National Championship Game

I'm going to break our trip down into sections. Today I'll discuss the ball game. We had a great time. Getting to the Rose Bowl was easy (transportation). We took a subway then an above ground metro. Once we got to Pasadena we explored areas around the stadium and decided to go in the ESPN tailgate because the Alumni tailgate was sold out (so we heard). It was fun. It cost $25 a person but you did get a few free things. Click these links to see our photos: Coaches Trophy & Rose Bowl. I took a ton of photos. I was able to get my SLR camera into the game. The security guy questioned me about the empty plastic souvenir cups I had in my bag. We wanted reminders of the tailgate party! We actually thought the cups inside the game would be different but they weren't. SEC game definitely had better logo/ designs on the cups. They were a great distraction to the security guard so it worked and my camera and I made it into the stadium.

The game was great. I was a bit let down because I expected us to dominate like we did against Florida. I guess the perfect game only comes together once each season. When we threw the interception on the fake punt I got really nervous. I'm now down to 4 fingernails. So much for that new years resolution. Can I start over today?

Brent was cool, calm & collected the entire time. He knew once McCoy went out that our defense would hold strong. We sat next to a nice Bama couple from Atlanta. They chose to go on the Championship trip rather than a cruise. She was intense. She yelled more than Brent & I combined.

It felt great to be in the stadium and see the Tide bring home #13. Brent says that will be the only National Championship game we ever attend. I hate to break it to him but I may start saving pennies in hopes of going to another one in the future. We've since re-watched the game on tv. Not too much to see! But I can definitely say it was worth it; Let's just hope it's not another 17 years before the University of Alabama brings home another title.

ROLL TIDE