| Monday, November 07, 2005 |
| The Agony of Defeat |
So...I traveled all the way to Happy Valley, PA on a glorious, warm, November day with my cousins and friends to watch my beloved Wisconsin Badgers go down in a humiliating 28-14 defeat to the Penn State Nittany Lions.
In fact, 109,865 people watched right along with me. The biggest college football crowd in the country on Saturday.
From the Barry Alvarez post game interview:
Q: What do you think of the game today?
A: Well, we were beaten by a very good football team today. They are very solid on both sides of the ball. I take my hat off to them. They create a lot of problems for you, especially offensively. They use all their weapons. Like Robinson, we had to take out that arm. Defensively, they have a really great line. My hat's off to Penn State.
They are a really good football team. Yep, that pretty much says it all. That, and the fact that the Badgers had -11 yards rushing?? Yeah, THAT'S defense.
The loss does not negate the wonderful weather and the terrific time we all had tailgating before and after the game. We had two outdoor deep friers set up: One for sweet things like funnel cake and deep fried oreo cookies, and another frier for savory bits, which turned out gallons of fried oysters, chicken, onions, corn dogs, etc.. We also had some tremendous grilled tenderloin and dishes upon dishes of meatballs, dips, veggies, cheese, etc.... It was an amazing spread.
It was also a long day, beginning at 7:00 AM with a coffee and muffin run, meeting up at the Park and Ride in Hereford, and getting home about 1:00 AM on Sunday.
There were some good photos from the tailgate, the game, and the "Third Annual Washer Toss Championship" which I will post later.
Looks like we're at least headed to a BCS Bowl Game. Perhaps the Outback Bowl. |
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