Nancy and her brother Jack
The week started out badly. The Gators romped on us in the Swamp and the Seminole fans in Tallahassee were walking around with a rope looking for a tree with two strong branches to hang Bobby and Jeff Bowden. Then my camper sold on ebay on Sunday and the new owners picked it up on Monday. We planned to tail gate in the camper one last time for the Jacksonville ACC game - but the chuck wagon is gone. So Nancy rented a van and got lots of food and chairs - for the big event.
We left Tallahassee at 12:30 in our Pontiac Montana Van. We got to the stadium at 3:00 - and got a nice parking spot for $30. We set up for the party and shortly Jack and his buddies arrived. We ate and drank and talked family - sports - business - and life.
Then Bryan Slick - a sports fan I often talk to on the college football newsgroups on the internet - arrived. I invited him to the party and he brought his lovely wife - Stacey. He is a die hard VT fan - and I think he was certain of a victory.
About one hour before game time - I went looking for tickets. There were tons of free and cheap tickets out there. I looked at 70 pairs before I chose a pair on the 20 yard line down low - maybe 10 rows from the field - for $5 each. A few folks offered me free tickets - but they were in the upper deck.
After the game - we made the 160 mile trip home in about 2.5 hours. After unloading the van - it was 4 AM and we went to bed. We got up at 9 AM to return the rental van.
We plan to go to the Orange Bowl where FSU will probably get beaten by a very good PSU team. ABC and the media will be hyping "the geezer bowl" for the next month. We plan to stay with Gary Miller - he lives near Fort Lauderdale and the stadium. You may remember Gary Miller - from the THS class of 1966. His parents ran Miller's Dress Shop in downtown Tamaqua where the Subway Shop is today. Gary lived in the apartment above the store.
The biggest losers are the Florida Gators. They beat FSU at their home last week - and this week the Noles win - and go to a BCS Bowl that pays $17,000,000. The Gators get nothing - no SEC championship - no BCS bowl - just a space in the toilet bowl. Thanks Gators - we needed that wake up call.
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