Richard and I attended our third college football game today. It was an "away" game at Sacred Heart University, another "Catholic" college. It was about an hour drive for us.
The weather was weird. Last week, we baked in the sun. So this week, because it was sunny again, we prepared for hot weather and left our jackets in the car. Mistake! The Visitors stands were located in the shade and it was very COOL in the shade. The Home stands were on the opposite side of the field in the sun. It was so hot in the sun, that the home fans were shedding their clothes and coming over to the shade of the Blue Devils. Meanwhile, we were freezing. How ironic.
Our football team must have felt us shivering because they were not hot at all. The Pioneers whooped the Blue Devils 59-36. Even though it wasn't very far to travel, our marching band, dance team, and cheer leaders did not attend. The SHU marching band put on a spiffy half-time show including the Michael Jackson song, "Thriller" which included a break where all the participants (including their flag line, dancers, and cheer leaders) were moon-walking.
The food was disappointing. They pre-cooked the hotdogs on the grill and then wrapped them in foil. So they were basically cold by the time we ate them. They shut the refreshment stand down shortly after half-time too. It felt good to get out of the shade at half-time and soak in the sun.
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| Chapel of the Holy Spirit (at Sacred Heart University). |
After we left, we drove down the street and stopped at St. Margaret's Shrine (see separate post).
Links:
http://www.sacredheart.edu/
http://www.sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-footbl/2013-14/boxscores/20131012_1vme.xml
http://www.sacredheart.edu/faithservice/chapeloftheholyspirit/