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Oh yeah, that's right. The sweet taste of victory!
Does the Insight Bowl really deserve 5 stars? Well, no. But my alum won, so giving this year's bowl any less would just be, well, worthy of a brutal beating. And I don't want that.
My date and I showed up at Sun Devil Stadium about 1/2 hour before kick-off. We easily found our seats and settled in to watch the team bands do their pre-game thing. Then my date went to fetch us some beer. That's when we learned there's an AZ state law that you can only carry 32 oz of frothy goodness at a time. So, we split a Fat Tire before the game.
Before the pigskin was tossed about, we had to endure some pretty weird activities, including military men parachuting onto the field, each carrying a flag and one carrying the game ball. Firecrackers exploded overhead to build excitement, I guess (although it got annoying really quickly when they'd fire 'em each time a team scored). Three military choppers flew by overhead. Was this really necessary? Of course not. After the smoke and 'cracker debris settled, a quartet sang the National Anthem. I think I would have preferred to hear Carrie Underwood, though. Uh, yeah. Seriously. At least she can sing.
Finally, OSU won the coin toss and the game was underway. I knew this wasn't going to be just any game... and sadly, I knew I was going to get annoyed by the people here, not to mention the fireworks.
Oh, the OSU fans were great. Even the Indiana fans were tolerable. It was two other groups of people who made this experience less than stellar for me. One was the family clans - those who attended the game just to have something to do. Those who brought their young children and allowed them to slap people in the back of the head with those air-up stick things. Those who took over our row and, when we took a bathroom break and got another beer, said, "Oh, you're back" in such a way that I wanted to smack 'em silly. Of course we're back. This is MY bowl game and you've taken over my seat, buddy. Did you really think I'd leave at the start of 2nd quarter? Now, move it!
Second group - and even more annoying - were the Sooners. I don't care that you're from Oklahoma. If you want to come to MY bowl game and semi-cheer on MY team, do it with respect. Don't prance around in your OU colors and start Sooner cheers. Don't tell me I can't do the standard touch down wave when my boys score. Don't tell me how to cheer. In fact, take your karma-sucking ugly asses out of the the stadium. You're not here to watch OSU win. You're here just to make your presence known, to try and overshadow the REAL Oklahoma state school. You're like the Yankees of college football. Nobody likes you, so leave.
Whew. (end rant)
So, how was the game, you ask? It was great! OSU had some great special teams, as well as really good defense and offense that allowed us to score 44 points! GO POKES! *does the Cowboy gun salute*
It was a fantastic way to spend the afternoon, especially on NYE. I never thought I'd get to watch my Cowboys play in a bowl game, but never say never! My wish came true! I wish I had been surrounded by OSU fans, though. I wish I could have heard the Cowboys band. I wish I could have remembered the words to the school songs! Argh! But, nonetheless, I'm really happy that I got to go to the Insight Bowl. I had alot of fun!
(And for all those people who may find my review unnecessarily harsh or rude, then you don't understand team rivalry and respect. But, that's okay. At least one of my Cowboys wasn't shipped home because he was caught shoplifting in Tempe at a Burlington Coat Factory!)
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