GAME #18: TATERS ON TATERS

BAYLOR @ WEST VIRGINIA

10.13.22

BAYLOR - 40

WEST VIRGINIA - 43

DIDN'T THINK WE'D OVERRIDE PURDUE AS THE BEST TRIP SO FAR, BUT MORGANTOWN USURPED THE TOP SPOT IN RAPID FASHION! LOOKS LIKE IT'S WEST LAFAYETTE V. MORGANTOWN IN THE SMALL TOWN USA RING! WE MANAGED TO STAY SOBER ENOUGH TO NOT MISS THE TAILGATE SCENE, BUT STILL MISSED IT BECAUSE WE STAYED AT THE BAR TOO LONG. KIND OF OUR THING, THOUGH THE BAR WAS ESSENTIALLY A TAILGATE. WENT BACK AFTER THE GAME, TOO, AND MET WHO I BELIEVE ARE THE ROYAL FAMILY OF DRUNK MORGANTOWN PEOPLE. LOVE THAT TOWN! ALL HAIL ROCKY!

HYENYWAY, SMALL TOWN AMERICA HAS ONCE AGAIN EXTENDED ITS REIGN AS CHAMPION OF GERALD & ROB HAVING A BLAST AND ACHEIVING SUPREME HANGOVER.

AS EXPECTED, THE GAME ATMOSPHERE WAS AMAZING! BAYLOR WAS PRETTY HIGHLY RANKED COMING IN, SO THAT ADDED TO THE ENERGY. WE ACTUALLY STAYED FOR MOST OF THE GAME, TOO. WVU WON, SO THAT AMPED IT UP EVEN MORE. FANS WERE GREAT, AS MOST HAVE BEEN. LOOKIN AT YOU, FLORIDA STATE. ONLY DOWNSIDE IS THAT THEY SHARE A PARKING LOT WITH THE HOSPITAL. NOT AN ISSUE ON SATURDAY, SO I'M TOLD, BUT ON THURSDAYS THEY CAN'T TAILGATE UNTIL 5PM. DOESN'T LEAVE MUCH TIME TO GIDDYUP BEFORE A 7PM GAME. WE NEED TO HIT A SATURDAY GAME SOMEDAY. GOTTA BE STELLAR BASED ON WHAT THEY WERE ABLE TO PULL OFF IN TWO HOURS OF TAILGATING.

GAME TIP - WE PARKED BEHIND KEGLERS, WHICH IS THE BAR THAT FEELS LIKE A TAILGATE, AND WALKED THE RELATIVELY SHORT WALK TO THE STADIUM. THAT WAS FINE FOR A THURSDAY, NOT SURE ABOUT SATURDAY GAMES. STADIUM HAS HOT DOGS, SO THAT SATISFIED OUR NEED TO EAT HOT DOGS AT ALL STADIUMS. HIT KEGLERS & MOUNTAIN MAMA'S BEFORE & AFTER THE GAME. DO IT!

TRAVEL TIP - PITTSBURGH IS THE CLOSEST MAJOR AIRPORT, SO YOU GET A PRETTY COUNTRY DRIVE DOWN. GORGEOUS IN THE FALL! GO SEE FALLING WATER REGARDLESS OF YOUR OPINION OF ARCHITECTURE. IT'S AMAZING AND WILL BE RECOMMENDED AS AN ADD-ON FOR ALL TRIPS IN THAT AREA.

WHAT TO EAT - THE LAKE HOUSE @ CHEAT LAKE. WE STAYED NEAR THERE AND WENT THREE DIFFERENT TIMES IN TWO DAYS. TELL MIKEY WE SENT YA!

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