So, unless you live under a shell or were entirely inundated with replays of the end of the USC/ND game this weekend, you know that the Badgers won this weekend, against Minnesota. In case you didn't catch it, let me fill you in from my point of view, which was in the 5th row of the Metrodome, watching the game...
For most of the game, the Gophers fans were feeling pretty good about themselves, even though I was astounded to note that, aside from the student section, the dome was about half yellow and half red. When Russell plunged into the end zone to put the Gophers up by 10 with only 3:27 to play, the Gophers fans were feeling even better about themselves and proceeded to gloat over some of us Badger fans in the immediate area. Then, the Badgers scored on a 21 yard pass with 2:10 to play and, while the Gophers fans were still feeling good, they quieted down a bit. And when the Badgers stopped the Gophers deep in their own end and had to punt the ball away with 35 seconds left, the fans were nearly silent. Then, of course, the punt was blocked and the Badgers recovered in the end zone to take a 4 point lead with only 30 seconds to play. The Gophers fans were stunned - honestly I didn't notice too much, though, because I was busy jumping up and down. And, finally, when the kick returner fumbled the ball away to the Badgers on the ensuing kickoff, the Gophers fans simply left. :D What a game!
Liz and I were pleased to see that the Badger marching band had made the trip to the cities and, despite the awful acoustics of the Metrodome, still put on a very good show. As luck would have it, Liz has two cousins that play in the band and, while they were walking by in front of us, we managed to catch one of 'em, so we got a chance to visit with them for a while.
After the game, we went out to a bar to get a few drinks and wait for the crowd to ge tout of town. While we sat there drinking and watching the other football games on TV, Lagatta came walking into the place. So I ran over to him to say "Hi" and see how he was doing. Apparently, he was at the game, but left early as he was quite disgusted. Silly boy. Of course, by the time I found him, he was quite inebriated and I believe Mandy's job was to ensure that he didn't physically injure himself. :D
Aside from that, it was a pretty quiet weekend. Liz hasn't been feeling too well. She made it through game-day, but wasn't in top form. Yesterday, however, she wasn't doing too well, at all. She just spent most of the day watching football under a blanket and knitting. I think she was doing a little better this morning. Hopefully, she'll be back to top form soon.
Anyway, I'm off. Catch y'all later.
