Sunday, September 18, 2005
I Love USC Football
Every once in a while, I’ll get sad and wish I had decided to go to school closer to home. This is usually when I’m missing Inima (and last year when I would miss First...who I really need to think of a nastier name for, because I hate him...but that’s not the topic of this blog, so we’ll put a pin in that for now). However, the majority of the time, I love USC so much and can’t imagine how I could possibly ever have been happy if I hadn’t have come here. Yesterday was definitely one of those days.
USC Football has started again and yesterday was our first home game. I started the day off by going to the bookstore to buy a Reggie Bush jersey (in children’s size...it’s cheaper that way) and then later on went to a tailgate with the Knights. I had a lovely time drinking with my friends, and painting the boys cardinal. :) Then on to the Coliseum where I get to spend time with my Helenes before the game starts, and then once it begins, I get to watch our team work their magic. Now, because I am a Helene and go to the stadium early to put all the pom poms out in the student section, I get to sit in the front row on the 50 yard line, so basically the football players (and of course Petey!) are basically right in front of me. Good times.
Yesterday was also awesome because, my Big Sis, Kimi, who graduated last year came to the game and I can’t describe how happy I was to see her. I nearly knocked her over with the hug I gave her.
Then, to make the night truly complete, in the final quarter when our second string was in, Reggie was standing on the bench and basically just 20 feet in front of me. So I yell, “Reggie!” But he doesn’t react. The girls see what I am trying to do and we decide to all yell for him at once, so we count to three then about 10 of us yell, “REGGIE” and he turns, looks embarrassed, smiles and waves. And I swear to God, I actually got weak in the knees. Like I literally could not stand and I was shaking with excitement. I cannot describe the crush I have on this boy. Besides being the most amazing football player ever (I mean, if you’ve never seen a USC football game, you have to see one, because the things this boy can do is amazing. If he’s given an inch, a centimeter even, he will break through and run across the whole field for a touch down. I’ve seen him break through 4 possible tackles in a row, I’ve seen him show that not only can he receive and rush, but he can pass as well, anybody who has an appreciation for football would be in love with Reggie) but he’s SO modest. There are many amazing football players on our team, but, in my experience, most of them are cocky bastards. Reggie always comes off as very modest. I have seen him just look so disappointed in himself when he messes up (which, let’s face it, is a rare occurrence) and when he does something amazing, he doesn’t seem to even realize how amazing it was. Even when we called out to him, he had this look on his face like, “Why do you want to get my attention?” He doesn’t realize how much everyone loves him. There are times where the entire stadium will be chanting his name, and still he doesn’t seem to get that he is the biggest deal there is. So yes, Reggie smiling and waving at me (and of course the rest of the girls as well) ranks among the greatest moments of my life.
And that is why I love USC football. :)
Every once in a while, I’ll get sad and wish I had decided to go to school closer to home. This is usually when I’m missing Inima (and last year when I would miss First...who I really need to think of a nastier name for, because I hate him...but that’s not the topic of this blog, so we’ll put a pin in that for now). However, the majority of the time, I love USC so much and can’t imagine how I could possibly ever have been happy if I hadn’t have come here. Yesterday was definitely one of those days.
USC Football has started again and yesterday was our first home game. I started the day off by going to the bookstore to buy a Reggie Bush jersey (in children’s size...it’s cheaper that way) and then later on went to a tailgate with the Knights. I had a lovely time drinking with my friends, and painting the boys cardinal. :) Then on to the Coliseum where I get to spend time with my Helenes before the game starts, and then once it begins, I get to watch our team work their magic. Now, because I am a Helene and go to the stadium early to put all the pom poms out in the student section, I get to sit in the front row on the 50 yard line, so basically the football players (and of course Petey!) are basically right in front of me. Good times.
Yesterday was also awesome because, my Big Sis, Kimi, who graduated last year came to the game and I can’t describe how happy I was to see her. I nearly knocked her over with the hug I gave her.
Then, to make the night truly complete, in the final quarter when our second string was in, Reggie was standing on the bench and basically just 20 feet in front of me. So I yell, “Reggie!” But he doesn’t react. The girls see what I am trying to do and we decide to all yell for him at once, so we count to three then about 10 of us yell, “REGGIE” and he turns, looks embarrassed, smiles and waves. And I swear to God, I actually got weak in the knees. Like I literally could not stand and I was shaking with excitement. I cannot describe the crush I have on this boy. Besides being the most amazing football player ever (I mean, if you’ve never seen a USC football game, you have to see one, because the things this boy can do is amazing. If he’s given an inch, a centimeter even, he will break through and run across the whole field for a touch down. I’ve seen him break through 4 possible tackles in a row, I’ve seen him show that not only can he receive and rush, but he can pass as well, anybody who has an appreciation for football would be in love with Reggie) but he’s SO modest. There are many amazing football players on our team, but, in my experience, most of them are cocky bastards. Reggie always comes off as very modest. I have seen him just look so disappointed in himself when he messes up (which, let’s face it, is a rare occurrence) and when he does something amazing, he doesn’t seem to even realize how amazing it was. Even when we called out to him, he had this look on his face like, “Why do you want to get my attention?” He doesn’t realize how much everyone loves him. There are times where the entire stadium will be chanting his name, and still he doesn’t seem to get that he is the biggest deal there is. So yes, Reggie smiling and waving at me (and of course the rest of the girls as well) ranks among the greatest moments of my life.
And that is why I love USC football. :)
