Are you a college football fan? If you are, you might want to secure tickets for the Emerald bowl in San Francisco
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This post-season college football bowl game is played annually at 40,800-seat AT&T Park. Kickoff for the 2009 Emerald Bowl is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 26th at 8:00 p.m. EST. This years bowl matches opponents from the Pac-10 Conference and the Atlantic Coast Conference.
If you are from out of town and attending the Emerald bowl, you will be searching for a Soma hotel in San Francisco. There are quite a number of Soma district hotels that offer weekend or even special Emerald Bowl packages.
The JW Marriott is a hotel near Union Square that will offer a special rate to those guests attending the Emerald Bowl. It is located within walking distance of the popular tourist attractions. Before and after the game, its guests can enjoy the sights and sounds of downtown San Francisco. This Soma hotel in San Francisco will allow you to enjoy your college football bowl weekend.
For those who have never been to an Emerald Bowl game, here a few facts:
The Emerald Bowl was previously known as the San Francisco Bowl. Now in its eighth year, the college game has recorded sellouts in two of the last three years and become one of the highest rated bowl games on television.
Since AT&T Park is not normally used for football, the makeshift arrangements of the playing field require both teams to be on the same sideline, separated by a barrier at the 50-yard line.