiting. It has a good time slot. I'm glad we didn't lose it completely.

I wonder where the AAC goes the rest of the time. 3/6 split with CUSA in the NO bowl?

The Hawaii Bowl sucks for some fans though.. Hard to leave family to go to Hawaii on Christmas Eve to watch a bowl game.

Then just do like everyone else and watch it on TV. Bowl games are rewards for players.

You won't find one USM player that didn't have an awesome time going to Hawaii for an extended stay, for free.

(08-24-2013 02:45 PM)southernmiss4ever Wrote:  

(08-20-2013 11:57 AM)gdunn Wrote:  

(08-20-2013 11:54 AM)SApuro Wrote:  Hawaii Bowl is good for recruiting. It has a good time slot. I'm glad we didn't lose it completely.

I wonder where the AAC goes the rest of the time. 3/6 split with CUSA in the NO bowl?

The Hawaii Bowl sucks for some fans though.. Hard to leave family to go to Hawaii on Christmas Eve to watch a bowl game.

Then just do like everyone else and watch it on TV. Bowl games are rewards for players.

You won't find one USM player that didn't have an awesome time going to Hawaii for an extended stay, for free.

never bought into that. I always thought success was the biggest reward for players. winning. for that to be true, you would have to think that players play strictly in hopes of going to an exotic place after the season.

I always thought that fedora picked the hawaii bowl because it was earlier in the bowl season, and he could move on to his next stop in life sooner. I mean, I love the guy (although he was the only coach I ever saw that could score 50 points a game and lose with regularity), but I always thought he was ready to move on to the next thing.

A trip to Hawaii can be expensive no doubt about it. 3/6 split is just what we need. Our kids and fans deserve desirable locations. Hawaii is as good as it gets. As for marketing goes that's the only bowl game of the day. I know it's Christmas Eve but we tap into the festivus market.

(08-24-2013 02:45 PM)southernmiss4ever Wrote:  You won't find one USM player that didn't have an awesome time going to Hawaii for an extended stay, for free.

My point was not they didn't enjoy the free scenery. However, all I heard was laments because parents couldn't afford to go and they wanted to go beat Penn State, not have to play Nevada. I guess it depends on if your team had rather beat a good, name team or go sit on a beach during Christmas.

(08-24-2013 03:24 PM)SApuro Wrote:  A trip to Hawaii can be expensive no doubt about it. 3/6 split is just what we need. Our kids and fans deserve desirable locations. Hawaii is as good as it gets. As for marketing goes that's the only bowl game of the day. I know it's Christmas Eve but we tap into the festivus market.

The Hawaii Bowl does seem to cover both feats of strength and airing of the grievances.