Husky Football!
Our first football game in person in decades. The Huskies are playing Eastern Michigan University today. This is our warm-up game for next month when the University of Michigan comes to town.
The weather was very nice. A bit hazy, but that kept it from being too hot. High in the low 80s.
And off we went. On foot. The stadium is about 2 miles from our house, and we don’t have to worry about parking.
Stadium in sight. People arriving by car, bus, light rail, bike, and of course foot.
We got there early enough to walk around. We’ve been around the stadium a lot, but I wanted to check that it was all, or mostly accessible. And it is 😃
There’s a lot to see around the stadium. The Pocock boat house from Boys in the Boat, for one. And, yet another way to get to the game. By boat 🛥. Not many stadiums have that option.
Finally, we found our way inside. The view from our seats, pre-game. There was even a flyover. 2 F-15s. No pictures, they were far too fast.
The view when several others felt compelled to stand to watch. So, for much of the game, we stood too.
The students in front of us seemed to have brought in their own libations. Mostly hard seltzers. But every time the Huskies scored, they each downed a fireball. And a few rows down was the man with the lollipops. Bags and bags of them.
Band day as well. The Husky marching Band was joined by a few thousand others from high school bands throughout the state. They covered the field.
The game started with EMU looking the better team, but perhaps the adrenaline wore off or they just got tired. Final score Huskies 30, EMU 9.
Then to walk back home. And it’s uphill. We could have taken light rail, but it’s likely the line to get onto the train would have taken about the same amount of time. A fun day, and at 13,000 steps, a reasonable amount of exercise too.
I think we’re ready for the BIG GAME next month.
Raincharm's Weblog 
September 7, 2024 at 10:31 pm |
I’d never thought about how unusual it is to boat to a college football stadium! Lucky you to be able to walk. I used to leave the Husky games midway through sometimes because there was SO much drinking and wildness. It wasn’t that I was a prude, it just wasn’t fun for me.
September 8, 2024 at 7:48 am |
The group in front of us managed to generally keep it together. I wonder how it changes after classes start and there are more students around. I will admit we chose not to walk down Greek Row.