Now that's a sports Saturday worth tuning in for! The Mets mash the Dodgers (and the Yankee's lose -- much cheering by NSO.) UCLA wins, which elicits at least mild pleasure in Koji's Kitchen.
And in This Land, the Bears reign supreme.
We left at 11 a.m. for the 5 p.m. game, despite it being a three-hour drive. Get there, park in our usual spot and start walking the mile or so to campus. Actually we were going to Kip's for a pre-game beer and burger with a Cal-grad former colleague who now works at UC Davis but is still a Bear even if dressed in Aggie overalls... It's kinda funny-looking, actually.
And then we remember the tickets, safely tucked away in Diane's Desk Drawer.
Doh!
Game wasn't yet a sellout, so buying replacement duckets was possible, but we went to Kip's anyway to meet our Bear/Aggie friend, who was with his friends, who happened to have two extra tickets. We quickly bought them beer.
Campus was packed. Small women parted the blue sea of fans, and the band ran through the crowd to play the pre-game rally at Sproul Hall. Lots of cheering and singing along ensued. The nice thing about a successful team is that even I can sing along - and loudly, damnit - but nobody notices.
We march in with the band (as we always do) and watch the Bears put a beating on the Ducks. For highlights, check out the worldwide leader in sports. I don't know what to say about the uniforms, except they worked. The stadium was louder than I've ever heard it, and I discovered that constant yelling to disrupt an opponent can leave you quite light-headed.
Anyway, it was a fine fall day.
7 comments:
No tickets!?! Talk about the agony of defeat. Glad it worked out. Sounds like a very fun day!
Did you ever know that Mr. Fix-it, sports lover extraordinaire, was at the Cal-Stanford game that spawned what has since come to be known as The Play? On a recent online poll (by the worldwide leaders in sports, I believe), The Play was dubbed THE #1 football play EVER, even surpassing the Immaculate Reception. And Mr. Fix-it was there.
There's a TV commercial with the radio call of that play over a tabletop toy football game. I did not know Mr. Fix-it was there. I am glad Frankie wasn't. It might have just killed him...
Was Mr Fix-it actually there when The Play happened? Or did he leave early?
He was there, playing trombone for Stanford.
No, not really. He was heading out, but still in the stands, talking, probably not paying very close attention, until people around him started hollering. He played rugby at the time and found The Play very enjoyable since it smacked more of rugby than football.
Phew! Glad you were still able to come by some tix. That would have been a disaster! Anyway, duck fans here are very disappointed, but i think less stressed out overall. Congrats to Cal and Frankie.
How come mr. fixit isn't a mets fan yet??? i can make it worth his while...
Wow, I hope that last NSO comment was from D; I'd hate to think S is propositioning my spouse!
Not sure that having the proposition coming from D is any better, but that's just me...
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