We have a newly found fall "tradition" on Saturdays.
YES, it has to do with football... :) Cowboy football and Tyler to be exact! I can't even explain the feeling in that stadium. You just gotta be there! Wyoming fan or not....the University does a dang good job of creating a truly amazing feeling at every game! So...of course we make our appearance at tailgate park (great place...so festive) and then the game (War Memorial Stadium..woohoo!) - enjoying every minute of that oh so awesome "Cowboy" atmosphere, but immediately after the game...thats when it really starts. hahaha.
Ok...new tradition!!!! We discovered that after the game and after the crew has removed the gatorade jugs and the team gear...do they lock the place up? No! They open the gates, allowing the fans on the field and soooo many people (of all ages) bring footballs to basically "play catch" :)
Last game, (the Boise St game.....what a sad and well....... it was a pathetic loss.... ) We joined the crowds forming on the field. Tyler didn't waste a minute, he got right to work showing off his arm. :) Tyler threw the football to me and some Boise St. fans were on the field and they couldn't believe his arm. Jaws dropping and comments flying.
A dad and his sons were tossing the ball around and after seeing Tyler throw the ball a good 30 yards...perfect sprial...right to me... his mouth dropped open, "there's a future quarterback" he said. Let me tell ya...that kid has a future in football, if he wants it. He throws bullet passes that will knock your socks off. He can even throw further than me. AND his passes....perfect sprial...everytime! He's amazing!
So....Saturday after the Air Force game........I'll be there...playing some "football" with my little buddy, Tyler!
Honestly, I feel like all the "football talk" is geared toward this movement and that movement and this expansion and blah blah BCS. Oh shutup already! Now, I know, I know, I should care more, but seriously...I JUST WANT TO WATCH THE GAME! I know I should care about the revenue for the team and the school and so forth, but guess what?? As a spectator of the sport with the sole purpose of pure entertainment, it just doesn't matter to me. I JUST WANT TO WATCH THE GAME! You know..the sport that you literally draws you in with each and every snap - long passes, long runs, quarterback sneaks, defensive lines, fumbles, long field goals, touchdowns....it's ALL there! Raw emotion and excitement that you can't help, but jump up and cheer - thats true love...for.....the game.....JUST the game of football. Bottom line here folks...it really doesn't matter who is playing (NFL, college or high school) or who is predicted to win or who needs the win or this or that...I JUST WANT TO WATCH THE GAME!
Saturday September 4 @ 7pm, I'll be in my beautiful brown and gold at the GRAND re-opening of War Memorial Stadium.
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