In the tradition of all Saturdays since I was two, I had planned on doing the most of the least I had to do yesterday, because after-all, it's Saturday! I figure why should I do anything at all, besides of course, watch college football! Now, I love college football. Always have. I love watching such notables as Notre Dame, Texas, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, and of course, the best college football team this side of the Red River...Wisconsin.
So, there I was yesterday about to watch the preview of the day on ESPN, when I got a phone call. It was the choir director from my former place of servitude. She called and asked me if I would like two tickets to the football game against San Diego State University? Now, how could I refuse? She gave them to me, no strings attached. What a wonderful lady she is. So, I then called my bud and compatriot, double E aka Lurch! But, do you think he was answering his cell phone? No! I then called another friend of mine, but he was going to be detained the whole day spending time with his extended family, so he was out. I get a call at 1PM from Lurch. He is finally home, tell him about the tix, and after some convincing and a phone call, it was settled.
We drove to Mad City and of course, trying to find a parking place around Camp Randall is interesting. Parking thousands of cars is nuts. But, we drove around a neighborhood and there was a nice man inviting me to park in his driveway for the only the amazing low price of 15 bucks. Now, as Lurch and I walked to the stadium, I was shocked by the number of houses having pre-game parties...and let me tell ya, people were partying. Now, I found out that alcohol is prohibited within the stadium, SO, people generally get loosened up BEFORE the game, thus this why the student section is hilarious to watch. Granted not all the students there are drunker than skunks, but I would have to say quite a lot them are.
We walk around the stadium trying to find our entrance point, find it, walk up to the upper deck and find our seats. Where we were sitting was awesome, you could see the whole field. Needless to say, my Badgers ruled, although their passing game was off, and their defense was about ready to drop as the game ended. The final score was Badgers 14, Aztecs ZIP! SDSU had no chance. But, it was not an easy win, by any means, because my Badgers were making some stupid decisions. Which makes me incredibly nervous about next week's game against Michigan.
To top off this whole initial experience going to see my beloved Badgers play, Lurch and I were making our way back to our car, along with this massive sea of people. The stadium sits beside frats and sororities so, obviously, the celebration could be seen and heard as we once again witnessed our future leaders having a good time. One particular guy was up on a balcony, buck naked, with nothing but a long tube sock on covering his, uh, essentials. Now, this was something that I didn't need to see, but I saw some woman point, and my eyes followed. Eeesh! I told Lurch, "I wonder if that guy will remember what he did tomorrow." Ahh, the kids these days! Makes you wonder...was I that odd and careless in college too? Yeah, I think I was. More later...
So, there I was yesterday about to watch the preview of the day on ESPN, when I got a phone call. It was the choir director from my former place of servitude. She called and asked me if I would like two tickets to the football game against San Diego State University? Now, how could I refuse? She gave them to me, no strings attached. What a wonderful lady she is. So, I then called my bud and compatriot, double E aka Lurch! But, do you think he was answering his cell phone? No! I then called another friend of mine, but he was going to be detained the whole day spending time with his extended family, so he was out. I get a call at 1PM from Lurch. He is finally home, tell him about the tix, and after some convincing and a phone call, it was settled.
We drove to Mad City and of course, trying to find a parking place around Camp Randall is interesting. Parking thousands of cars is nuts. But, we drove around a neighborhood and there was a nice man inviting me to park in his driveway for the only the amazing low price of 15 bucks. Now, as Lurch and I walked to the stadium, I was shocked by the number of houses having pre-game parties...and let me tell ya, people were partying. Now, I found out that alcohol is prohibited within the stadium, SO, people generally get loosened up BEFORE the game, thus this why the student section is hilarious to watch. Granted not all the students there are drunker than skunks, but I would have to say quite a lot them are.
We walk around the stadium trying to find our entrance point, find it, walk up to the upper deck and find our seats. Where we were sitting was awesome, you could see the whole field. Needless to say, my Badgers ruled, although their passing game was off, and their defense was about ready to drop as the game ended. The final score was Badgers 14, Aztecs ZIP! SDSU had no chance. But, it was not an easy win, by any means, because my Badgers were making some stupid decisions. Which makes me incredibly nervous about next week's game against Michigan.
To top off this whole initial experience going to see my beloved Badgers play, Lurch and I were making our way back to our car, along with this massive sea of people. The stadium sits beside frats and sororities so, obviously, the celebration could be seen and heard as we once again witnessed our future leaders having a good time. One particular guy was up on a balcony, buck naked, with nothing but a long tube sock on covering his, uh, essentials. Now, this was something that I didn't need to see, but I saw some woman point, and my eyes followed. Eeesh! I told Lurch, "I wonder if that guy will remember what he did tomorrow." Ahh, the kids these days! Makes you wonder...was I that odd and careless in college too? Yeah, I think I was. More later...
1 comment:
What do you mean "was I that odd?"...you still are!!!! That's what we like about you though. See there are a lot of good qualities about staying in Wisconsin!!! For one thing, there are a lot of people here in Wisconsin that care about you (including people from "that place").
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