Sic 'Em in San Antonio

This post is LONG overdue!  We had such a great time at the Alamo Bowl on December 29th.  If you remember, this bowl game was a huge reason for our decision to travel to Texas for the holidays.  Baylor's football team is finally a top contender, and I just had to see RG3 play this year.  

My parents spent Christmas in Florida with my brother and his family, and they flew back to San Antonio on the day of the game.  They hit some terrible traffic getting to the airport, and we were so worried they would miss their flight and ultimately miss the game.  Thankfully they made their flight, and they flew into San Antonio late that afternoon.  We met up with them, headed out to dinner and then downtown to the Alamodome for the game.

My Dad had gotten us such GREAT seats, and I was thrilled to be up close and personal to all the action.  About 30 minutes to kick off they brought out the Heisman trophy right in front of our seats.  It caused quite a bit of commotion on the field, and my Dad leaned over the railing to get this shot.

Just then a guy on the field offered to get a picture for my Dad, and so my Dad handed his phone on down.  And that's how we got this amazing picture...

Mathis was pretty excited to be this close to the trophy.  They didn't move it anywhere else on the field, and we thought it was so cool that it happened to be right in front of our seats.  It was definitely a neat moment of the game.

Laura (my college roommate) drove down from Dallas to go to the game.  She hadn't been to any games this season yet either, and she couldn't miss out on the bowl action. :)  We've been to quite a few Baylor football games together, but this one definitely topped them all.

There was definitely a lot of American and Texan pride going on at this game.  The stadium was packed with Baylor fans, and we certainly outnumbered the Washington fans.

The game was completely nuts.  It had a lot of high and low moments.  While I didn't enjoy the nerve wracking moments, it was definitely a thrill to be there.  And the ending made it all worth it.

We love you RG3 -- thanks for everything you've done for the Baylor Nation!!!!

We stayed for the award ceremony, and it was an awesome feeling to hear everyone singing "That Good Old Baylor Line".  Art Briles said something about how far the team has come, and the old days (of loosing games and being terrible) are gone.  I'm so proud of Baylor -- win or loose -- but it's certainly nice to see us winning! 

I'm so grateful we got to be at this game, and I'm definitely excited for next year.  Baylor could have a new football stadium by 2014, and I just have a feeling that things are going to be good for awhile.  I really hope they can keep building their program, and the Big 12 can remain a strong division.

 Sic 'em Bears!!!!