My Trip To Texas To Attend The OHIO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME!  J.Bo
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Afriend of S. B. and me (J.Bo), Mardi Allen, lives in Texas. She is a Big Ohio State fan. When they beat Alabama they could go to the Championship game, and she she wanted to go. She she asked me and I went. We are both big football fans This is picture of Denver Airport and new Hotel from bar. I flew into DFW in Dallas where the game was to be played. On the very next day The Ohio State University football team arrived. At the time no one knew what kind of game OSU would play. One of the places Mardi took me was to Whataburger fast food restuarant. They are Big in Texas just like everything else.The next place that we went to was Mardi's favorite haunt, Walmart. The one back in Akron sells all different team apparel. This is what they sell in Texas. We went to a sports bar that Mardi and her buddies frequent on football Sundays, called Frankie's, for a bite to eat. It was a Saturday. And to my amazement they had a special until 2:30 in the afternoon of a Big Big Breakfast. Had to have it! This is the Big Big Breakfast! Puts Mickey D's to shame. And NO, I didn't eat it all.Here is Mardi coming down the steps of her home with E-Ticket in hand for the Big Game.Mardi modeling her Ohio State sports attire. This was my ride to the game. Mardi's sports car. It was Z very good ride.Mardi's right hand with a hand still on the wheel. She painstakingly put OSU nail decorations on her fingernails. Pic is a little blurred because we were driving.OK, we had a parking ticket. But finding the lot was a fiasco. We had a couple GPS's running, but the one road that we were to turn down to get to the lot was BLOCKED with yellow saw horses. After many left and right turns we found it. And here is AT&T Stadium in all of it's glory where the game was to be played. The parking lot ended up being in walking distance to the stadium.Here I am in all my glory, in front of the stadium.Mardi in front of AT&T Stadium getting ready to enter the Championship Tailgate Party Speaking of Tailgate Party this was the way you entered if you were going to the game. They waved a wand around your body and inspected bags. Women could not have purses. Mardi had a baggie inside a Walmart bag. This is where they did the pre scanning.We ran into Brutus entering the Tailgate area. But I only got the back of his head. What a Nut!Behind Brutus was the Ohio State Marching Band. They were all looking very stoic!The Championship Trophy was on dispaly in the tailgate area. You had to stand in a long line to get a close up look. We did not see the Doctor Pepper vendor anywhere in sight. I snapped this picture from an opening in the crowd.Speaking of The Crowd, here is a quick shot I took in only one area of the tailgate area near the performance stage.We did catch the first number by the Zach Brown Band. They played The Devil number which necessitated very fast guitar and violin playing. It was very cold and windy. Don't know how they did it. We couldn't help but noticing this Oregon fan couple. And Mardi couldn't help, but ask them to take a picture with them. They obliged, but I wonder if they would have done so after the game. On our way into the stadium we walked passed these pillars that had an Ohio State Flag on it. Mardi wanted me to take a pic of her doin' the "O"!And here is AT&T Stadium close up and personal. It was a beautiful stadium inside.As we entered the seating area we noticed the picture of the Championship Trophy on the scorebaord.A shot of the field on our way to our seats.Brian Bosworth and Jim Tressel were on the field before that game, and iinterviewed, which was broadcast on the Jumbotron!Mardi and I had one of the OSU fans in our section take our picture standing in front of our seats with the field in the background. Pic of Mardi with the stadium field and crowd in the background.An American Flag was draped over the field before the start of the gmae in anticipation of the singing of the National Anthem.Good picture of the crowd before the game started.A shot of the field before the game while the teams were warming up.Another shot of the field before the game.The Ohio State logo proudly displayed on the Jumbotron.A good shot of the whole stadium from our seats. #15 EZEKIEL ELLIOTT Zeke ran 36 Times for 246 Yards. He gained 6.8 Yards Per Cary, and scored 4 TD's. ZEKE 42 Oregon 20 The National Anthem was sung by Lady Antebellum.Coin Flip at game.The coin flip was won by Oregon and they took the ball. They took the ball all the way down the field and scored on their first drive and scored a TD. 7-0 Oregon. That is the last time that they were ahead.Whenever Ohio State would score the lights surrounding the stadium would flash bright red. It is hard to get the effect from these pictures.More flashing lights. More OSU scoring.Ohio State near the Oregon end zone. Oregon could not keep them down for long.I believe that OSU scored on this play or the next. Piece of cake.Mardi was really getting into the game. She picked up on other OSU fans in our section who were doing what she is doing on third down. Oregon was 2 for 12 on third down.I gave my camera to an OSU fan upon his request and this is how it turned out.After the clock wound down to 00.00 Gold Confetti came shooting out of cannons from the four corners of the end zone. People asked why not scarlet and gray? Well the gold matches the Championship Trophy color that OSU won.This is what the field looked like after the confetti celebaration. I'm glad that I didn't have to clean this up.Another picture of Mardi and I that a professional photographer took with my camera.She also took this one which I think is the best one of Mardi. OSU Head Coach Urban Meyer being interviewed after the game which was shown on the Jumbotron along with a video tribute.The Attendance for the game was stated as 85,689 . The capacity is 80,000. So the rest of the fans had to have standing room tickets.We saw a table of sports reporters from ESPN in the corner of our end zone amidst all of the confetti.Urban Meyer hoisting the NCAA Championship Trophy won by the Ohio State Buckeyes.On The Border is a popular Mexican Restaurant chain in Texas. Mardi and I went there for some Mexican food the day after the game. My choice from the Menu. A beef burrito, with fried rice, and refried beans. It was excellent.This was Mardi's choice. I believe it was Fajita Quesadillas with Steak. Looked like a good choice. I flew into Texas at DFW on Frontier Airlines. It was a very harrowing experience with a long delay in Denver. I flew home via Dallas Love Field where President John F. Kennedy landed on that fateful day. I flew on Delta Airlines to Atlanta.It was one of the best connecting flights ever.
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