Sunday
Oct172010
I'm an Alien
Sunday, October 17, 2010 at 3:49AM
I'm a legal alien. But I am in Madison, and not New York. Being an alien, such a negative, unfriendly, unwelcoming term, sure makes filling out tax forms for my new job hard. Orientation went well, seems like a fun job. But who knows if I filled in the tax forms correctly, whether I was a 1 or a 0, or maybe I had to put a 2... etc etc. As long as I get me some money, I suppose it doesn't matter too much.
I may be an alien, but I have taken up one homegrown love. Football. More specifically, Badger football. What a day today was. Wisconsin faced the number one college football team in the country, Ohio State. Once again, Madison was thriving with anticipation. Alumni travelled in, Buckeye (Ohio State) fans attempted to slip down State Street unnoticed. Being a night time game, supporters had all day to rally themselves for the match.
And Madison is famous for its gameday parties, being the number one party school in the country. The pier/garden in front of our apartment building was jammed full of badger fans, drinking the afternoon away, dancing around to an eclectic mix of pop songs. They certainly had fun, judging by the mess they left behind.
The game was an even bigger event, because ESPN was broadcasting live, and had brought their famous gameday morning show, filmed at 8am out at Camp Randall. Many students were up early, keen to be on this show.
And boy, what a game it was. Opening images showcased what the commentators described as one of the top college towns in the country, and Wisconsin players demonstrated why the Badgers are one of the top football teams. Going up against an unbeaten Ohio State, a team the Badgers hadn't defeated since 2004, the stakes were high. And our guys stepped it up, and showed Ohio what Bucky is made of. A touchdown from the opening kick set things off for the night, and though things got tense in the third quarter, we held our nerve and came through to beat the number one team 31-18. Success, the first time Wisconsin has beaten a number one ranked team since 1981. Jubilation erupted in the stadium and across the city. Hundreds of fans invaded the field to cheer the players who made this happen. Congratulations guys.
Well done Bucky! We sure showed those Buckeyes. I mean, what the heck is a Buckeye anyway!?!
A breed of chicken originating in Ohio since you ask. Not that their mascot looks anything like a chicken.
I may be an alien, but I have taken up one homegrown love. Football. More specifically, Badger football. What a day today was. Wisconsin faced the number one college football team in the country, Ohio State. Once again, Madison was thriving with anticipation. Alumni travelled in, Buckeye (Ohio State) fans attempted to slip down State Street unnoticed. Being a night time game, supporters had all day to rally themselves for the match.
And Madison is famous for its gameday parties, being the number one party school in the country. The pier/garden in front of our apartment building was jammed full of badger fans, drinking the afternoon away, dancing around to an eclectic mix of pop songs. They certainly had fun, judging by the mess they left behind.
The game was an even bigger event, because ESPN was broadcasting live, and had brought their famous gameday morning show, filmed at 8am out at Camp Randall. Many students were up early, keen to be on this show.
And boy, what a game it was. Opening images showcased what the commentators described as one of the top college towns in the country, and Wisconsin players demonstrated why the Badgers are one of the top football teams. Going up against an unbeaten Ohio State, a team the Badgers hadn't defeated since 2004, the stakes were high. And our guys stepped it up, and showed Ohio what Bucky is made of. A touchdown from the opening kick set things off for the night, and though things got tense in the third quarter, we held our nerve and came through to beat the number one team 31-18. Success, the first time Wisconsin has beaten a number one ranked team since 1981. Jubilation erupted in the stadium and across the city. Hundreds of fans invaded the field to cheer the players who made this happen. Congratulations guys.
Well done Bucky! We sure showed those Buckeyes. I mean, what the heck is a Buckeye anyway!?!
A breed of chicken originating in Ohio since you ask. Not that their mascot looks anything like a chicken.
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