twinmom
Walk-On
A few takes from a middle-aged alumna with kids...
Pregame: Loved the energy in the tailgate crowd. Had to answer a lot of awkward questions from my kids, but eh...college is about education, right? I do miss the indoor tailgate option, particularly the alumni-owned brewery/distillery/wine garden. We were glad to get over to Oh George and see @Patriotsince81 and a few others. It definitely seems like it's become the away team bar of choice.
In Game: Gold Room is one small child away from a wall collapse. (dead horse, beaten)
WTF is up with the salt on the pretzels? Are they trying to kill off all the older alumni by hardening our arteries? Was glad to have some Gold Room access so we only bought one $14 beer as opposed to multiple. Student energy was great compared to recent years - especially appreciated that the Maniaks organized well enough that they flipped the spinning heads to the opposite end at halftime. I was a little sad to not get as much Green Machine as we have in the past. The friends around us (lower 101) said that they were glad we were there, and that that section is usually pretty empty (or, full of vcu fans during that game). I can't really add much to the team performance, but one thing that really stuck out was Jalen Haynes. The man didn't sit. I cannot wait to have him on the court in uniform. Also, kudos to the fans giving the opposing bench the business the entire game. Y'all didn't quit.
Pregame: Loved the energy in the tailgate crowd. Had to answer a lot of awkward questions from my kids, but eh...college is about education, right? I do miss the indoor tailgate option, particularly the alumni-owned brewery/distillery/wine garden. We were glad to get over to Oh George and see @Patriotsince81 and a few others. It definitely seems like it's become the away team bar of choice.
In Game: Gold Room is one small child away from a wall collapse. (dead horse, beaten)
WTF is up with the salt on the pretzels? Are they trying to kill off all the older alumni by hardening our arteries? Was glad to have some Gold Room access so we only bought one $14 beer as opposed to multiple. Student energy was great compared to recent years - especially appreciated that the Maniaks organized well enough that they flipped the spinning heads to the opposite end at halftime. I was a little sad to not get as much Green Machine as we have in the past. The friends around us (lower 101) said that they were glad we were there, and that that section is usually pretty empty (or, full of vcu fans during that game). I can't really add much to the team performance, but one thing that really stuck out was Jalen Haynes. The man didn't sit. I cannot wait to have him on the court in uniform. Also, kudos to the fans giving the opposing bench the business the entire game. Y'all didn't quit.
