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So a couple of days ago, we get this package in the mail at my office, from OU. Since it wasn't addressed to our department, my boss opens it up. Turns out it's 4 tickets to the Big 12 championship game, plus a parking pass.

After asking around, my boss figures these are probably meant for the owner of our company, and gets them over to him.

So on Thursday, with the weather being completely shitty with ice and snow, and still snowing, I decide to go into work an hour early, knowing everything at my work is going to be moved up because of the conditions.

Best intuition I've ever had in my life.

About 10 minutes after I'm at my desk, the owner of the company is walking around in our department. So I said hello and joked, "Hey, got an extra ticket to the game on Saturday?"

Him: "Well, I can't go, so somebody needs to take them. haha."

My boss is on the phone and the owner waited a second, before heading into another office. Dude comes back a few minutes later and says to my boss, "Hey, I can't go to the game this Saturday, do you want to go?"

My boss (an '86 OU grad and HUGE fan): "Oh, I wish I could, but my wife would kill me if I took off this weekend."

So then the owner of the company walks over to me.

"You want to go to game?"

Me: "Uh ... yeah! I'd love to go!"

Him: "Here's 4 tickets. We (he and his family) can't make it."

Me:

"Thanks. ... Thank you!" :D :D :D :D

Him: "Have fun." :)

Turns out the tickets are in section 118, row 22.




My gf works in retail and she can't go. (holiday cheer, etc.) So, I call my mom, who is a HUGE sports fan and has never even been to Arrowhead before, nor had tickets this good to any of the Packers or OU games she's been to (neither have I) ... and both of us are bound for KC on Saturday morning.

Truman is going to be our host, and tail-gating coordinator. RACK him. A friend of his who is a huge OU fan will also join us.

We got 10.5 inches of snow here last night, in addition to the 2 inches of freezing rain and sleet the day before, and I was really worried I might not be able to make it up ... but the sun came out today and the roads are surprisingly in decent shape. My mom's driving up from OKC as I type this and should be here any minute.

It's going to be cold, but fuck it. I'm bringing 10 layers and am going to take in every moment of this experience.

This is going to be EPCOT.

I will represent, Sooner Fan.

Out.

Outstanding story. Rack it and have fun.

Nice score. Great seats.

Going with your mom? RACK that I guess.
Which one of you will be the designated driver?


Have fun. I'll be pulling a float in the local Christmas Parade.

Mikey wrote:Nice score. Great seats.

Going with your mom? RACK that I guess.
Which one of you will be the designated driver?


Have fun. I'll be pulling a float in the local Christmas Parade.

Ironically, she is the former director of the Christmas parade in Shawnee, Okla., the largest Christmas parade in the state -- at least at that time.

She's cool, and will probably have a few beers while tailgating tomorrow evening. Just got here a few minutes ago, after a 3-hour drive from OKC, which normally takes about half that time, thanks to idiots.

I'll be driving, btw.

I asked other relatives and friends if they wanted to go ... all said no, because it was going to be "too cold" or because they had other commitments.

Me:

'sall good though. It's not my fault people don't want to take advantage of free, field-level 50-yard-line seats of OU-Neb.

Will do, bro, although the Arrowhead crew is generally pretty meticulous, especially with the Dr. Pepper crew rolling into town to kick ass and take names.

I imagine it's going to be pretty weird for Callahan, though, being that the last time he was in that stadium, I believe, he was coaching the Raiders and was welcomed by a throng of boos, to say the least.

This time, from what I've heard, there should be a 3-1 ~ 3-2 ratio cheering for him. I'll be in the minority, but will be making up for it with my voice. :)

No, my friends, this will not be a Chiefs game from our perspective ... no "FIRST DOWN!!!" by the crowd after the PA announcer's cue ... no sea of red and yellow, only a sea of red and crimson and white, and no scantilly clad cheerleaders, but, it IS OU-NEB.

Thanks, 88. I'll gather bits of sleet under the seats if need be. :)

rack the trip brah.

Have fun right up 'till the final gun.
Be safe.
Rack mom...Packer fan?
She still married?
Oh btw, I'm thinkin' you'll not see a 3~2 ratio...just sayin'

Came in a hour early on a treacherous day? You deserve it, man. Rack you and your boss and I hope you have a great time and a safe trip.

I'll be freezing and screaming right along side you, RadioFan.

Section 227, Row 1, Seats 3&4. Me and the Mrs.

Feels like Christmas Eve right now...

War Stoops wrote:Section 227, Row 1, Seats 3&4. Me and the Mrs.

Got it down, brah. I'll try to make my way over there, around halftime. I'll likely be wearing a black KC Chiefs or red OU knit over my ears, with a red hoodie sweatshirt.

I'd PM you my cell, only I don't own one.

Send Truman a PM with yours if you get there early! He's in charge of the tailgating, like I said.

right on RF.

Enjoy the game, should be a great one!

Thats cool, RF. Enjoy!

Enjoy.

But let me get this straight...

-You go into work early.
-You ask the owner of the co. if he's got an extra ticket.
-He laughs in your face and says that he can't go and has gotta give them to someone.
-He turns from you, ignores you, and within earshot of you immediately asks YOUR boss if he wants them.
-Your boss says no.
-Owner grudgingly turns to the redheaded stepchild and asks if you want them.

Yes, you get to go, but you win how?

Ken wrote:Enjoy.

But let me get this straight...

-You go into work early.
-You ask the owner of the co. if he's got an extra ticket.
-He laughs in your face and says that he can't go and has gotta give them to someone.
-He turns from you, ignores you, and within earshot of you immediately asks YOUR boss if he wants them.
-Your boss says no.
-Owner grudgingly turns to the redheaded stepchild and asks if you want them.

Yes, you get to go, but you win how?

He gets to go to the game today.

He wins because after the game/outcome

He wont' turn into you after "Dorthy" clicks her heels twice.

...and I'm not just talking about being a homosexual.

Kenny, if we changed your name to "Bruce", would it really make your post's less gay or irreverent?

You could be the worst poster I've ever seen on the internets.

Make sure you listen to the Backdoor Boys on the way to the stadium. :wink:

Ken wrote:Enjoy.

But let me get this straight...

-You go into work early.
-You ask the owner of the co. if he's got an extra ticket.
-He laughs in your face and says that he can't go and has gotta give them to someone.
-He turns from you, ignores you, and within earshot of you immediately asks YOUR boss if he wants them.
-Your boss says no.
-Owner grudgingly turns to the redheaded stepchild and asks if you want them.

Yes, you get to go, but you win how?

'cause he got the tickets, dipshit. Sometimes the outcome IS important. Like the outcome of your parents having sex. It was important because 9 months later we had one of the greatest Tard Case Studies ever created, and it's enabling us, every single day, to do more and more research, and, hopefully, someday, if you keep posting, we'll discover a way to cure this board of this terrible disease known as TTS, or Talking Tard Syndrome. Symptoms include:

• Being named "Ken." What, did Barbie divorce you?
• Posting on the college football board when you obviously know nothing about the sport, or even the other posters on the board... (This is alternately referred to as "Van-itis.")
• Not having a take, AND sucking, often in the same post.
• Posting "takes" that make even Trex, Babs, and Jon say, "Damn, this guy's a fuckin' idiot."
• Being completely unaware of all of the above, and, in your own eyes, seeing yourself as a quality poster. Denial is often associated with the latter stages of this illness...

Just remember. It's not too late to get help. Take a stand today. STOP hitting reply. The world will become a better place for it....

Asshat.

the_ouskull

Rack the windfall RF.

Good luck tonight.

Listen here, idiots.
Did RF score some good tix? Hell yes. Did I imply he didn't? Hell no. What I implied... no check that... outright stated was that he didn't score them in quite the glamorous way in which he thinks he did.

RF: Hey owner... got some tix you can spare for the game this weekend?

Owner: Yeah, 4. Actually, I can't make the game. Oh hey, Jim over there on the phone... wanna go to the game? I got four tix.

Yeah, I'd feel REEEEEAL good about scoring 'em that way.

So, the pussyphobes of the group here can continue w/their little pile on that includes the usual cookie cutter or weak smack (yeah, skully, my REAL name is Ken :areyoukiddingme?: ). Knock yerselves out. But the fact remains that the owner of RF's company may as well have taken RF's stapler from his cubicle and fist-stapled a 'loser' sign to his forehead.

First of all, the fact that you CHOSE a name as lame as "Ken," since it's not your real name and all, is pretty fuckin' revealing. Second, who the shit CARES how he got them? They're free, they're between the 40's, and they're 22 rows up, which is enough to see the whole field, but not so far that you can't see details. In other words, they're the perfect tickets to the best game on today. Only a real dipshit (read: YOU) would give a fuck HOW he got them. What you're really concerned with is that you made a joke that you thought was going to regale and nobody gave a fuck. Now you've painted yourself into the corner that everybody else is pissing in. Good luck though.

the_ouskull

Perhaps the owner has a closer relationship with RF's boss, golf buddies and whatsuch, and wanted to offer them to him first, knowing he's an OU grad.

In short, shut up Ken.

RadioFan wrote: Send Truman a PM with yours if you get there early! He's in charge of the tailgating, like I said.

If Scott turns out to be Tru's "friend" and he shows up toting a camera... RUN!

Seriously, hope you bring a camera and get some good pics to show off here.

Truman does a superb tail-gate, so even if the game doesn't turn out how you hoped, you're bound to have a great time.

Rack the score. I'll bet scalpers could get $300 minimum out of those seats.

Was out doing some shopping today, and there were NU fans everywhere, and I even saw a few OU fans as well. Being as how I live in the Northland, I was surprised to see any on this side of town. Figured they'd all be staying on the southern fringes. There's probably not a hotel or motel room available with-in 50 miles of KC this week-end.

War Wagon wrote:

RadioFan wrote: Send Truman a PM with yours if you get there early! He's in charge of the tailgating, like I said.

If Scott turns out to be Tru's "friend" and he shows up toting a camera... RUN!

Bwa!


Dave, I made you famous and all you do is bitch, bitch, bitch

Got back home about an hour ago ... had to watch the Chiefs ... lose in OT. :x



What an incredible experience.

We got up to Truman's place about 3:30 after navigating construction and half-plowed roads on the Will Rogers Turnpike (I think I used my entire vat of washer fluid on the way up) from Tulsa to Missouri. Missouri, btw, does a hell of a lot better job clearing their roads than Oklahoma. We chilled at Truman's place for a few minutes, then started the layering process, before loading stuff up into his car for the tailgate.

We arrived at Arrowhead and got situated about 5 p.m. There were already several thousand people there when we arrived, many of them tailgating, despite the 20ish-degreee temps. Husker Fan was EVERYWHERE, with an OU Fan here and there. They said on the radio that of the 80,000 or so at the stadium, about 60,000 were going to be Nebraska fans. I believe it. There were at least that many, if not more.

Wags wrote:Truman does a superb tail-gate, so even if the game doesn't turn out how you hoped, you're bound to have a great time.

^^^ And how.

Truman isn't just an experienced tailgater, dude is a freaking maestro, who should be teaching it to the rest of us. He had the portable table, grill and charcoal chimney, portable gas grill, and everything else one would need for an outdoor epic feast. Our fare was comprised of barbecued chicken wings, cheese soup, Italian sausage with grilled onions and peppers, boulevard wheat and other assorted beers, and cinnamon schnapps (red hot, or something -- whatever it was -- it warmed us up damn well, along with that cheese soup). We had people coming up from all over the parking lot asking "When is it ready? What are you cooking? Damn that smells good!" And it was. Truman was the Lot E Wolfgang Puck, cooking away, with one course after the other. Damn, it was awesome grub.

And just as we were finishing chowing down, it was time to start heading toward the stadium, and Truman had that spread broken down and packed up in what seemed like minutes. I was taking mental notes on the pure efficiency of it. He and I took a few more schnapps shots, then a customary beer for the stadium walk-up.

We couldn't have timed it any better. By the time we were walking down the asile, toward our seats, we stopped for the National Anthem. Right at that moment, we got far enough inside to where the entire inside of the stadium -- packed to the gills -- opened up before us. Then when the anthem finished, the crowd just absolutely roared and fireworks went off. Damn, it would have given me chills even it was 100 degrees and not 20. Fucking AWESOME.

Now don't get me wrong, it was cold as fuck, but we were prepared, for the most part. On top, I had on a T-shirt, long-sleeved underwear, a turtle-neck, another T-shirt, a wool turtle-neck sweater, one of those padded jean jackets and a hooded sweatshirt on. I also had on two pairs of long underwear, jeans and cotton and wool socks. Only my feet got cold toward the end of the game, and even then, it wasn't as bad as a during a few other times I had been skiing. I thought there would be no way I would need all of that stuff on, but I'm glad I brought it. Actually, though, it was colder tailgating out in the parking lot (at least until we ate and broke out the schnapps) than it was in the stadium, which seemed cozy by comparison.

As to the game itself, most of you saw it, so I won't to rehash, other than that the entire crowd was standing for every single play.

Big Racks to Husker Fan. Though there were a few idiots -- like everywhere -- most of those I talked with were incredibly gracious and respected the hell out of this game and rivalry. They also were very happy USC lost. :D The stadium announcer never said anything about it, which is what I was waiting for -- just so I could hear the ENTIRE stadium roar, and not just parts of it. They only flashed several other games on the scoreboard.

As a collective crowd, NU Fan also were loud as Fuck. It was good for OU that they took the lead first, so early. It shocked the majority of crowd, to say the least. That place would have been a zoo had NU gotten ahead that early.

Truman brought his son, a good kid, whom I think had as much fun as I did. We were doing high-fives most of the game. I think I may have turned him into an OU Fan. :twisted:

My mom has no voice today.

All and all, a fantastic time.

I'm probably going to buy a card for the owner of my company thanking him again for giving me the tickets.

Sorry, bros, neither Truman nor I brought a camera. I wish one of us had ... my only regret.

RadioFan wrote:Got back home about an hour ago ... had to watch the Chiefs ... lose in OT. :x

No shit. I'm still pissed. Nothing depresses me more than a Chiefs loss. Slowly dying over here.

What an incredible experience.

Rack the report, RF.

I swear, just listening on the tube, that stadium sounded louder at times than even for a Chiefs game. Did my heart proud to see that sucker overflowing to the rafters that way.

awesome. great read.