An Eye-Opening Experience
CSUF senior Chris Kim sends his first report from Omaha.
Waking up from my hotel this morning and heading out to Omaha was an eye-opening experience. I drove for 10 miles, and the state seemed to be deserted with empty houses and neighborhoods looking like ghost towns. That was until I reached the exit to the legendary Rosenblatt Stadium.
I was greeted with a mass of traffic similar to rush hour traffic in Los Angeles, all coordinated by security officers attempting to manage the organized chaos. It seemed that like myself, the entire state was on a pilgrimage to Rosenblatt for the College World Series.
On the main street, I was greeted with yet even more traffic and a flood of people meandering on the sidewalk, as well as a view of several tents and houses set up with BBQ pits and overpriced soft drinks.
While driving through the stadium, a sea of tailgaters with tents, picnic tables and BBQ grills had been set up throughout the parking lot. I eventually reached a corner of the parking lot that was surrounded with Mississippi State fans and spotted a sign that read "Ole Miss Ain't Here Again, GO STATE!"
The atmosphere around the event was amazing. It was great to experience such a communal event and witnessing people from all over the country displaying their school spirits. I was really impressed by the amount of people that were in attendance that showed their school spirit for Cal State Fullerton. Despite the driving and traffic fiasco earlier in the day, the amount of excitement and buzz that seeped through the atmosphere is a truly exciting and momentous event that I will not soon forget.
Waking up from my hotel this morning and heading out to Omaha was an eye-opening experience. I drove for 10 miles, and the state seemed to be deserted with empty houses and neighborhoods looking like ghost towns. That was until I reached the exit to the legendary Rosenblatt Stadium.
I was greeted with a mass of traffic similar to rush hour traffic in Los Angeles, all coordinated by security officers attempting to manage the organized chaos. It seemed that like myself, the entire state was on a pilgrimage to Rosenblatt for the College World Series.
On the main street, I was greeted with yet even more traffic and a flood of people meandering on the sidewalk, as well as a view of several tents and houses set up with BBQ pits and overpriced soft drinks.
While driving through the stadium, a sea of tailgaters with tents, picnic tables and BBQ grills had been set up throughout the parking lot. I eventually reached a corner of the parking lot that was surrounded with Mississippi State fans and spotted a sign that read "Ole Miss Ain't Here Again, GO STATE!"
The atmosphere around the event was amazing. It was great to experience such a communal event and witnessing people from all over the country displaying their school spirits. I was really impressed by the amount of people that were in attendance that showed their school spirit for Cal State Fullerton. Despite the driving and traffic fiasco earlier in the day, the amount of excitement and buzz that seeped through the atmosphere is a truly exciting and momentous event that I will not soon forget.
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home