“No greater love a father hath than he who gives up his ticket for his daughter…”
Well, my eldest daughter was in town and it was really great that she came over…. but then… she took my ticket!!! arrggg!
Actually, I was happy that she and Karen and Mom saw the game live…. while, I watched it on the plazma. It was great… but not quite the same.
Interestingly enough, a few Notre Dame fans showed up and occupied the seats in front of my crowd… the only trouble was … it wasn’t their seats. So, when the real ticketholders arrived… a ‘problem’ arose whereby the apparently several drunk “Irish” fans threw the greying middleaged Trojan ticketholder over three rows down… not a smart thing to do in a sea of crimson. Only his dignity seemed to be hurt. The cops and security arrived quickly and escorted the guilty out… but thanks to Kristin’s quick thinking in containing the situation… no one got too bruised.
The day started off in great fashion as Karen presented her mother with a superfans’ greatest treasure… and autographed football. Not just any football or just any autograph… but a Southern California Trojan Football signed by USC Atheletic Director and the Trojans’ first Heisman Trophy Winner Mike Garrett!
So, as far as football weekends go… this one was okay… could it have been better… hell, yes!… I could have been there!
However, the ‘raison half of me” realizes that given the bad manners of some of the Irish fans… it was just as well I wasn’t there… well, I am glad Kristin was able to handle things and not me.
Here’s a couple of great stories on THE game!
Trojan’s Shine!
espn: Jarrett Dazzles in Victory!
Fun Bloggs:
from a Military Perspective
Bumpshack — how the top fared
Notre Dame Football Recruiting News and Reviews
Irish – Trojan Blog
in search of Utopia
Sportable
Notre Dame Notes
ND-USC Live Blog
Laura’s Beat the Irish! (not my Laura)
Well, now is the time to prepare to Beat UCLA!
Oh yes…. I do have tickets to this one… we were on a season ticketholders ‘lottery’ and pulled three tickets! This year it is at the Rose Bowl which has always been a fun place to watch football!
Fight on!
Roger Freberg