Baylor Bears

I'm way behind on my blogging, but hope to catch up in the coming weeks.  I'll start with the weekend!

Jerry and I had an opportunity to see the new McLane Stadium in Waco and experience the Baylor vs. TCU game.  A friend of Jerry's, who is part owner of the office building where BORO Riverway is located, is a Baylor grad and heavily involved in their business school.  David invited us to join his crew (12 person Loge Box) for "sailgating" and the game.  Pretty sweet deal!

First, let me explain "sailgating" - which is done on a boat instead of a parking lot.

When the stadium was designed, they took advantage of the nearby Brazos River and created an area next to the stadium for a few supporters to purchase dock space.  Out of only 16 spaces, David has a prime location on the end ... not sure what the investment was, but clearly it was significant.

So the boats either hang out at the dock or mill around the lake next to the stadium and watch the students, band and team walk over the bridges toward the stadium. It's very pretty and different than any other stadium I've visited.

The whole place is first class - just beautiful - and the layout with the horseshoe shape facing the scoreboard and river adds to the appeal.

By now, everyone knows about this game, which will go down in history for breaking several records. It was WILD!  TCU fans had to be crushed over the defeat, since they were in the lead the entire game.  We actually considered leaving early in the fourth quarter because the score was 41 to 58 and seemed a bit hopeless.

Keeping the faith in the fourth quarter!

Through divine intervention, I guess, Baylor "caught fire" and tied it up with just a little over a minute to go.  Amazingly, they put together another drive that got them within field goal range and - under TREMENDOUS PRESSURE - their guy made the goal for a 61 to 58 win.

The entire student section emptied onto the field - complete madness - and everyone was celebrating.  Well, except the TCU folks who left the stadium in shock.

It was a lot of fun, although we were late getting to our little hotel in Temple, where we spent the night.