Football Road Trip to Tuscaloosa Alabama

Matt and I were very fortunate this past weekend to have been invited by a law school friend of mine (Robby) to watch the University of Alabama Crimson Tide take on the Penn State Lions! We headed south on Friday afternoon (about 5 pm) and arrived in Birmingham, Alabama around 1:30 am. The next morning we dawned our crimson and headed out with Robby and his mom to Tuscaloosa!! We ate lunch at the famouse Baumhower's Wings and then headed over to Bryant Denny Stadium! Matt and I had AMAZING seats in the end zone and were surrounded by really amazing fans - so friendly! Before the game even started it was phenomenal, when on the 50 yard line Bobby Bowden (former FSU coach/former Alabama assistant coach), Nick Saban (current Alabama coach), and Joe Paterno (current Penn State coach) all met! It was like a meeting of the titans! Phenomenal! Then of course the Tide came out and impressed us all..Although, it was hot, humid, and rainy - that didn't stop the Crimson Tide! They won the game 24-3!!! Seriously, I have never seen rushing like that in person! PHENOMENAL GAME! We started the drive back to St. Louis early Sunday morning and arrived safely at home after 8 hours! Thanks to Robby and his mom for the invitation and Kimberly and Jeff for watching Molly while we were gone!

Football sidenote: Baylor won again this weekend - beating Buffalo to have a record of 2-0. Although Virginia lost to USC, and their record dropped to 1-1...it was definitely a moral victory while it was their second game with a brand new coach in a rebuilding year...and the final score, against a power house like USC, was 17-14!!!! Wa-hoo-Wah! It's going to be a great year for football!