A Hawaii fan's thought's on UGA and the game

by SSI Dawg on Dec 30, 2007 12:56 PM EST

A Hawaii fan posted the following message on an internet message board:

"When the Warriors rumble out onto the Sugar Bowl turf on New Years Evening, America will witness in them everything we hope to become as a nation someday. For in the warrior nation... America will see a coalition of race, creed, and culture so diverse yet so dynamic and wound together so tightly that together they have forged a brotherhood so powerful that they've vanquished every opponent put in their path. The Warriors represent what our nation can become if we ever put race, prejudice and hatred behind us and work as one toward a common goal.

The Warriors as a team have embued their spirit into their fans and into their State. When America looks into the Hawaii stands at the Sugar Bowl, they''ll see the same rainbow coalition of faces joined in spirit behind their team. Every race living and working together in the spirit of Aloha forging a powerful force and a mana so strong that very few can overcome it.

In contrast, across the field we'll see the past... a part of our nation we'd like to forget. In the stands a sea of white faces many of them descended from former slave owners cheering on a team where 90 percent of the starters are descended from former slaves. These African American players from Georgia will witness the spirit and power of the warrior nation and when it's over win or lose they'll wish they were a part of the Warrior nation, instead of being the white man's mercenary at the University of Georgia."

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Yeah, I saw that one a couple of weeks ago.

I have no problem with a Hawaii fan's pride in his team's ethnic diversity. But the crap about Georgia cost him all credibility.

by NCT on Dec 30, 2007 4:32 PM EST reply actions

whoa...

...maybe i could easily stereotype his people by descending into a ill-conceived, and politically incorrect diatribe about how western influence saved their savage culture, and how their attempts at freeing their so-called "country" should be met with the crushing force of the civilized mainland. the conquest of civilization over the un-civilized is a common theme in the art and stories in the ancient world (the Parthenon and Gilgamesh just to name a few), why not be just as simple minded and asinine as our foolish polynesian friend? however, let us here at Dawgsports avoid such childish and banter, and hope for a good game. and as, always...

GO DAWGS!!!

PS. Who has two thumbs and is going to the Sugar Bowl for the first time? THIS GUY!!!! anyone want to give me some advice? i already know how to get beads, but how do i actually stay alive to show off my beads to friends?

by Dawgb1 on Dec 31, 2007 12:38 AM EST reply actions

Sugar Bowl advice.

If you're a drinker, pace yourself. Do not drink tonight (New Year's Eve). If you do, limit yourself to two (three, if you have a glass of champagne at midnight).

You can get your Pat O'Brien's hurricane out of the way early tomorrow (before lunch) to avoid the worst crowds, but do not let that hurricane be a "kick-off" for a day of drinking. If you drink throughout the day, make the drinks very few and far between. Having a light buzz as you wander around the quarter is ok, but being drunk by game time is not. You want to remember the game itself. Even with proper attention to pacing, don't forget that inebriation has a way of sneaking up on you.

I write from experience. I wasn't exactly knee-walking by kickoff on 1/1/2003, but I was drunk enough to make my memories of the game a little hazier than I'd like.

Be genuinely cordial to Hawai'i fans. Treat one or two of them to a drink. Do your part to make sure that the on-field result is the only downside of their experience with the Bulldogs.

Stop by Marie Leveau's voodoo shop. It's a hoot. But be respectful, and don't tempt fate by mocking the lacquered chicken feet.

If you're disposed to tolerance and not terribly modest, you might be able to get lots of beads down toward the eastern end of Bourbon Street (away from downtown), an area more heavily populated with establishments that cater to - um - bachelors. Or you may take that as a warning not to go too far east.

by NCT on Dec 31, 2007 9:52 AM EST up reply actions