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The Sugar Bowl (get Sugar Bowl tickets) is an annual NCAA football bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana and has been played annually since 1935. Along with the Orange Bowl and Sun Bowl, the Sugar Bowl (get Sugar Bowl tickets) is the second-oldest bowl game in the country, behind the Rose Bowl. The Sugar Bowl is also a member of the Bowl Championship Series. Presently, its official title is the Allstate Sugar Bowl after its current sponsor.
Under the current BCS alignment the Sugar Bowl (get Sugar Bowl tickets) will host the SEC champion unless they are involved in the national championship game.
History of the Sugar Bowl
In New Orleans, the idea of a New Year's Day football game was first presented in 1927 by Colonel James M. Thomson, publisher of the New Orleans Item and Sports Editor Fred Digby. Every year thereafter, Digby repeated called for action, and even came up with the name 'Sugar Bowl' for his proposed football game.
By 1935, enough support had been garnered for the first Sugar Bowl (get Sugar Bowl tickets) and the game was played in Tulane Stadium on January 1. Tulane University defeating the Temple Owls 20-14, and a tradition was born which continued on at Tulane Stadium, causing expansion of that facility to continue as well.
The Sugar Bowl (get Sugar Bowl tickets) has been played in the Louisiana Superdome since 1976. The event's corporate title sponsor was USF&G Financial Services from 1987 to 1995 and Nokia cellular telephones of Finland from 1995 to 2006. In March 2006 Allstate Insurance was announced as the new title sponsor. ABC Sports has televised the Sugar Bowl (get Sugar Bowl tickets) since 1969, however beginning in 2007 FOX Sports televised the game.
Some Sugar Bowl trivia
- Every year fans celebrate the Sugar Bowl fan jam 3 hours before kick-off. The party features food, interactive games and entertainment, including special appearances by both schools’ bands and cheerleading squads.
- In the 1960s, the Sugar Bowl became the first NCAA football bowl game to be broadcast nationwide in color and to be beamed to Hawaii via satellite.
- The University of Alabama and Louisiana State University share a record for being invited to the Sugar Bowl (get Sugar Bowl tickets) 12 times.
An overview of the 2008 Sugar Bowl
The <a href="#tickets">Sugar Bowl</a> (get <a href="#tickets">Sugar Bowl tickets</a>) on January 1 as the second bowl contest played at the Louisiana Superdome, pitted the <a href="http://www.ticketfinder.com/hawaii_rainbow_warriors_football_tickets.html#tickets">University of Hawaii at Manoa Warriors</a> against the <a href="http://www.ticketfinder.com/georgia_bulldogs_football_tickets.html#tickets">University of Georgia Bulldogs</a>. UGA completed an undefeated season with a 41-10 victory.
2009 Sugar Bowl
The 75th Allstate Sugar Bowl (get Sugar Bowl tickets) will be played in January 2008 at the Louisiana Superdome.
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DEFINITIONS:
PK, Park, Parking Pass, PK Pass, Green Lot ETC = Parking and is not an entry ticket.
SRO or Sanding Room = Standing with no seat.
Club or Stadium Club Pass= No entry. Only access to the private club/bar.
The word "Club" followed or preceded with a section number are entry tickets.
Seats are together unless listed as single seats or piggy back.
GA means General Admission standing no seats.
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