I am with you on this one Bob, I don't see any reson not to stay at the Sheraton, great location, nice hotel, good price AND it's the team hotel but to each his own.

What happened to the $75 Sheraton deal? I don't see it.

BMarkey said

What happened to the $75 Sheraton deal? I don't see it.

I tried my Starwood and Amex deals and couldn't do any better than $99, but I will get an upgrade at checkin.

Just an FYI….

I just purchased two tickets to the NOB. I will be unable to make the trip so FAU will be donating my tickets to some youth in N.O. as part of the "send a kid to the game" program they have. FAU was given 5000+ tickets and need to sell as many as possible. Hopefully ALL. So even though I can't go I wanted to help with the ticket sales.

Any other fans and Alumni that can't make the game should consider doing this.

anyone planning on driving from the boca area with a group of people?  i don't fly and i need a way up there…

I'm part of the prOWLers and we are still planning the bus trip with the SGA. I had read in Tim Hutton's blog on Sun-Sentinel.com that SGA is NOT paying for lodging. So, instead of taking a long, butt-numbing, bus ride, I am flying in. I got a pretty decent deal, $230 for round trip from Cheaptickets.com and I paid only $118 (including taxes, local fees) for my hotel. That's not bad since my room is only $51 per night, I'm 6 blocks from the 'Dome and 1 block from the French Quarter. I'll need my sleep, too, which is why I opted not to stay at the team hotel. I also got a rental car with the deal! But, I still did not get my Bowl tickets since I am waiting on what other details are coming out.

What sucks about the SGA trip is that they might use the lottery system to pick which students are going, instead of taking the first 112 who show up with money in hand to go. What's the point? If you do not get chosen, then your screwed when it comes to making last-minute arrangements to go bowlin'. That's not beneficial to anyone…

What do you guys think?

illinoisowl16 said

I'm part of the prOWLers and we are still planning the bus trip with the SGA. I had read in Tim Hutton's blog on Sun-Sentinel.com that SGA is NOT paying for lodging. So, instead of taking a long, butt-numbing, bus ride, I am flying in. I got a pretty decent deal, $230 for round trip from Cheaptickets.com and I paid only $118 (including taxes, local fees) for my hotel. That's not bad since my room is only $51 per night, I'm 6 blocks from the 'Dome and 1 block from the French Quarter. I'll need my sleep, too, which is why I opted not to stay at the team hotel. I also got a rental car with the deal! But, I still did not get my Bowl tickets since I am waiting on what other details are coming out.

What sucks about the SGA trip is that they might use the lottery system to pick which students are going, instead of taking the first 112 who show up with money in hand to go. What's the point? If you do not get chosen, then your screwed when it comes to making last-minute arrangements to go bowlin'. That's not beneficial to anyone…

What do you guys think?

First to give me money always win, period.What happens when 25% of them don't come up with the money, then they start all over?  Makes NO SENSE.

Agreed…

Cash is king…

illinoisowl16 said

I'm part of the prOWLers and we are still planning the bus trip with the SGA. I had read in Tim Hutton's blog on Sun-Sentinel.com that SGA is NOT paying for lodging.

Well, it wouldn't make sense to bus up 112 people without having somewhere for them to stay.

Here's the latest update on that from the Facebook group on it

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This is an UPDATED TENTATIVE PROPOSAL for the trip and what it would include:
Trip Available to 112 Students (Through first come first serve system: For instance, the 1st 112 students in line at a certain time will be given the chance to sign up for the trip)

- 2 night hotel stay (4 people to a room; roommate requests will be allowed if those individuals are one of the 112 people on the trip)
- Bus Transportation
- Game Ticket

We would:
- Leave FAU on Thursday 12/20 2 a.m. (Leaving at this time would allow us to arrive in New Orleans at aprox 3 p.m. central time; giving us enough time to travel, check-in at hotel, and attend the Fan Festival that starts at 5:30 p.m central time)
- Depart back to FAU on Saturday 12/22 at 12 noon (Arrive back at FAU at aprox 3 a.m. est. time)

*** The trip would cost (aprox) $86.00 which would be required when you sign up
*** A $86.00 deposit would also be required (on top of the cost of the trip) at time of sign up (you would get this $86.00 deposit back when you get on board the bus departing to New Orleans)
*** You must be a current enrolled FAU Student and have no holds, etc.

Do you know when that was posted? I still do not see how $86 covers everything. There's a prOWLer cermony happening at 5pm, so I'll ask the head of the group what's going down. I'll post it later this evening…