Final Four
The Final Four is over…well, for me anyway! We went to the game, and had a great time, but Syracuse lost. Don’t worry, it all turned out for the best. Last week at work, I tried making arrangements for being out of the office to attend tonight’s championship game, should Syracuse make it. It ended up being a big hassle, and one of the people I needed to talk to was on vacation, so finally I just gave up and decided it wasn’t worth all the trouble. I would just go to Saturday night game, and sell my tickets for Monday. As soon as the Syracuse-Michigan game ended, I got an e-mail saying that my tickets sold, presumably to a Michigan fan. I will be getting back just over half of the money I paid for the whole package of tickets.
It was a very long day. We got up and drove to Georgia on Saturday morning. We went to a wedding that was about 45 minutes on the other side of Atlanta, but we left early enough so we ended up getting there in plenty of time. Then the wedding started 30 minutes late, but we still had time to stay and have a little food & drink before heading back into Atlanta. I thought the traffic getting there would be bad, but there wasn’t really any to speak of. We parked across the street from the Georgia Dome, and went inside with lots of time to spare before the first game (Louisville-Wichita State). For dinner, we had hotdogs. Mine was called the “Big Kid’s Dog”- a hot dog topped with mac & cheese and crushed Fritos. It was just as awesome as it sounds!
Our seats were on the 300 level. Normally I’m a “ticket snob” and like to get good seats for things, but the prices for the 100-level and 200-level seats were just way too far out of my price range. But we were in the first row of Section 305, so we were right there on the rail overlooking the lower level. If you’re going to get 300-level seats, row 1 is the way to go- no heads in front of you, nobody jumping up and blocking your view.
After the Syracuse-Michigan game, we did have a minor mishap, in that we walked out of the dome at a different gate than the one we entered, and ended up spending about a half an hour (or longer) wandering around outside trying to get back to where we were parked.
We had decided earlier in the evening to just drive straight home, rather than using the hotel room we’d reserved. The hotel was near the wedding location (Frank booked it back before the Final Four was even on our radar), about 45 minutes in the opposite direction of home. We drove all the way with no stops, and got home around 4:30AM.
All in all, it was a cool experience, and if Syracuse ever makes the Final Four within driving distance again, I would definitely go. Hopefully, next time Syracuse will win, and I would not have work issues preventing me from going to the championship game!
It was a very long day. We got up and drove to Georgia on Saturday morning. We went to a wedding that was about 45 minutes on the other side of Atlanta, but we left early enough so we ended up getting there in plenty of time. Then the wedding started 30 minutes late, but we still had time to stay and have a little food & drink before heading back into Atlanta. I thought the traffic getting there would be bad, but there wasn’t really any to speak of. We parked across the street from the Georgia Dome, and went inside with lots of time to spare before the first game (Louisville-Wichita State). For dinner, we had hotdogs. Mine was called the “Big Kid’s Dog”- a hot dog topped with mac & cheese and crushed Fritos. It was just as awesome as it sounds!
Our seats were on the 300 level. Normally I’m a “ticket snob” and like to get good seats for things, but the prices for the 100-level and 200-level seats were just way too far out of my price range. But we were in the first row of Section 305, so we were right there on the rail overlooking the lower level. If you’re going to get 300-level seats, row 1 is the way to go- no heads in front of you, nobody jumping up and blocking your view.
After the Syracuse-Michigan game, we did have a minor mishap, in that we walked out of the dome at a different gate than the one we entered, and ended up spending about a half an hour (or longer) wandering around outside trying to get back to where we were parked.
We had decided earlier in the evening to just drive straight home, rather than using the hotel room we’d reserved. The hotel was near the wedding location (Frank booked it back before the Final Four was even on our radar), about 45 minutes in the opposite direction of home. We drove all the way with no stops, and got home around 4:30AM.
All in all, it was a cool experience, and if Syracuse ever makes the Final Four within driving distance again, I would definitely go. Hopefully, next time Syracuse will win, and I would not have work issues preventing me from going to the championship game!