ur weekend was incredible. I think I took a nap for 4-5 hours on Sunday trying to recoup. We went to the Gamecocks' game Saturday night. Let me just say that I would go to a college football game any 
day before I would a pro game. We had front row seats to the Panther's game a couple of weeks ago, and let me tell you, NO SUPPORT, AT ALL! You go to a Gamecock game and the stadium rumbles. It holds almost 90,000 people so if you get one side screaming GAME and then the other, COCKS, the stadium moves. It is unreal, unlike any other sporting event I have ever been to. We left the house around 1pm, the game didn't start until 7pm. We got there around 2:30pm. Yes, I know, 4 hours of tailgating, and it was awesome. T
here is no team like the Gamecocks I have to say. Check it out. When you get there, there are all of these zones fenced off. They all have names, "The Coop," "The Touchdown Zone," etc. Not just anyone can get into these areas. You have to either have a 
"Cock-a-boose," or a parking place. These parking places cost $15,000 each, the "Cock-a-booses," anywhere from $250,000-500,000. These tailgating areas are unlike any I have ever seen. We have been Gamecock fans for almost 10 years now. My mom's business owns a "Cock-a-boose," and several "Touch-down Zone" parking places. We had plenty of places to roost for 5 hours, and there was plenty of food to go around. If you ever get asked to go to a Gamecock game, do not turn it down because it is so awesome. Starting about an hour before the game, every 15 minutes they play the rooster call warning that the time is drawing near. We were so excited by then. When you hear that sound it's like it runs through your blood, excitement comes over you and you can barely sit still..
We were lucky enough to get 50 yard line seats for this game. It is all free, we didn't pay a penny, except for 
the t-shirts we bought. It's all p
aid for by my mom's company, pretty sweet. We never know about seats until we get there. But, since we have touch-down zone parking there are huge big-screens under the awning there in case we don' t have seats. But, this game we did. We played Florida Atlantic, which is not a well known team but it was still fun. We had a lot of fun leading up to the big game. My dad snapped this shot of this little girl enjoying a 
Corona, not really but it looked like it, hehe. We had a pretty good time tailgaiting this time be
cause we were celebrating my dad's birthday and my sister Jill got to go. She always seems to be the life of the party. I think she had too much to drink at Childress so she laid a little low at the game. Usually there are a lot of recruits hanging our at our cockaboose so there's not much room inside. But there were no recruits there that early so we got to enjoy our food in the cool air. It was nice getting in out of the hot sun. Otherwise we stayed outside of the caboose underneath a tent to see all of the activities going on outside the stadium.
the t-shirts we bought. It's all p
aid for by my mom's company, pretty sweet. We never know about seats until we get there. But, since we have touch-down zone parking there are huge big-screens under the awning there in case we don' t have seats. But, this game we did. We played Florida Atlantic, which is not a well known team but it was still fun. We had a lot of fun leading up to the big game. My dad snapped this shot of this little girl enjoying a 
Corona, not really but it looked like it, hehe. We had a pretty good time tailgaiting this time be
cause we were celebrating my dad's birthday and my sister Jill got to go. She always seems to be the life of the party. I think she had too much to drink at Childress so she laid a little low at the game. Usually there are a lot of recruits hanging our at our cockaboose so there's not much room inside. But there were no recruits there that early so we got to enjoy our food in the cool air. It was nice getting in out of the hot sun. Otherwise we stayed outside of the caboose underneath a tent to see all of the activities going on outside the stadium..
Game time finally came around and it was time for "Cocky" to reveal himself. I 
think he is the 
coolest mascot! They have a huge unveiling of him at every home game. He's hidden in a black box that shoots out smoke, and then he pops out! The team shortly follows him. This is the best part of the whole game, besides the winning part. There are just no words to describe how this stadium feels, it really shakes because of all of the excitement. It was a good ga
me, we played poorly in the first half still with
a lead but we came out in the second half full of force beating FAU 38-16. We had a great time and can't wait for the next game. Unfortunatly we can't make it to this weeks Thursday game against Ol Miss but we are going to the next one against South Carolina State before facing Tennessee. I am so glad my parents brought me up as a Gamecock fan, I don't know who I'd be without being a fan of college football. I am also glad Chad took to it almost 6 years ago, because then where would I be? Who knows? All I know is this is one of the many things we agree on, and I am glad of it.
think he is the 
coolest mascot! They have a huge unveiling of him at every home game. He's hidden in a black box that shoots out smoke, and then he pops out! The team shortly follows him. This is the best part of the whole game, besides the winning part. There are just no words to describe how this stadium feels, it really shakes because of all of the excitement. It was a good ga
me, we played poorly in the first half still with
a lead but we came out in the second half full of force beating FAU 38-16. We had a great time and can't wait for the next game. Unfortunatly we can't make it to this weeks Thursday game against Ol Miss but we are going to the next one against South Carolina State before facing Tennessee. I am so glad my parents brought me up as a Gamecock fan, I don't know who I'd be without being a fan of college football. I am also glad Chad took to it almost 6 years ago, because then where would I be? Who knows? All I know is this is one of the many things we agree on, and I am glad of it. 
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