The day started out very early, with Kari and I getting up at 4 am to try and get out the door by 4:30 am. We did not quite make it out by 4:30 am, but we were able to get to the Cinci airport in plenty of time to go through the heightened airport security.There were other Bowling Green State University football players' parents on our flight. Of course I had the middle seat and wouldn't you know it I had to sit next to a very large man. He told me he was a big Ohio State fan and was on the plane to fly to California for the Rose Bowl game.
The flight from Cinci to Salt Lake City was a good one and everything went very well. Unfortunately Kari had to sit about 10 rows in front of me since it was the only two seats left on the plane when I booked the flight. But Salt Lake City got a little crazy. We started to back out from the terminal when the pilot came on and announced that there had been a electrical spike in the electrical system of the plane and he thought it blew some circuit breakers. So the maintenance people came on board and went to work. Well to make this story a little shorter...two hours later we were on our way to Boise.
The hotel we are staying in is the same hotel BGSU team is at. It is very nice and when we arrived we were able to spend time with Tyler. Of course he had a list of things to do the night before the game so we did not have a lot of time, but enough to get us excited about the game.
Well tomorrow is the big game...the Roady's Humanitarian Bowl with BGSU vs Idaho. According to the news outlets it should be a high scoring game since neither team "has a good defense." I am not concerned about how well Tyler will play...I know he will give 110 percent, I just don't want it to be a blowout for either team.
I want to thank my Speed Memorial Church family for making this trip and experience possible...it will be a life long memory.
