Football or sports fan I am not although Friday WAS the biggest event at Aloha Stadium since I went to the swap meet two weeks ago :) It also turned my head around while reading yesterday mornings headlines in the Honolulu Advertiser: Crowd goes wild over Hawaii victory!
Starting a week ago they kept warning us about the traffic that would accompany Black Friday shopping the day after Thanksgiving and the biggest football game ever.
It was the Western Athletic Conference Football Championship with our own Hawaii Warriors against Boise State.
I happened to be out and about "Traveling the Road of Aloha....The ActiveRain MEETING with Peers" with Kathy McGraw (fellow Rainer) and her family who are visiting from California. While we went in the other direction to the North Shore....the game and Black Friday shopping took over the freeways and congested traffic throughout the southern part of Oahu.
I had no clue why there was so much ranting and raving about this particular game....until I read:
After 28 years, Our Hawaii Warriors made a grand milestone 39-27 victory over five-time conference champion Boise State and their FIRST outright WAC title ever. WOW! Now I am impressed! This proved to be the biggest crowd ever to attend a University of Hawaii home game with 479,651 49,651 people.
I am proud and maybe I'll just pay more attention to sports from now on.
Monika: I guess I'm an oddball...I'd rather watch the History Channel than sports on tv. Hey, but I will keep up to date from now on!
Good to see HI do well this year. They wll be playing New Years Day I am sure!
Neal: Well, at least you follow some teams....this is our first WAC title ever so it is something for all of us here to be proud of...football fans or not. :)
Joan: Thanks Joan....I know the game...just in my older years lost interest .... in any case .... I sure am proud of those young men!
Gary: Okay! I'll watch!
Sally,
Are there really 479,000 people on that Island!!! WOW! Thanks, Fran
Sally,
I like it, when you write about Football...As for the numbers you stated, i'm not going to tease you :0)
Congratulations Warriors. It was a long time coming.
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Dan: From what I hear....it was the first time coming!
Lisa: Me either...but I'm happy for our UH Warriors!
Joan: Okay...
George: Okay...I have no idea what a bowl game is but hooray?
Sally- You can post this in the fantasy sports group.
YEAH! Warriors! I am a football fan and have been following the Warriors! This is a great victory for them! My sons are really big fans and played all through their youth. They are also following the Warriors. They have a great team this year! Katerina
Katerina: I watched some of the plays that got them a few touchdowns last night on the news. I tell you what...these kids played hard and GOOD!
Margaret: My husband is right along with me...okay, news. :)
Carole: Yes it does! I don't think it was like on the cops show though. no riot :)
Jason: Hey lil bro! I looked back at one of our conversations on here...and I called you when there was a supposed game going on...I hope I didn't interrupt :)
That's wonderful, Sally...congratulations to them. WoW, they had an excellent turn-out!
I have a friend who lives in Boise and I would imagine this is the talk of the town right about now.
Jo
Sigh... I remember when they were the Rainbow Warriors and it was OK.l
Some game! WOW! Think we have a shot at a BOWL? Jerry
That was the biggest game in Hawaii history. Since they won, next week will now become the biggest game in school history. We are the only undefeated team in the nation.
Go COLT BRENNAN!!! Our quarterback is one of the favorites for the Heisman.
GO WARRIORS!!!
Randy: Are you going to the game? I watched the news last night and scalpers are already selling tickets. :)
Okay Jerry....Randy has a post too....