Go Dawgs!

Saturday September 1st marked the start of Husky football season with the very first home game against the SDSU Aztecs. Clint had some friends coming up from Portland for it, so we jumped on the bandwagon with them ahead of time to purchase tickets in a big group so we could all sit together.

It turned out to be a perfect day for an outdoor game, even though it didn't start till 7:30p, but that just gave us more time to enjoy the weather tailgating. The game scene is a little different this year while the new Husky stadium is being built. Games are being played at the Clink which means tailgating is a little more spread out around the SODO area, but the husky spirit is still the same.

That afternoon, Clint and I took the bus from my place down to south side of the stadium to meet up with the rest of our friends. Matt and Gemma who recently purchased an adorable T@B trailer got there early to scope out a spot and get us all set up. When we arrived, we jumped right into the festivities amongst the other tailgaters.

T@B!

Clint and I

checking out the other tailgates

Matt & Duane showing up in style

Baby Lochlan - Dad is a Husky and Mom is an Aztec

Phi Pool boys

stow away

After tailgating, we headed towards the stadium around 7p to make it to kick off. Clint and I didn't get too far when we were sidetracked by friends hanging out at the Pyramid beer garden. We stepped in for a bit, had a beer, visited, then were on our way again. This meant we missed kick off, but when did Clint or I become real football fans anyway? We found all our friends once we made it to our seats, and enjoyed the game from there. The game wasn't entirely entertaining, but at least we were winning.

view from the Clink

sea of purple

nerds at halftime

After the 4th quarter started, Clint and I decided to leave in order to make the last bus back to West Seattle. We had a pretty good lead, plus it was also getting late, so we didn't feel too bad about missing the end. As we waited for the bus just outside the stadium, we could hear cheering and assumed that meant our first win!

So far I don't have any other tickets to games, but am hoping to make it out to a couple more to root on the Dawgs!