Tiger football blog: Oct. 14
By Alex Oey
Independent Sports Writer
Today is a big day for both Marshall and Pewaukee, Wis.
No matter the reason, a football game in the Metrodome is a big deal.
I have been fortunate enough in my football career to have been a part of teams that have played in the three domes in the region.
And each time was exciting.
As a senior we reached the South Dakota Class A football championship game.
The school felt that it was important enough to send us to Fargo, N.D., to practice in the Fargodome for an afternoon.
I had been in the Fargodome for games and a camp, but it was a great feeling to have the dome to ourselves to practice.
After that we traveled to Vermillion, S.D., for the championship game played in the Dakota Dome.
I had been in it before, but when we were on the field for the game, it was a great feeling, even though we lost the game.
The sounds of the crowd and the feel of the turf under my new turf shoes had me wishing that I could keep that feeling forever.
As a freshman football player at Southwest Minnesota State University, we traveled to the Metrodome for a game and we were allowed to dress.
Though I didn’t get to play, I did get on the field during warmups and to help carry an injured teammate off the field.
I hope that the players from both teams are able to take in the excitement of playing in the Metrodome. It is something that they will have forever and be able to talk about.
A game in such an important venue, that is a memory they will cherish forever.
Alex Oey can be reached at aoey@marshallindependent.com. This blog can also be read at http://tiger-football.blogspot.com.
Independent Sports Writer
Today is a big day for both Marshall and Pewaukee, Wis.
No matter the reason, a football game in the Metrodome is a big deal.
I have been fortunate enough in my football career to have been a part of teams that have played in the three domes in the region.
And each time was exciting.
As a senior we reached the South Dakota Class A football championship game.
The school felt that it was important enough to send us to Fargo, N.D., to practice in the Fargodome for an afternoon.
I had been in the Fargodome for games and a camp, but it was a great feeling to have the dome to ourselves to practice.
After that we traveled to Vermillion, S.D., for the championship game played in the Dakota Dome.
I had been in it before, but when we were on the field for the game, it was a great feeling, even though we lost the game.
The sounds of the crowd and the feel of the turf under my new turf shoes had me wishing that I could keep that feeling forever.
As a freshman football player at Southwest Minnesota State University, we traveled to the Metrodome for a game and we were allowed to dress.
Though I didn’t get to play, I did get on the field during warmups and to help carry an injured teammate off the field.
I hope that the players from both teams are able to take in the excitement of playing in the Metrodome. It is something that they will have forever and be able to talk about.
A game in such an important venue, that is a memory they will cherish forever.
Alex Oey can be reached at aoey@marshallindependent.com. This blog can also be read at http://tiger-football.blogspot.com.
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