November 16, 2013
Even though I knew a big football
game was approaching, I agreed to have dinner with friends to celebrate one of
the accompanying friend’s birthdays. It
turned out to be a bigger, more exciting game than anyone expected.
I kept tabs on the Auburn-Georgia
game on my phone and received quarterly updates. Auburn was way ahead, but Georgia came back
strong in the fourth quarter. We
leisurely stopped in shops along Virginia Avenue and finally it was time to hit
the Red Lion Groghouse. Just in time!
There was less than a minute when
we sat down and Auburn was losing 36-38.
I asked our waitress to change the channel on the TV next to us to the
Auburn game. Waited. Nothing.
I asked the hostess to change the channel. Waited.
Nothing. OMG someone change the
channel!! FINALLY the game came on. In time for the very last play. Auburn had the ball with 25 seconds
left. Nick Marshall threw a 73-yard pass
on fourth and 18. When that ball bounced
off of Tray Matthews I screamed. I just
knew it would be intercepted. But it
wasn’t! Ricardo Louis caught it and ran
in for a touchdown! No way! I immediately started to sing the Auburn
fight song. All my friends are used to
me and have become Auburn fans in their own right, but I was going a little
nuts.
After I calmed down and ordered,
a guy came to our table and asked, “Is there an Auburn fan at this table?” It was a high school classmate (and class
president) that had been sitting down at the bar. Too funny!
What a game! War Eagle!
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