And once again we’re
breaking in a new, reorganized conference
It’s called the American Athletic Conference (a spin-off or
something of the Big East) and last night my husband’s alma mater U of H
squared off against a school we’d never heard of: Southern U.
And because the University of Houston is in the throes of
building a new stadium, the Cougars have done some hectic horse-trading for
places to play. Last night it was huge and intimidating Reliant Stadium, home
of the Houston Texans.
SU, arriving from Baton Rouge en force, proved to have a few
slick plays – enough to post 13 points on the board. But they lacked the athleticism
and physicality to beat the band. Yes, the band.
SU won half time hands down. How such a huge group of students carrying unwieldy
instruments could dip, swerve, and high-step in perfect unison without missing
a note is utterly beyond me. Their performance brought down the house. One of
their in-the-stands numbers
made YouTube. Surely their field action will be there soon.
And the dancers!
The fact that they way out-twerked Miley
Cyrus was out-weighed by the precision choreography with which they did it.
Wait – I’m not knocking the U of H band. Let’s just say it’s
like comparing the Mormon Tabernacle Choir to Glee. Class vs. Crazy.
As for the game, Houston gave two QBs equal time – Piland the
first half, O’Korn the second. Neither has the long bomb in their arsenal but
obviously both are effective. The Coogs won the night most convincingly: 62-13.
I did my part by jumping up and down and screaming.
It was midnight by the time we got home – quite an
experience for a couple of homebodies who never venture out after dark. But
this year, Husband got season tickets – something we haven’t done since the
kids were born. Yep, Grampa and Grandma gonna shake things up…
