Louisville pics

[chicky9914]

So it's 2:12 AM and I can't fall asleep for the life of me...been trying since 11! So, I figured I'd post my pics from Louisville even though their about a week late! As you can see we had a lot of fun, even though our guys didn't play their best.  It's okay though...they gave themselves a lovely redemption present one week later at WVU! ENJOY!

Before taking off

Louisville bound! I'm such a nerd with my HUGE bag of schoolwork

And we're in Louisville!

Waiting for the cabs to pick us up so we can get some dinner!

Brent the cab driver had some funny stories on the way to dinner!

We got dinner at Shogun's Japanese Steakhouse...yummy!

Our server was really funny...he started flinging rice at us! It got all in my hair!

Classic volcano that he magically turned into a choo-choo train, complete with sound effects...WOW

I'm ready for bed!

The next morning a few of us woke up bright and early to go downtown and see Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory...the rest of the team was lame and stayed in the hotel! lol

Indiana just right across the river

Outside the museum with the world's largest baseball bat

With our coach Emily

Outside

Banners of all the all-time greats hung from the ceiling...the lights made it all look really cool

Had to take this pic for my Uncle Kenny...huge DiMaggio fan

Found the Babe!

...and the hometown hero Hall of Famer Wade Boggs!!

Pestering Mike Mussina

I made sure to weat the helmet that has all the face protection on it lol.  6-10 not too shabby although Lauren seems to think I had a couple foul balls in there lol

The giant glove is eating us alive! AGHHH

But not Matt cuz he's too tall!

Taking a stroll through downtown on our way to grab some lunch before heading back.

They had these pretty mosaic horses scattered around downtown too...pretty!

On our way to the stadium

Hello Papa Johns! This is what "The Oven" looks like on the outside

Armed and ready! We will conquer the cold, even if the football players insist on NOT wearing under armour.

First thing I did when I got in the stadium- find the legend! With Johnny Unitas!

BRRRR it's cold!

So it does pay once or twice a year to be Rocky in that normally, ridiculously-hot costume!

Welcome to the 'Ville!

Tailgating with some fans!

They had tickets in a suite and didn't have to deal with the cold for very long lol

Getting ready to run out with the team.  I was so nervous that either we'd get trampled or that I'd trip since all-girl normally doesn't run out with the team.

The Ponton family- God bless them all, they were HILARIOUS and sooo much fun to have in the stands!

BRRR!!

Enjoying my halftime indoors eating Papa Johns. My first time having pizza in 3 yrs! I was way too excited

Right after halftime

The team right after the game

A great big hug from the boy I rooted against all night! lol

No really, we don't fight, I swear.  In fact, he now wants an autographed mini helmet signed by Coach Leavitt after the butt-whoopin we put on WVU, and he voted for Grothe on ESPN

Back on the bus, eating mine and Jenilee's KFC.  Yeah I know, this is not typical me, but in Kentucky it's only appropriate to eat KFC. Again it was my first time in 3 yrs having this too lol

WHEW! It's now 2:57 and I'm still not tired.  But needless to say I'm gonna try and get some rest.  Hope ya liked em!

[Doc]

Nice pics!  Thanks for posting them.

I think I see the top of my horns in one of them!  Yeah!!!

[E.T.]

Great Pics !

Thanx for sharing !

We'll have a better ending in 2008  8-)

[Zonald]

Great pics!  I went to Louisville for the Bball Tourney a few years back and also went to the Louisville Slugger Factory.  Funny how my friends took a different type of picture with that bat...   ;D

[Apis Bull]

How come you were the only one representing the whole time?

[chicky9914]

Idk...before the trip I went out to Bucs/Bulls Heaven and bought some cold weather usf stuff specifically to wear around Louisville- snow hat, scarf...I also always were my usf earrings and my bracelet =)

[HaulingBull Sucks]

Great picks....too bad the team and the fans didn't show up at the Pizza Box.  

It's pathetic when we  couldn't even fill up one section with USF  :'(green.

[chicky9914]

Yeah well I guess a lot of people weren't expecting our guys to do so well considering we haven't always been spectacular on the road this season...I think the WVU win changed a lot of peoples' minds about that.  Gosh I am just so proud of those guys!!

[Doc]

Expecting a loss should never be a reason to stay home.  The team's record shouldn't factor into the decision.  Last season, USF was something like a combined 1-12 all-sports when I made an appearance, but yet I keep making the trip.  Haven't seen a football victory in person since 2002 against Memphis, a game we nearly lost on the final play.  My other fetish involves the Arizona Cardinals who are a pitiful 3-21 when I show up, but I'll be there to watch them in St. Louis this Sunday. . .

[chicky9914]

Wish more fans adopted that sort of loyalty! But I am just stating what a lot of my friends said- "Well, I'm broke as a joke anyway, so I might as well save up for the bowl game"