Game 1: vs Central Arkansas

WE WON!!!! Ole Miss 1-0

(I couldn't wait to write that part)

I'm so glad we won the game. Ole Miss had not won a home opener since 2009 . . . wow. And right now we're undefeated :o)

Before the game was a very crucial part--GROVING! Charlie and I began setting up at 7:30 a.m.--yes, kickoff wasn't until 6:00 p.m.--I wasn't kidding when I said we were serious Ole Miss fans.

Here are some pictures taken before the game that were not posted under WE ARE HERE!!! 

 

This was one of several offerings at our tent: pork tenderloin sandwiches. Charlie made them, and they were delicious! These will soon be famous sandwiches. A lady from the Athletic Department photographed and filmed a lot of features of our tent, but these sandwiches got extra attention. She filmed me 5+ times taking the cover off of them. She said that Ole Miss Athletics was using more social media to promote the school and that she would be making videos for YouTube. So supposedly these sandwiches will be in a YouTube video in a few weeks. If I find the video, I'll post it.

 



Here are Charlie and I with our great friends Cole and Megan McCarty. They are expecting a little Rebel, Miss Mary Leighton, in November. If you saw the menu for today's game the "Cole's Crackers" came from this guy. Their family are also life-long Rebels and they have a pretty sweet tailgating operation in the Circle.

 

 

Our tent is just off of the main walk-way through the Grove, "The Walk of Champions." Charlie took this picture of the massive crowd waiting for "Walk-Through." Two hours before the game the football team and coaches walk down the Walk of Champions where fans show their support by shouting Hotty Toddy and highfiving players. This was Coach Freeze's first walk-through as head coach.

 

 

 

Here is offensive liner Terrell Brown; at 6'10" 385lbs you can tell he enjoyed having everyone reach his high-five. At least he was nice enough to not extend his arms up the entire way. Here is his complete player profile.

 

 

 

The crowd at the game was great!! I only have pictures of pre-game stadium but the "white-out" looked awesome and there were more 50,000 in attendance. Here was the team leaving the field after warm-up.

 





I'm also glad to say that when the team ran out to begin the game, they did not suffer a fate similar to MSU's.
What to do:

What NOT to do:

 

I know I shouldn't laugh . . .

 

 

We had a great time, and we stayed for the ENTIRE game. It's sad that Ole Miss fans tend the leave the game early for one of four reasons: 1) we are so far behind they can't watch anymore; 2) we are so far ahead that the other team can't come back; 3) we want to get back to the Grove to open the tent before the crowd gets there; or 4) we want to beat traffic. Yes, in the past I've been guilty of these offenses, but not this year!