University of Hawaii games stay SD, for now {Engadget HD}

Jul 5th 2008 2:12PM This announcement is to appease the fans constantly berating them about getting HD.

This is not a technical issue.
This is purely financial.

Hawaii has no pro anything. Football, Baseball, Hockey, nada.
So the fans are starved and desperate, so they shell out thousands every season for high school, college, any sports they can get their hands on.

If they did UH games, which they collect $14 mil on now, in HD, so many will stay home instead of paying $75 for a TV season pass in SD, as they do now, with little choice.
http://starbulletin.com/2008/05/21/sports/story01.html

So they are just trying to milk the fans, another year or two, until they really get pissed, and then give in and lose their franchise to the power of HD at home...

Hopefully, ESPN will come to the rescue again this season, broadcasting UH games in HD, otherwise, I'll just ignore the entire UH season this year, as I'm not a fan that pays.