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[QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 3895301, member: 27"]
Me too.

The first time I went to a college football game was at Archbold.

Looking at the stadium from the outside, I wasn't that impressed.  I got inside but instead of walking directly to my seat (likely in the end zone), I went into the dark concourse that ran under the stands and walked until I got to the entrance to the stands at the 50 yard line.

It was a long dark walk.  Not much to see.  The concourse was to my memory quite cramped, there were water stains all over the place, no colorful signs or bright lights.  It was like the Wizard of Oz before the house landed.

I got to entrance to the field.  I think I was looking down as I walked and when I finally looked up, I was astonished to see an explosion of color.

It was a brilliant sunny day.  The grass field was a vibrant green.  I believe the endzones were painted orange.  The SUMB was on the field playing, so I was hit by a full blast of college band sound too.

I think it was the only time in my life were I gasped because I was so surprised.

Yeah, it was a special moment.  I had been to baseball and hockey games but they were nothing compared to the pageantry of college football.  Especially at Ole Archbold.

I hope kids attending their first games at the dome get a similar thrill.  I would think with the renovations, seeing everything at the dome for the first time it could be pretty exciting for a kid.
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