So last night we went to the Golden Gophers' home opener football game against Bowling Green. Every year, the Gophers' first game is a tune up game against a lesser school, so they can iron out some of the kinks in the system before they play someone dangerous... Well, that was supposed to be the plan anyways. So April and I went to the game with our friends Kim and Ellen, and we sat in the student section near where the players run out onto the field, and there was excitement in the air as the possibilities of a whole new season hovered only moments away.
Excitement turned to frustration as a pourous defense and an inexperienced offense let Bowling Green (who?) head into half time leading the Goph's 21-nil. Not exactly the start we were expecting from the tune up game.
Alot of the students started leaving, and the fans didn't look very happy. And then the gophers did something amazing. They got a stop on defense. We finally scored a touchdown, and April told me to start taking pictures of the score and the game as it progressed, in case we were about to witness an impressive comeback.
And slowly but surely, The Gophers got back into the game...
And then tied it up...
And with two minutes left we took the lead!
It was an amazing feeling to watch as looming embarassment turned to new hope, but unfortunately, our defense had to make a stop for us to win. And so into overtime we went, and after regaining the lead, we lost to Bowling Green in overtime. So begins the Brewster era in Minnesota. It could be a long season.
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