Quotes about the Hawaii Bowl and UH

About how ticket buyers have been waiting to see if UH will be in the Hawaii Bowl, Hawaii Bowl executive director Jim Donovan said:
"Sales have been steady, but not impressive (as) people are waiting to see what is going to happen with the Warriors. They want to see if the Warriors keep on winning every game." (HA)

HA Note: "Donovan said about 15,000 tickets have so far been accounted for through advance sales, corporate packages and conference obligations."


About waiting to invite UH to the Hawaii Bowl because of UH's chances for a BCS bowl, Donovan said:
"We didn't invite them (yet), because we are very cognizant of the fact they have a shot at a BCS bowl game and we felt the most prudent thing to do is let it play out. We don't want to do anything to bachi the Warriors." (HA)

HA Note: "If the Warriors end up in the Hawai'i Bowl, they would likely play a team with four or more losses. Conference USA is contracted to provide a representative for the Hawai'i Bowl and all 12 of its teams have at least three losses. The C-USA champion is obligated to play in the Liberty Bowl.

However, there is a question of whether C-USA will have enough bowl-eligible teams to fill all six of its contracted bowl slots. If it doesn't, the Hawai'i Bowl might look elsewhere, including the Big 12, Big Ten or Big East, which are so far projecting to exceed their eight, seven and five bowl slots, respectively."


About being hopeful that UH will make a BCS game even though it would hurt their attendance, Donovan said:
"We're very hopeful the Warriors will play in a BCS game. Our view is that even though it would impact attendance this year and make our job more difficult, the bump in recruiting that would take place after playing in a BCS bowl would (help) our game the next four or five years."(HA)