There has to be a Bull Gator somewhere willing to pony up the bucks for this. I can see it now, you win the package, buy some garish looking tigger garment to wear. Go through the whole deal, pregame warmups, talk to the coach with the giant hat, then get ready to run out the tunnel with the team. As you begin the run, on primetime national TV, you rip off the offending purple and yellow clothing in hulk like fashion to proudly display bright orange Gator gear! That would be classic, has to be worth $15k or $20k, right? I don't have that kind of cash handy right now, but will gladly make the run... Ken K MNGator
_____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Shane Ford Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 7:36 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: LSU offers unique way to watch Florida game (A.P. / Associated Press) LSU offers unique way to watch Florida game The Associated Press Published: Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 6:19 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 6:19 p.m. BATON ROUGE, La. - There's no chance of getting a ticket to the Florida-LSU game on Saturday, unless you want to pay a scalper. Reportedly, tickets being sold now for the matchup of No. 1 Florida and No. 4 LSU are going for as much as $2,200. Tickets for SEC games normally sell for $50, a woman who answered the phone in LSU's ticket office said Tuesday. "It's arguably the biggest home game for LSU in half a century," said LSU sports information director Michael Bonnette. "And there are no tickets around. I turned my phone off so I wouldn't have to keep telling people I didn't have any." But LSU has a deal for anyone willing to cough up big bucks for the game. The school is auctioning off a chance for the winning bidder and a guest to not only see the game, but take part in some of the team traditions like the walk down Victory Hill and running out of the chute onto the field. They will also get to watch the pre-game warmups with head football coach Les Miles on the sidelines and watch the game from the press box with LSU athletic director Joe Alleva. "We thought it would be something people would be interested in," Bonnette said. The opening bid came in less than an hour after the auction was posted, Bonnette said. It was for $12,000. LSU beat Florida in Tiger Stadium 28-24 in 2007. In 1997 when the Tigers were ranked No. 14 and Florida was No. 1, LSU won at home 28-21. The auction runs until 3 p.m. CDT on Thursday. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
