- November 7th, 2010, 1:13 pm
#327278
I traveled alone to Lynchburg on a lovely Friday afternoon as Mrs. Elcid stayed home in Aiken. Our daughter's Aiken High School Volleyball team was playing in the South Carolina AAAA State Championship on Saturday at 6:00. They won 3-2! We told #44 after last week's CCU game that we would not be at the Liberty game if Aiken was in the State Championship and he told us we could not miss the State Championship. However, on Tuesday he called us to let us know that he was the #1 RB for this game. [Last week, vs. CCU, Hudson ran a couple of plays as #2 RB. The week before that, Hudson was not even mentioned as a candidate for RB. He did play FB in Aiken High's Option Offense but he was recruited to play DE at GW] Mom and Dad decided someone needed to be there. I checked into the Hilton Garden Inn [Team Hotel] about 5:00 and got situated. Very nice hotel and great staff by the way. Opened my curtains and saw this lovely picture just waiting to be taken.
After a quick meal at Buffalo Wild Wings and a harrowing drive on Wards Road [that road is a mess]. I settled in for a peaceful evening to get ready for the big game. After a morning workout and checking in on the #1 son, I decided to make my towards the stadium to see what I could see. The LU marketers are obviously well paid and they also appear to have an unlimited budget. I thought this little tidbit was worthy of a few megapixels on my memory card.
After a brief trip through the campus, I headed to Macados for my pre-game meal. By this time, other players' parents were getting into town and it was time to tailgate. We parked below the bookstore and had a good time talking about how our boys were going to beat the crap out of Liberty. Admittedly, I thought we had a chance to give your boys a decent game but that's just how my mind works. We enjoyed the tailgating atmosphere at Liberty. We were concerned that the morality police would be out in full force, but we were able to enjoy our beer and cigars while we enjoyed each other's company.
About 2:30, I made my way into Williams Stadium and was very favorably impressed with the place. Much of the crowd was there early and the students were very excited to be there. It's always good to see a Marine in your stands.
Everything was top notch and your fans, students, and players should be proud. This is a great place to play. I watched our guys get warmed up while checking on my camera settings. The boys were giving me hope that we would have a great game today. Of course, you can't play football until there is meeting of the minds at midfield.
As we got ready for the teams to take the field, I was reminded that your AD Jeff Barber used to be one of the top guys in the Athletic Dept at South Carolina. When I saw mic boy, it hit me as Carolina has a mic boy who wears a white suit and has wild hair that tries to fire the crowd up before the team comes out. At Carolina, the East side shouts "Game!" and the West side shouts back "Cocks!" You can check that out in the youtube video below that shows Carolina's version of 2001 before the Gamecocks hit the field.
Your mascot also bears a striking resemblance to the Gamecocks' Cocky.
Carolina also has these flags as you will see in the youtube video.
The LU fans were ready for an exciting day of Flames Football.
When Liberty ran back the opening kickoff, I was impressed that our sideline did not hang their heads and stayed focused on the task at hand. It was fun to watch Hudson get the first carry of the day and do well.
In addition to his running duties and his defensive duties, Hudson is also the long snapper. GW managed to force a turnover on the first punt of the day, but could not capitalize.
To complete the South Carolina comparisons, the Gamecocks had a QB [Syvelle Newton] who didn't like to hold the ball with the laces when he threw it.
Chandler Browning got back into the mix after sitting for two weeks with a concussion. Unfortunately, your D kept him under pressure most of the day.
Hudson Smith did do a pretty good job of running with power - something our smaller and faster backs just can't do. Here, it takes about 8 LU defenders to bring Hudson down.
I'm confident you expected me to come to Hudson's defense on the bogus fumble call. Here is the pic just before he is down and you can see that he has firm control of the ball. Unfortunately, one of the refs saw it differently. Hudson knows he was down but that doesn't help much, does it? Oh well.
And here are the DAs making a bonehead decision.
Jamal Patmon made a very nice TD catch on this play. I like it when the player puts the ball in the ref's hands.
Hudson did get a chance to put a lick on Mike Brown.
Unfortunately, Liberty shares another trait with Carolina Football. Where did everybody go?
I enjoyed the LU Football experience. You guys obviously have put a lot of thought into your gameday experience. Hopefully, we can convince the GW folks to do a little more to make our gameday experience more exciting.
Go Runnin' Bulldogs!
How the Gamecocks do 2001
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH9cEm0VPVI
If you like, you can look at my other pics on my Facebook pages.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid= ... 569&page=6
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid= ... 569&page=5
After a quick meal at Buffalo Wild Wings and a harrowing drive on Wards Road [that road is a mess]. I settled in for a peaceful evening to get ready for the big game. After a morning workout and checking in on the #1 son, I decided to make my towards the stadium to see what I could see. The LU marketers are obviously well paid and they also appear to have an unlimited budget. I thought this little tidbit was worthy of a few megapixels on my memory card.
After a brief trip through the campus, I headed to Macados for my pre-game meal. By this time, other players' parents were getting into town and it was time to tailgate. We parked below the bookstore and had a good time talking about how our boys were going to beat the crap out of Liberty. Admittedly, I thought we had a chance to give your boys a decent game but that's just how my mind works. We enjoyed the tailgating atmosphere at Liberty. We were concerned that the morality police would be out in full force, but we were able to enjoy our beer and cigars while we enjoyed each other's company.
About 2:30, I made my way into Williams Stadium and was very favorably impressed with the place. Much of the crowd was there early and the students were very excited to be there. It's always good to see a Marine in your stands.
Everything was top notch and your fans, students, and players should be proud. This is a great place to play. I watched our guys get warmed up while checking on my camera settings. The boys were giving me hope that we would have a great game today. Of course, you can't play football until there is meeting of the minds at midfield.
As we got ready for the teams to take the field, I was reminded that your AD Jeff Barber used to be one of the top guys in the Athletic Dept at South Carolina. When I saw mic boy, it hit me as Carolina has a mic boy who wears a white suit and has wild hair that tries to fire the crowd up before the team comes out. At Carolina, the East side shouts "Game!" and the West side shouts back "Cocks!" You can check that out in the youtube video below that shows Carolina's version of 2001 before the Gamecocks hit the field.
Your mascot also bears a striking resemblance to the Gamecocks' Cocky.
Carolina also has these flags as you will see in the youtube video.
The LU fans were ready for an exciting day of Flames Football.
When Liberty ran back the opening kickoff, I was impressed that our sideline did not hang their heads and stayed focused on the task at hand. It was fun to watch Hudson get the first carry of the day and do well.
In addition to his running duties and his defensive duties, Hudson is also the long snapper. GW managed to force a turnover on the first punt of the day, but could not capitalize.
To complete the South Carolina comparisons, the Gamecocks had a QB [Syvelle Newton] who didn't like to hold the ball with the laces when he threw it.
Chandler Browning got back into the mix after sitting for two weeks with a concussion. Unfortunately, your D kept him under pressure most of the day.
Hudson Smith did do a pretty good job of running with power - something our smaller and faster backs just can't do. Here, it takes about 8 LU defenders to bring Hudson down.
I'm confident you expected me to come to Hudson's defense on the bogus fumble call. Here is the pic just before he is down and you can see that he has firm control of the ball. Unfortunately, one of the refs saw it differently. Hudson knows he was down but that doesn't help much, does it? Oh well.
And here are the DAs making a bonehead decision.
Jamal Patmon made a very nice TD catch on this play. I like it when the player puts the ball in the ref's hands.
Hudson did get a chance to put a lick on Mike Brown.
Unfortunately, Liberty shares another trait with Carolina Football. Where did everybody go?
I enjoyed the LU Football experience. You guys obviously have put a lot of thought into your gameday experience. Hopefully, we can convince the GW folks to do a little more to make our gameday experience more exciting.
Go Runnin' Bulldogs!
How the Gamecocks do 2001
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH9cEm0VPVI
If you like, you can look at my other pics on my Facebook pages.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid= ... 569&page=6
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid= ... 569&page=5
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- By jmclaughlin