Tag: football

Thanks to Roger S., took in my very first Philadelphia Eagles game, and watched as the Eagles squeaked out a 27-24 victory over the Redskins.

The weather was awesome, a warm (upper 50’s is not too bad for the end of November) and sunny 1:00 PM afternoon game, and Roger’s season tickets in the end zone are pretty darn good.  The picture over there was taken on an Eagles scoring drive with my BlackBerry Storm – click on the picture to see it full size, the resolution is not too bad.)  I’ve attended my share of Penn State games in Happy Valley, Rutgers games in Piscataway, Temple games at the Vet, and even some old Philadelphia Stars games out at U of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Field, but have always enjoyed college football more than pro games.  I love watching Big Ten schools like PSU, Ohio State and Michigan, and the excitement of the college game atmosphere, and always thought of pro ball as too much of a big machine, but I have to admit I had a great time at the Eagles game.  The fans in our section were all well behaved, and even getting in and out of the Linc was pretty easy.  I would definitely go again if given the opportunity.

In a weird turn of events, Jay’s 8 year old daughter was competing in the NFL Pass, Punt and Kick competition team Championship, and was announced on-field before the start of the game.  She did not advance to the National Final round of competition, but it was still pretty cool for us old friends to still be hanging out together after over 35 years, as our friend’s daughter is now old enough to play football drills at an Eagles game.