I kept saying: "We need to go to Syracuse for a game!" How is it that we get so busy doing important things that we forget to do the things that really make us happy? So a few weeks back, I got out the calendar and picked the only home weekend game that made sense on my busy schedule: Feb. 27 vs. (then No. 2) Villanova.
It turns out that 34,615 other people had made the same decision. Matter of fact, we were collectively the LARGEST on-campus crowd ever to witness a regular season NCAA game. And what a game it was!
Reports of really, really bad weather started coming in as early as Monday last week. As Friday drew nearer, the snow predictions were as epic as the Carrier Dome attendance figure. I knew it would be rough, but like a die-hard fan and being of good Erie stock, I braved the blizzard and made the 300 mile trip. Indeed, we had 40-plus inches. Never seen anything quite like it.
My picture of the attendance figure on the scoreboard does nothing to adequately depict the sheer size of this very orange crowd. There were people sitting in the opposite end zone, for cryin' out loud! Amazing!! The Loud House was truly that that night. And what an amazing victory it was--especially because earlier in the day both No. 1 and No. 2 had fallen, plowing (appropriate for this weather event) a clear path to a No. 1 ranking for my beloved Orange! We'll just savor this one for a short while...
The weekend had so many things that really make me happy all in one place:
- Snow, snow and more snow (did I mention the snow?)
- My family
- A little bit of shopping
- My beloved alma mater
- New friends
- Old friends (they're not "old," they're from a long time ago)
- a few cocktails (including the new "Andy Rautins" Orange vodka and Red Bull)
- ...and a sweet, sweet victory
Why don't we do this more often? Snow included.
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