The New Year starts with a WIN!

Just wanted to post a quick note about the Iowa Hawkeyes... Well, they WON the 2009 Outback Bowl!! They beat the South Carolina Gamecocks 31-10! If this is any indication of our year to come, we have a great one ahead!!

This was an exhilarating experience for me!! My first college football game!! I am so excited that they won! Kyle was grinning from ear to ear the whole game! It started off with a bang!! The Hawkeyes looked poised and disciplined. The Gamecocks were struggling from the beginning. At one point, Kyle shouted "interception" right before the quarterback from the Gamecocks threw. He won his wish! It was incredible!! The energy of a college football crowd can not even compare to the pro football crowds. We've been to Raymond James Stadium in Tampa several times for Buccaneer games. They haven't had the energy with 65,000 people that I could feel with only 55,000! It was electrifying!!

This will not be my last Iowa game, but it might have been my first and only chance to go to a bowl game. I feel so fortunate and especially pleased that they won! I am so happy and look to this great event as a promise of good things to come for our new year. 2009 is looking up!!