An Afternoon at the Bank

As everyone in Minnesota has probably heard, the Gophers are back on campus. TCF Bank Stadium is a great place to watch a football game, as we found out last week and again this afternoon. Jeff & I watched a very entertaining game between Minnesota and California, at least until the false start penalty on Cal that nullified the big sack in the fourth quarter. I'm certain our boys, despite being in the stadium with us, were watching something completely different:

Pre-game (Liam): I'm going to pretend we're watching the W's. They're the ones in white. (We sit on the 50-yard line, but behind the visitor bench.)

Q1 06:50 (Liam): We want to win the game because the Gophers are the best. They're the best in the whole universe. (At the time, the Gophers were down 0-14.)

Q2 13:25 (Cole): Let's go home. (The Gophers had recently scored to make it 7-14.)

H (Liam): After this I want to leave and go to Grandpa & Grandma's. (14-21)

Q3 12:42 (Liam to me): You feel hot. I'm going to take your temperature. (He then spent most of the third quarter taking my temp and blood pressure. Cole spent most of it not quite falling asleep.)

Q4 10:59 (Liam): I'm sick of being out here all evening. I just want to go home and go to Grandpa & Grandma's. I just want a touchdown to happen. I want to go home right now. (21-21, looking like the Gophers had a chance to win)