Do you have a sports moment that has impacted you?
For many people, sports is an important part of their everyday lives. For others, it is just something fun to watch when you have some down time at home. Whether you are an avid sports fan or a recreational fan, sports has probably impacted your life in one way or another. There have actually been a few moments where sports have made me take notice and turned me into a larger fan than I was before.
One such instance, LSU football and their win in the 2004 BCS National Championship game. I was a part-time fan during college. I went to the games because I had nothing better to do and my boyfriend at the time was in the band. I paid attention for the most part but didn’t really care one way or another what happened in the game. All I cared about was leaving to go home for the night so I could relax and go to bed. Things changed though the year after I graduated. I was living at home and working a job that I wasn’t too happy with preparing to go back to school for the Spring semester in 2004. Since I was not a student, I had to watch the LSU football games from home because season tickets were completely out of the question and I didn’t mind too much not having to go and “suffer.” Right before Christmas, my old boss called me up to tell me about the fabulous Christmas present she got me. I wasn’t sure what it was but I was curious and made a point to go and visit her one night after work. What was in a nice gift bag was 2 tickets to the 2004 BCS National Championship game in New Orleans featuring none other than LSU. After attending that game and seeing their performance on the field and feeling the sense of pride they gave all of us fans, I have become an avid fan once again and make it a point to watch every football game here in Houston on the TV since I can’t make it home to actually go to the games. I get myself and my fiancee who is not an alum decked out in our purple and gold and we camp out at Buffalo’s for hours watching and cheering.
I found this video montage of sports clips of that 2004 game on SportsVids.
2004 BCS NC Sugar Bowl: LSU vs. Oklahoma - Click here for more sports videos
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