It's the Team Nobody Wants to Play

Deadspin found this 7/5/2007 on thewizardofodds.blogspot.com [flag]

"Teams don't want to make the trip anymore," Hawaii coach June Jones says. "They come here, we kick their ass, they go home." He has a point. The Rainbows were unable to find a 13th opponent to fill their schedule despite offering $750,000 and a trip to paradise. Hawaii was put in this position because Michigan State tried for a year to get out of a game in Honolulu — the same one Hawaii now ... [link]

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Blogdome: Weirdness In Pirate Blogland
Published 7/5/2007 by Leitch at Deadspin
... • Everybody's scared of Hawaii. [The Wizard Of Odds] ...

The ‘Ocracy Weekender 7-06-07
Published 7/6/2007 by Thejim at sportsocracy [dot] org
... Teams don't want to make the trip anymore. They come here, we kick their ass, they go home. - The Wizard Of Odds ...

Blog Roundup for 7-6-07
Published 7/6/2007 by tips@sportable.com at Sportable, Where Sports are a Lifestyle
... It’s The Team That Nobody Wants to Play [Wizard of Odds]:College football analysts everywhere are looking for a team to dub “The Next Boise State.” Hawaii might just be that team. Unfortunately, they won’t have many opportunities to make a statement against a quality opponent. June Jones is not pleased. ...

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