Thursday, September 16, 2010
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Bama rolls over San Jose State 48-3
Roll Tide! It was a gorgeous day for football. Not too hot. The newly expanded and refurbished stadium is fabulous. The new videos running on the FOUR jumbotrons during warm-ups will give you chills.
Ordinarily, I'd be able to give you chapter and verse on the entire game, the plays, who did what, when, how, where I was when it happened. But yesterday Woodruff & Co. was in charge of ushers and getting those 101,821 fans to their proper seats.
That, unfortunately, includes sometimes dealing with the unruly, rude, drunk, impatient fans as well as those students who haven't learned the new rules about the student section. [When the "lower bowl" fills up students have to go to the upper deck.] Some--not all--try every story in the book including lies, tantrums, cursing, spitting, throwing things, speeches about entitlement, and generally talking down to the "hired help." Yesterday even the EMTs were extremely busy. Unusual for a day that wasn't that hot. One fan broke his arm--bad break, too.
It involves walking miles around and up and down the stadium getting fans to the proper section when they came in the wrong gate. It involves finding seats for those who have tickets for seats that don't even exist. Imagine that? It involves being able to spot counterfeit tickets and removing those in possession of said tickets.
This morning I am reading about the game and watching the highlights debating whether I need to just watch the game this afternoon, because I definitely didn't see it yesterday. And you know I must know details.
Will it be better next weekend? I don't think so.
1. Alabama is still #1.
2. We're playing Penn State and Joe-Pa is still coaching.
3. It's ESPN Game Day.
4. It is the anniversary of 9/11.
Oh, well, we'll be sure to rest up, take some Aleve, and pack the cooler. Oh, and I'll head up to the overflow student section to let the darlings cry on my shoulder. Right.
Ordinarily, I'd be able to give you chapter and verse on the entire game, the plays, who did what, when, how, where I was when it happened. But yesterday Woodruff & Co. was in charge of ushers and getting those 101,821 fans to their proper seats.
That, unfortunately, includes sometimes dealing with the unruly, rude, drunk, impatient fans as well as those students who haven't learned the new rules about the student section. [When the "lower bowl" fills up students have to go to the upper deck.] Some--not all--try every story in the book including lies, tantrums, cursing, spitting, throwing things, speeches about entitlement, and generally talking down to the "hired help." Yesterday even the EMTs were extremely busy. Unusual for a day that wasn't that hot. One fan broke his arm--bad break, too.
It involves walking miles around and up and down the stadium getting fans to the proper section when they came in the wrong gate. It involves finding seats for those who have tickets for seats that don't even exist. Imagine that? It involves being able to spot counterfeit tickets and removing those in possession of said tickets.
This morning I am reading about the game and watching the highlights debating whether I need to just watch the game this afternoon, because I definitely didn't see it yesterday. And you know I must know details.
Will it be better next weekend? I don't think so.
1. Alabama is still #1.
2. We're playing Penn State and Joe-Pa is still coaching.
3. It's ESPN Game Day.
4. It is the anniversary of 9/11.
Oh, well, we'll be sure to rest up, take some Aleve, and pack the cooler. Oh, and I'll head up to the overflow student section to let the darlings cry on my shoulder. Right.
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