Sunday, January 15, 2012

B1G Championship Game, Outback Bowl and a brand new year!

Well I've been remiss in udating my blog for the past 6 weeks. It's been due to extremely busy schedules and life however. I have a few great pics from the B1G champ game and what a game it was even though the ending was not how we had envisioned. What a team this 2011 Spartan Football team has been! First ever Legends division champions and a moment away from being a repeat B1G championship team. They played their hearts out and they are champions in my mind. End of December had us traveling to the Outback bowl in Tampa for one of the most exciting games I've ever witnessed. We finally seal a bowl win in the books against an excellent championship SEC team in Georgia.


front row seats at Lucas Oil stadium in Indy for the champ game! What a great venue for this game!


coaches gathering for pre-game prayer






Coach Hoke ready to go




Off to the Outback bowl and a fabulous luncheon for Coaches wives and daughters at Roy's with luau and great Polynesian dancers and live music




Team bowling night at Splitsville was a blast. A couple of our favorite GA's, Freddie, Billy and Nick


Jen bowling with her wild socks



Jen with 2 of my favorite guys, Nick Hill and Leveon Bell



Jen got all of the seniors to sign her Outback bowl football



Gonna really miss BJ Cunningham



Outback bowl beach day at Clearwater beach


Sarah Huffman


Enjoying a little R&R with hubby


some of the players, specifically O line guys, decided to play chicken in the ocean although I can't imagine why!





very cool sand sculpture


Jen with Keshawn. Yup that's pretty much his usual expression! haha!



And then my favorite "slappy" Chris D Rucker



Jen with Blake


Look at that. Pickleman can actually smile!


we all know who this is...


and this...


OK so Jerel isn't a senior but I had a feeling it would be the last we would see him. She got pics with all of the seniors but too many to post here


Finally it's gameday. With my best Spartan football bud Liz


Jen is rocking her Sparty spirit




Here they come!




our superstar Will





and poor BJ was swarmed by at least 2 Georgia defenders all day!



crazy Drew with Pops


we finally get to celebrate a WIN!!


Triple OT!!


guys finally get to celebrate a BOWL WIN!!



Nick Hill is one of my faves and a great RB!


celebrating in the locker room. No I did NOT take these pics!! :-)









Pic of us taken from the field after the WIN and yes those are our seats!
 Great to sit close when you WIN!


and my last goodbye with BJ! Gonna miss him!


It was another awesome and exciting year of Spartan football. I'm happy that we can finally have a breather and have some great vacations planned, both couple and family trips. 

Happy New Year!!





























Thursday, December 1, 2011

Baby it's cold outside...

Well last weekend's road trip to Northwestern officially ended our regular season for football. It was cold and rainy and let me tell you THIS girl is very happy that the B1G championship game this weekend is indoors!!! My niece Laura was here for Thanksgiving break from her freshman year at UNC Chapel Hill. It was great having her and she appreciated going to a "real" football game! Sorry Carolina fans...



Just arrived at the stadium in time for the rain. Here with my good friend Katie Schoenwolf, Laura, Jen and Drew



me with my great friend Chet Tetta (former National Sales director at Genentech and now in the same role at Celgene), his main squeeze Katie, Drew and Jen




Awwww


in front of Spartan Football truck. Can you tell that my only Spartan rain gear belongs to my hubby? i.e. XXL hahaha! I think I have 3 layers on underneath and was still freezing!





post game after the great win!








there's Coach Hoke


then we came home and this is what we woke up to yesterday!!






8 inches of snow! It was beautiful and the kids had their first snow day!



Murphy is less than thrilled however when trying to find a place to go to the bathroom. Corgis and short legs and deep snow do not mix...



Off to the B1GFCG in Indianapolis this weekend! Despite being a 10 point underdog and not ONE SINGLE sports pundit has picked us to win.... I believe we will come home victorious with a championship trophy and a trip to Pasadena! Here's hoping anyway...

Stay tuned and as always...


GO GREEN!!!