Football = Religion in GA!!!

I love the Texas Longhorns, but the first time I sat in Sanford stadium at kick off when all the fans yell, "Gooooooo Dogs sick 'em" and started barking you can't help but feel the passion these people possess for their team. I got chill bumps and after 3 years of living here and attending the games I'll confess if the Dawgs played the Longhorns, I'd have to cheer for the BULLDAWGS!!!!

Is this not one of the most beautiful places you've seen?!?!?! 92,746 Dawg fans all in black! (well with the exception of the 'bama fans who wore white)

Just a couple of pictures of Joey and I. We look tired in all these pics but we sure had a fun filled day. We got to see Lee Corso and Kirk Urbstreit (sp?) then head to the blackout game that night. The only way it could have been better was if The Dawgs had won; but it's ok we'll see 'Bama at the SEC championship game in Atlanta!!!

So we got up around 5:30AM (yes we are crazy I know!) and headed down to where gameday was set up. When we got there the line was already forever long but we stood and waited to get in. We didn't get in but we were lucky enough to get right on the fence. There were crazier fans than us who said they'd waited since 1AM! I love it! Around 10am campus and everywhere surrounding was flooded with tailgaters. Kids of all ages throwing footballs and getting geared up for the game. IT'S INCREDIBLE!!! Jenni came out and watched Avery so Joey and I could both go. We had a blast acting like kids again staying up late and running around campus yelling for the BULLDAWGS!!!

This is the actual picture that college gameday took for us!! The picture of Knowshon hurdling Nick Saban Jason made! Everyone seemed to love that poster!

Here are a few of our favorite signs from gameday that were appropriate to post! We absolutely love Knowshon Moreno in this house! It's so fun to see him on TV as this big star and then as an everyday guy walking around campus!!!

So here's our crew heading off to the game! The girl next to me is our friend, Samantha, and I love her because we both share a true passion for football. She had a ticket to the game but about a week and half before gave it to her husband to use! A couple days later the Bulldogs called for a "black out" and also announced that ESPNs gameday was coming to Athens. At this point she was wishing she had her ticket back. The Thursday before the game USC (who was ranked #1) lost to Oregon St. (hahaha) and she couldn't bare it! She told him oh I wish I was going and he told her she could have her ticket back. She unhesitantly took her ticket back and came with us to the game! (Joey was taking the pic)

Before the game we went to the Dawg Walk which is a ton of fun! The band plays and Coach Richt and the players are there! The fans form around as the players enter the stadium. It's just a really great way to get the fans and the players pumped up!!!

So, the game in the second half was a bit more fun than the first half when they basically manhandled us! This was the last pic we took of the night because we wanted to remember nothing after this point. The good news is they were able to spring back from the loss and beat Tennessee and Vanderbilt and as of right now the Bulldogs control their own fate, so Let's start by declawing the LSU Tigers!!!! As for the black jerseys..... and the black out I don't think they'll bring those back out this season.