However, this post is focusing on the events of today. Today was, in every sense of the phrase, College Football Saturday. As a native Nebraskan, college football runs through my veins... I mean, I bleed Husker Red! So on the day of the big #5 Nebraska vs (unranked) Texas game Gary, Karen and I woke up and went to a local sports bar called The Varsity to watch the game for 'Red Out Around the World' day!
It was a lot of fun! In total there were about 12 Husker fans, and around 7 or 8 Texas fans that showed up to watch the game (one even brought their dog dressed in Texas apparel). The Texas fans were really nice for the most part, except for one douche-bag fan who was even annoying the other Texas fans. Out of the Husker fans there were two business men from Omaha here working on a IT contract with the military for a month (they showed up and left in a limo), a couple of military guys and their wives who are currently stationed here (one of the couples showed up in a Husker red Jeep with Husker flags in honor of Red Out Around the World day), a UNL alum and her Australian husband, a random college student who appreciates the Nebraska legacy and tradition, and then us. It was fascinating just talking and hearing how we all ended up in Hawaii. The Huskers ended up losing the game, but it's not the end of the world, and it was still a lot of fun to hang out and watch the game with other Husker fans in the middle of Hawaii!
Check out some photos from this morning:
Gary just had to have his picture taken with the Husker red Jeep with the Husker flags in his Hawaiian Husker shirt for Red Out Around the World day!
does a Samoan chant before the game, a UH cheerleader "surfs" across the field on a surfboard (male cheerleaders carry her across the field standing on a surfboard), and they have Samoan drummers. Tonight was also military night, so there were a lot of military members in attendance. They had a military band join the UH marching band (I'm a pretty big marching band nerd, so I was really excited!), and had a tribute during half time. In addition, military members would do push-ups in the end-zone whenever Hawaii scored a touchdown! It was such an exciting game! Hawaii won 27-21!!! My voice is still hoarse. :)
Later this evening, we went to the Hawaii vs #19 Nevada football game at Aloha Stadium. Gary and Karen have season tickets, but the Hawaii games are never sold out so they bought me a cheap ticket and had me come sit near them. At the Hawaii home games the football team
does a Samoan chant before the game, a UH cheerleader "surfs" across the field on a surfboard (male cheerleaders carry her across the field standing on a surfboard), and they have Samoan drummers. Tonight was also military night, so there were a lot of military members in attendance. They had a military band join the UH marching band (I'm a pretty big marching band nerd, so I was really excited!), and had a tribute during half time. In addition, military members would do push-ups in the end-zone whenever Hawaii scored a touchdown! It was such an exciting game! Hawaii won 27-21!!! My voice is still hoarse. :)Check out some photos from this evening:
And of course we wore our Husker Red to the Hawaii game! Hello!! It was Red Out Around the World day, and even though we lost we're still loyal Husker fans! :) Plus, it was an excellent conversation starter!
All in all, an amazingly wonderful weekend thus far! The football fan in me is happy.
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