the Humanitarian Bowl.....
Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 7:14 pm
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24 tickets sold. and some of them from Cal beating, time-zone cheating, giant-killer Maryland.
BOISE - The match up is different every year but to Humanitarian Bowl organizers one thing remains the same: making money.
So what can Boise expect with this year's H-bowl game?
This year the Boise State Broncos are headed to sunny San Diego, leaving the Humanitarian Bowl orange-less again. But BSU ticket agents say don't let the lack of lines fool you. They say their phones have been ringing off the hook, not only for Poinsettia Bowl seats, but also for the H-Bowl match up.
"Now that we know its Nevada and Maryland people are excited about that match up," said Anita Guerricabeitia, assistant director for ticket sales.
Humanitarian Bowl officials admit they wanted BSU to stay and play on the blue turf.
"Of course it's a big boost to us on the revenue side when we have Boise State because we basically sell every seat in the stadium," said Kevin McDonald, Executive Director for the Roady's Humanitarian Bowl.
Last year 26,000 people braved the December cold to watch the game. While some fans made the trek to Boise McDonald says they rely on locals to help fill the seats.
"The success of this bowl is really based on travel not coming from the ACC, we like the fact we get a marque name coming from the ACC."
"It has a real positive impact whether it's locals or whether it's out of town folks," said Bobbie Patterson, Executive Director for the Boise Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Patterson says on average a visitor spends about $240 a day when they come to the city. With the H-Bowl a week after the Poinsettia Bowl this year the hope is those BSU fans who made the trip to California will be back to help out come December 30th.
"It generates enthusiastic spending," said Patterson.
As of Monday afternoon the University of Maryland says it's sold about 16 tickets to the game. The University of Nevada says it's sold 8 so far.
24 tickets sold. and some of them from Cal beating, time-zone cheating, giant-killer Maryland.
BOISE - The match up is different every year but to Humanitarian Bowl organizers one thing remains the same: making money.
So what can Boise expect with this year's H-bowl game?
This year the Boise State Broncos are headed to sunny San Diego, leaving the Humanitarian Bowl orange-less again. But BSU ticket agents say don't let the lack of lines fool you. They say their phones have been ringing off the hook, not only for Poinsettia Bowl seats, but also for the H-Bowl match up.
"Now that we know its Nevada and Maryland people are excited about that match up," said Anita Guerricabeitia, assistant director for ticket sales.
Humanitarian Bowl officials admit they wanted BSU to stay and play on the blue turf.
"Of course it's a big boost to us on the revenue side when we have Boise State because we basically sell every seat in the stadium," said Kevin McDonald, Executive Director for the Roady's Humanitarian Bowl.
Last year 26,000 people braved the December cold to watch the game. While some fans made the trek to Boise McDonald says they rely on locals to help fill the seats.
"The success of this bowl is really based on travel not coming from the ACC, we like the fact we get a marque name coming from the ACC."
"It has a real positive impact whether it's locals or whether it's out of town folks," said Bobbie Patterson, Executive Director for the Boise Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Patterson says on average a visitor spends about $240 a day when they come to the city. With the H-Bowl a week after the Poinsettia Bowl this year the hope is those BSU fans who made the trip to California will be back to help out come December 30th.
"It generates enthusiastic spending," said Patterson.
As of Monday afternoon the University of Maryland says it's sold about 16 tickets to the game. The University of Nevada says it's sold 8 so far.