A.Blog » georgia tech http://am3thyst.net/blog Bits and pieces of life Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:36:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Adventures in Atlanta: My first football game http://am3thyst.net/blog/2009/11/11/adventures-in-atlanta-my-first-football-game/ http://am3thyst.net/blog/2009/11/11/adventures-in-atlanta-my-first-football-game/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:10:24 +0000 Amy http://am3thyst.net/blog/?p=702 Football!

There is no use in denying that I am an elitist liberal who prefers living in the big city somewhere in the Northeast or on the West Coast and drinks Frappicinos. If I drove, I would probably drive a hybrid.
That said, I thought it would be interesting to go to a football game. Also, the concept of “tailgating” was intriguing. I am always up for free food and beer.
So two Saturdays ago, I dragged myself out of bed on a Saturday to meet up with Bryan and Fred for their tailgating thing. Walking through Frat Row1, on a beautiful November afternoon, 80′s rock blasting, people grilling and drinking beer, I FELT SO AMERICAN.
Bryan put a bacon cheddar burger o2 on the grill. I was also offered Bud Lite and a 24 oz can of PBR. I chose to drink the PBR because I don’t think my fellow beer snobs would ever forgive me for drinking a Bud (no offense to anyone who does like Bud Lite).
The actual game was okay. I didn’t really know what was going on.3 It just looked like the players were running back and forth every few yards. Fred and Rob told me it was a very exciting game against Wake Forest because it was a very close game. I knew it was a close game (Yes, I do know how to read a scoreboard) but I guess I haven’t developed an emotional attachment to the home team4.
I did like the spectacle of it all though: the cheerleaders, the game songs, big screens with flashy b-roll and animations, chants5, and other fan rituals. I didn’t grow up with this stuff like most of America did, so it’s all very fascinating to me.
I am looking forward to the Georgia Tech vs. Georgia State game, which is going to be intense because there supposedly a huge rivalry. I’m probably going to go to that. Also, Tech is going to the Orange Bowl6 , so that’s kinda cool…

the final score

  1. Georgia Tech has a Greek system, which is an object of curiosity to me because Vassar never had any one. I watched tv and movies, so frats were kinda like a myth to me
  2. that is a beef pattie with cheddar and bacon chunks mixed into it. It was alright but it needed more bacon flavor. As I chewed, I felt the bacon bits but I didn’t taste the bacon
  3. During tailgating I joked I would be able to fake football knowledge after two more games because I’m good at absorbing buzz words.
  4. The Jackets btw
  5. people stand up and sing the Budweiser jingle between the 3rd and 4th quarter for some reason
  6. the one before the Rose Bowl, which is the Superbowl of college football, I think…
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