Earlier today, I bought tickets on eBay to the Notre Dame-Georgia Tech game in Atlanta on Saturday, September 2. Woohoo!
I doubt our seats will actually be this good, but man, that’d be *sweet* if they were!
I’ve been pondering the possibility of making this trip for a while. It has a dual purpose: in addition to watching the season opener for the Fighting Irish (not to mention being on ESPN Gameday again!), a visit to Atlanta — my first ever — means I can hopefully redeem the promise from my post-Katrina contact at The Weather Channel to arrange for me a private tour of TWC’s studios. I know it’s ridiculously nerdy, but touring TWC been a dream of mine since I was a little kid! :) In fact, if it happens, it will definitely qualify as an item to cross off “life’s to-do list.” And if I could somehow meet Jim Cantore to boot… oh man. Hehe. Also, as long as I’m in town, maybe I’ll get to meet everybody’s favorite right-wing redneck… Charles, you gonna be around that weekend? :)
Anyway, Becky is a bit skeptical of this endeavour, as she usually is (at least initially) of my plans for whirlwind memory-making travels. Hopefully I can convince her to come along, though… especially considering I do have a game ticket for her! Whether we drive (676 miles, which should be about 10 hours at Becky-speed) or fly to Atlanta remains to be seen. Indeed, pretty much all the details remain to be seen. What’s certain is that there’s now a seat in Bobby Dodd Stadium with my name on it!! (Well, not literally, but you know what I mean.)
GOOOO IRISH! BEEEEAT JACKETS!
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Categories: Notre Dame, College Football
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May 31st, 2006 at 4:46:06 am
Woohoo! I’m in charge of the pep rally here in Atlanta…check out the ND Atlanta club website for other ND-sponsored activities going on during the weekend…www.ndatlanta.com. Hopefully you’ll enjoy your trip here, but if I can give you any other ideas/assistance of things to do/see while you are here, other than the game, let me know :-)
May 31st, 2006 at 7:13:08 am
Sweet!
May 31st, 2006 at 8:07:58 am
Go Tech!
Sorry, ACC bias.
What would really be sweet for you would be if those two guys were the only ones in front of you. I’ve gotten spoiled by my second-row seats at Byrd Stadium at Maryland
May 31st, 2006 at 8:28:46 am
You realize, of course, that a Cat 5 storm will be brewing in the Gulf just as you prepare for this journey.
Anyway, you so want to fly and not drive. And do not be taken in by the rapturous descriptions of the Varsity. It just ain’t much. But a visit to Centennial Park and a tour of CNN (next to the park) are well worth doing - and not far from the GIT campus.
May 31st, 2006 at 9:10:16 am
You realize, of course, that a Cat 5 storm will be brewing in the Gulf just as you prepare for this journey.
Heh. The thought did cross my mind. But, hey, Atlanta is far enough inland, all I’d need to worry about would be rain. And I can take shelter at The Weather Channel. :)
May 31st, 2006 at 10:17:25 am
What’s the Ebay scene like now on tickets ? Any special keywords ?
June 1st, 2006 at 4:55:21 am
Another suggestion…while the drive is doable in that period of time-two years ago a friend and I drove back to South Bend for BC weekend, and we left ATL at 6 am and arrived at 4:30 pm and we were FLYING most of the way (about 90 mph), the weekend will be exhausting no doubt, and that drive back was one of the most miserable I have ever had to endure. Of course, you did just drive cross country, so maybe I am just a baby about driving :-) However, there are good AirTran deals flying through Indianapolis-$99 each way right now leaving on Thursday and returning on Sunday. Just thought I would pass that along to you for your travel considerations :-)
June 1st, 2006 at 11:29:38 am
I think it’s cool that the Georgia Tech field has “SeatData” written in the center of it. Now that is avant-garde!
July 12th, 2006 at 6:59:44 am
Need four tickets (prefer together) for GT-ND game. Will trade home tix to ND home games. — Let me know.