Bright and early, or at least early. Thanks to a 6 a.m. flight to Virginia, I made it in time for the game, but was minutes away from missing my plane. That would be because of a gathering of all the Patriots and Cowboys fans in New England flying out of Providence and a group of about 50 golfers heading to Myrtle Beach forcing the check-in line out to the curb.
If I was sleepy with just two hours sleep, the drunk Irishman who was wearing a little bit of his dinner on his sweater, made sure I couldn't doze off. Nothing like a real-life smelling salt. On second thought, smelling salt isn't half as shocking.
Anyhow, Scott Stadium is impressive. It holds 61,500 and the left endzone is seatless. It really is a fine facility and I'm curious whether playing in such a venue might intimidate the pups from UConn. Many of these guys played at Raymond James Stadium last season when South Florida issued a beating. But that stadium wasn't half filled. This is going to be a frentic, sold-out crowd on a college campus.
You might think that UConn is playing with the house's money because few expected five wins. I thought three. Maybe now that they haven't lost, there is mounting pressure.
We'll find out. Game time is 90 minutes away.
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