UNI Dome: Jayhawks 22, Warriors 21

On Thursday, I got a phone call from the coach's wife. Would Bryan be able to play at the UNI-Dome tonight? Would we be able to drive? You bet!

The boys didn't really have a handle on what they were doing exactly. All they knew was that they were playing a scrimmage. And that if they lost it didn't count. But if they won, it did count :) Once they got inside...

...they had a much better understanding of what was going on. And they thought it was "pretty awesome, but the astroturf hurts, " according to Bryan.

The lighting was horrible. I took a huge number of photos just to get a handful that turned out. As long as no one was moving, the photos were fine. Finally I figured out that there were really bright lights right over the 50 yard line, so most of my photos were taken around that point.

Daddy ate the leftover popcorn that I had in the car from "Popcorn Day" at work while the boys warmed up.

We got to go down on the field to take photos when our team's names were called, but they were on the other side of the field, so the picture wasn't great.

They had officials and even announcers for the game. That was pretty sweet. Because Bryan got a sack right at the beginning of the game, so he got his name called.

Us in the stands - totally enjoying the game.

We could spot Bryan from a mile away with the orange Bears t-shirt sticking out of his jersey.

Not a single fumble from our center - sweet!

Great Defense!

And the best part...Bryan got to play on the 4th quarter team.
They were down 21-8 at one point in the fourth quarter. But they came back and the extra point (which is actually worth 2 points) was good! Way to go Jayhawks!

J-Hawks get the win!

It was a pretty happy ride home for Bryan and 2 of his team members. One of the team members had an interception in the last 40 seconds of the game when the other team was trying to come back. It was a pretty sweet play. We had a great time at the game and it is something that the boys will never forget. Nice work, Bryan. Maybe we can see you play here again someday!