Is there anything more American than college Game Day? There’s something so unique and fun about the games…the band, the fans, the cheerleaders, the colors, the sounds…
Today, I did something different. A friend and I drove to Stillwater in the morning. The first amazing thing was that we found a free parking space – on campus about a block from the stadium. Wow! That was $20-$30 saved. Then we walked all around the OSU campus, weaving through the tailgaters. Tailgating has skyrocketed from a few people with coolers in the trunk of their cars in the parking lot to full fledged portable kitchens hauled to the tents staked out throughout the buildings and parking lots. It’s the ultimate cookout, potluck dinner, picnic…an industry in itself to buy the team tents, chairs, coolers, games, flags. How do they get cable in those tents to watch the game?
We walked to Eskimo Joe’s in time to walk in while part of the OSU Marching band was playing the Alma Mater, walked back to the Student Union, walked around, grabbed a hamburger in the Union and back in time to watch the OSU Walk as Pistol Pete, the band, cheerleaders and pom squad led the team through a fan-lined street to the stadium. Awesome! I got teary hearing the fight song in the flood of orange and black, sprinkled with fans costumed for Halloween and the game…perfect school colors for the holiday. Once we got the team into the stadium, we made our way through the crowd going into the stadium, walked back to the car and drove home with no crowds, arriving in time to light a fire and watch the entire game on television with the feel of fall and the stadium sounds still fresh in our ears. I love going to the actual games, but this was kind of fun. We got all the vibes with no traffic.
And they won! Good job, Cowboys! Go Pokes!!!
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