Hottest Day Ever

I got back late last night from a pretty HOT little Saturday in the upstate. Our office closed early on Friday, so I drove up to Greenville that afternoon to spend some long overdue time with some good friends from college. I don't make the trip to Greenville nearly enough, but I always have a great time with great people when I do!

My parents were driving up from Rock Hill for the game at Clemson, so they met me in Greenville and I rode to the stadium with them. (Free parking... check. Free ticket... check.) It was a hot one in Clemson, and after the trek from the parking lot to the stadium, we were already drenched with sweat. Not a cute look, but I guess football isn't supposed to be glamorous! And it's not cheap, either, as we dropped $22 on bottled water and ice on the way into the stadium. (Well, I guess I should say my dad dropped $22. Free refreshments... check.) Too bad I probably sweat out everything I drank during the game!

It was a pretty good game, though, despite The Citadel losing 45-17. Better kicking would have made the game a lot closer, but I was still impressed with the Bulldogs' play. I couldn't see much of what happened near one endzone, but we had a great view of a couple of awesome Clemson fumbles and Citadel recoveries from where we sat, as well as an Andre Roberts touchdown. Roberts had a great game, especially against Clemson. I will be surprised if he doesn't get SoCon Player of the Week honors. QB Bart Blanchard also had a good game, and I'm looking forward to seeing what he brings to the table this season.

Furman was on the road this week at Virginia Tech. It wasn't on tv, so I have no idea how my Paladins played, except that they lost 24-7. Coach Lamb's post-game comments seem to indicate they played well, especially on defense. Furman held VaTech to only 3 points in the first half but just couldn't seem to get points on the board. BUT they did lose by fewer points than The Citadel, which after winning by more points than the Bulldogs last week, still puts Furman ahead of The Citadel in my book. Okay, I know that's not logical at all, but it works for me so we're just gonna go with it! :)

Next week The Citadel has an off week, and Furman is playing at Colgate...which is apparently somewhere in New York. I clearly will not be travelling for that one, so I'll have to settle for being a fan from my couch for the weekend with no free meals or free football. What a shame ;)