Last night, Annette and I went with some friends to the Georgia Tech / University of Miami game in downtown Atlanta. I graduated from Georgia Tech almost ten years ago [gulp]. It was a great night, and my Yellow Jackets absolutely crushed the “Hurricanes.” I guess we’ll just have to say hurricane season ended in October. They played more like a tropical depression.

Some memories from the night…

• Dang it was cold. Our seats were WAY up high in the north stands, and the wind was a-blowing (Justin said the wind was caused by Miami’s sucking…harsh)
• On the way in, @tracekase and @rkischuk tweeted that the space station was visible for a few minutes. The sky was crystal clear all night, so we got a good look before grabbing dinner. Pretty cool. During halftime, they showed live video in the stadium from the station. There are currently THREE (3) Georgia Tech grads on board. You may think Tech is a nerdy school…but there ain’t nothin’ nerdy about being a stinkin’ astronaut living in a space station. That’s just dang cool.
• Angelo Taylor, who won 2 gold medals at the Beijing Olympics was honored on the field. He won one for the men’s 400 meter hurdles and the second for being a member of the first-place 1,600 relay team. Nothing nerdy about that, either.
• Our new coach is the man. Paul Johnson runs plays the “old-fashioned way,” and it’s been throwing off opponents all through the fall. He also likes to pick a play and run it repeatedly for a few downs in a row. Seems like every time we start thinking, “Paul! It didn’t work the last 3 times,” the offense finally breaks through and proves why HE is the coach and we’re not.
• The team has been getting more solid and consistent every week. I reckon that’s the goal. But it’s been very obvious this season. UGA will have to show up in a big way to win next weekend…there are no assumptions this time around! Can’t wait for that game to air.

• Speaking of UGA, I’ve been a Tech Alum for 14 years now…and I’ve STILL never been to a Tech/UGA game. Breaks my heart every Thanksgiving weekend. Maybe one day.
• There is nothing like view from stadium Bobby Dodd Stadium…especially from the north stands. You have a panoramic view of the Atlanta skyline. Absolutely gorgeous. From our seats we could see the skyline, Tech tower, my freshman and sophomore year dorms, and the Varsity. That’s more than 3 decades of memories for me.
• This game had been declared a “white out.” I didn’t know that until we got there. They were giving away free white T-shirts to everyone, but all they had left was smalls. it was a little too nippy for me to be putting on a tight white shirt last night… I’ll have to make use of it in the spring.
• Josh Nesbitt rocks as a quarterback when he’s healthy. Fortunately we were smashing Miami so bad by halftime that he got a good rest to begin to prep for next weekend.
• There were a couple of guys sitting behind us who were having some fun conversation. One was pulling for Tech, the other for Miami. The Tech fan was telling the other about how reading through Jeremiah got him through being laid off, losing his cars, his wife, and then rebuilding his life around Christ. It was kind of cool to eavesdrop on his testimony.
• The iPhone’s touch screen doesn’t work through gloves… Gotta use your nose.
• Here’s the proof that Tech smashed Miami… 472 rushing yards…395 of which were gained before the last 3 minutes of the 3rd quarter. Dang. Here’s the recap.