Sugar Bowl ticket sales....not good

[jay santos]

Of all the lame things in the world, nothing is more lame than bowl attendance smack. Even more lame than my 12 yr old son telling my 6 yr old son he's smarter than him. Even more lame than DDD telling someone he has more money than them or his team has a richer history. Lame, lame, lame. We already know these things. Alabama's gonna sell more tickets than Utah to the Sugar Bowl. Alabama gets 80K to their spring game. Of course they're going to sell a lot of bowl tickets. A team should not be penalized in the post season on the basis of $.

[Brian]

This admonition intrigues me, as it is either missing a comma or has one space too many. I trust you meant "Go wild, cats!", although it's unclear if this is a reference to BYU's offense, or to CUF'ers as they overindulge at the Bellagio Buffet. In either case, we accept your good wishes. And to you, go crimson!

no, i fat fingered and added a space.

go wildcats.

[ERCougar]

At the Fiesta in 2004, the stadium was full of Utah fans. Psychologically and financially, that's just an easier bowl for Utah fans (and BYU fans) to attend. It's just tougher to get a lot of people from the Mountain West (and the West generally) to New Orleans over the New year weekend.

Maybe I am a case in point. I am a diehard Ute fan, a season ticket holder at RES who doesn't even live in Utah, who has been to lots of bowl games, the Final Four in 1998, the Fiesta in 2004, etc. Even I did not really want to go to the Sugar, because N.O. is a big trip - whether from L.A. or SLC. The tickets are $135 each, and airfares are expensive during the holidays. Then there's the hotel. And the economy has most people looking a little harder at discretionary ependitures, etc. With all that in mind, it just seemed easier to watch the game on TV.

But my two sons begged effectively and were willing to mortgage their futures if they could go. It wasn't hard to convince me. So the three of us will be in N.O. My wife think I am a lovable idiot for making this trip, but that is nothing new. My sons and I will always remember it, I hope happily.

BTW, I think BYU has a slight advantage in this regard because of the geographic dispersal of Church members -- many of who have no connection to BYU other than their membership, but they still go to games when BYU is in town. That's only a slight advantage, I'm afraid, because most Mormon families are not inclined to spend the kind of money and time necessary to attend a BCS bowl game in a town like New Orleans. Just my opinion based on a lengthening lifetime as a "Mo."

There is no way I would even think about missing that game if BYU were in it. And I would have said that as a struggling med student. It's a once-(or twice)-in-a-lifetime type thing. You're right--you'll have great memories to talk about for the rest of your life.

[myboynoah]

Thanks for the offer.
But, we can't make it. I already bought plane tickets to SLC from 12/26 to 1/4.

Bummer. I don't know how I'll break this to the kids. Best to wait until after Christmas.

[Brian]

Bummer. I don't know how I'll break this to the kids. Best to wait until after Christmas.

i will send them a yellow surfboard.

[TripletDaddy]

Of all the lame things in the world, nothing is more lame than bowl attendance smack. Even more lame than my 12 yr old son telling my 6 yr old son he's smarter than him. Even more lame than DDD telling someone he has more money than them or his team has a richer history. Lame, lame, lame. We already know these things. Alabama's gonna sell more tickets than Utah to the Sugar Bowl. Alabama gets 80K to their spring game. Of course they're going to sell a lot of bowl tickets. A team should not be penalized in the post season on the basis of $.

Santos, I have more money than you.

[jay santos]

Santos, I have more money than you.

I'll be impressed when you have more than Haddow.

[TripletDaddy]

I'll be impressed when you have more than Haddow.

I'm working on it. I'll make sure I keep everyone updated with each bi-weekly paycheck, as is my usual custom.

Hey, did you know USC has 7 Heisman winners? Awesome!

[Clark Addison]

Santos, I have more money than you.

Completely and totally unrelated story. In my first job out of school. many, many years ago, I worked in an office that had two credit officers, Rob, and Mike. These guys were very competitive with each other, and didn't get along at all. Each one probably made about $50K. There was an opening for a senior Credit Manager, and Rob got the job. This gave him probably an extra $5K a year. Mike was very upset with this, and left to go work as a sales rep for a mobile home manufacturer. This was a good time for Tin Tunnels (he did not work at a high-end manufacturer), and he regularly pulled in between $10K and $20K a month. How do we know this? Because twice every month, Mike would fax over his paystub to Rob. This drove Rob absolutely and completely insane with jealousy.

Everyone else thought that Mike was being an asshole, but enjoyed it because it bugged Rob so much.

[Babs]

Close. It's our controversial, $10 million dollar library.

I know $10 million is chump change for a big city library, but this place is about the size of Park City, Utah (maybe smaller; I haven't been to Summit County in awhile).

I'm sold! Sounds like this is a region that has its priorities in order!!

[SeattleUte]

But my two sons begged effectively and were willing to mortgage their futures if they could go. It wasn't hard to convince me. So the three of us will be in N.O. My wife think I am a lovable idiot for making this trip, but that is nothing new. My sons and I will always remember it, I hope happily.

This of course is complete BS. You are looking forward to this as much as your sons. I bet your wife isn't really the loveable idiot; she probably doesn't buy your martyr routine any more than I do. She's just loveable.

[LA Ute]

This of course is complete BS. You are looking forward to this as much as your sons. I bet your wife isn't really the loveable idiot; she probably doesn't buy your martyr routine any more than I do. She's just loveable.

Your cynical refusal to play along with my ruse is a violation of a cardinal rule of the male sports fan brotherhood. That's it - no more professional courtesies from me, buddy. And the next time you forget the password, go to someone else for help.