Boston College Tailgate Wrap Up
“Into the Unknown”
By Bob W.
Overall:
Like pioneers entering the wilderness, not knowing what lays ahead, the skeleton D7 crew headed into the unknown, being amongst the first fans in history to partake in the first indoor tailgate in the history of mankind! Oh it was weird at first, standing around with 10 other Terps fans wondering if we really were allowed in the bar that early, but within 30 minutes it was evident we were in the right place at the right time, as the crowd in red quickly grew from a score, to a packed house. And though there were no drinking games, (the quest to finish the pitcher of Long Island Ice Tea was really more of a challenge than a game per se) it was still good times all around.
Highlight:
The highlight of the trip obviously was having our own place to tailgate. Granted it was in a basement and we didn’t have the table, or the grill, or any games to play, but it still felt like a Maryland Football game. The basement was packed and everyone was excited and looking forward to the game. I don’t know if it was the all the positive energy in the place, but at 11:00 with people singing, and carrying on, it started to feel like we were going to win this game. Oh if only the football team had such a pre-game!
Tailgate Lowlight:
As great a time as we had, there was most certainly a low light. Though we got to drink at 9:00 am as opposed to 11:00 am, which was the original opening time, what about the hours from 6-9:00?? We were stone sober! Now maybe that was our own fault. After talking with some other Terps fans it turned out you can drink on the Metro in Boston and it doesn’t take much to turn a Dunkin Donut Coffee into an Irish Coffee, but for those of us use to the strict DC Metro rules, we were too stunned with the freedom of food and beverage to capitalize.
The “Save the Terrapin” Drive:
Due to
logistical reasons the STT tin did not make the trip to Beantown. We are
looking to finishing out the regular season on November 25. With the current
pace of collections we should finish with twice the amount of our original
goal. Because of that, I don’t think it will be necessary to continue the
charity drive any further. After the Wake game, save your change for the Bowl
Game! I will look into the best way for us to use our money, whether we should
make one lump donation or two separate. My hope is to maximize the amount of
people that could go to a turtle release since this fund raising effort owes a
lot to a lot of different people. I will most certainly keep everyone posted.
So lets go out there, beat Wake and see if we can’t raise 32 more dollars to
save 20 Terrapins in 2006!
Tailgate MVP:
I really thought he might blow it for a second or two. J started a rumor that Chris was bar crawling all afternoon and wasn’t going to be able to pick us up at the airport. But deep down I knew we could count on him, afterall how many times does he get to host an away tailgate? So with little surprise, Chris gets the BC Tailgate MVP along with Megan who graciously and basically gave up her house and all her privacy for 2 whole days of drinking.
Chris also helped set up the outing at Roggies which was EXTREMELY important to the whole trip. In the communist hold-out known as Chestnut Hill, finding a tailgating spot for out of towners is a tough thing to do, but Chris as was able to convince the owner of Roggies that we could come strong enough to make it worth their while to open 2 hours early. From the amount of business I saw on Saturday, the Terps may have set up a nice home away from home for future BC match ups.
Honorable Mention:
Just like a kindergarten field day, everyone who showed up in Boston gets a prize, well an honorable mention at least. UNLIKE kindergarten, showing up for this one was a bit tougher than just standing at the bus stop. So Congratulations to Megan, Lee, Bob, Kristin, Jason, Jen, and J. Though the gods of football weren’t very kind, the tailgating deities more than made up for it.
Well that’s it for the Boston Trip. A good drinking experience ruined by some tough breaks on the grid iron, but fear not. Though the schedule says we only play one more game, the Bowl committees say otherwise, so sit back and relax and remember the D-7 curse has been lifted!!