Roger's coffee is tasting pretty good this morning. We've all slept in past 8:00AM. Molly stops by for a Bloody Mary, but I'm not joining her this morning...just coffee for me.
We've been talking about a "tailgate menu" for days but today...game day...we decide on a big lunch and then "stadium food" for dinner. We'll "cab it" to and from the game.
Around 11:00AM, we drive back over to Ft. Worth for lunch at Angelo's Barbecue. Years ago, when I worked for Volkswagen, I spent many days/nights in Ft. Worth working on environmental issues at an air conditioning compressor plant that we had here. And...Angelo's was one of my favorite places back then. We all order chopped beef sandwiches...potato salad...beans...beers. It's a great lunch, and we leave "stuffed".
Back at camp, we watch some college football on television...whiling away our time until the "big game". Around 5:00PM, we get our cab over to Cowboy's Stadium". We walk around outside for awhile, but we can't find a spot for cocktails. So...we head inside. My seats are separate from Roger and Gretchen's, but we are all in the same area. I get myself a beer and...later...a huge plate of nachos...and I'm ready for kickoff.
About the game, there's not much to be said. Our UM Wolverines were outplayed and out-coached in every phase of the game. There is nothing postive to say...the rout was complete.
Late in the fourth quarter, we meet up and head out to the cab stand. While Cowboy's Stadium is a very impressive structure, that organization really failed us this night. We have to wait almost two and a half hours for a taxi. And, when we finally get one, there are at least 350 people in line behind us...total chaos.
Back at camp, we have a few beers and nurse our wounds. Our Alabama neighbors are very gracious in victory. This is in stark contrast to the childish comments that we see later from our in-state rivals from "State".
So...soon we battered and bruised Wolverines head off to bed to sleep the sleep of the defeated.
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