Veterans' Day. Auburn, Alabama. College town of 32,000. Except on a big game day -- actually, on any game day. This one was against Georgia State and was televised. Overnight, a town of 150,000. The town reeking of beer and southern barbecue. Hearing the roaring in the stadium from the house. Cities of RVs everywhere. SUVs parked on every sidewalk. More people than tickets--those people just fire up the barbecue at the RV and watch the game on TV, drink, greet classmates, drink more. Southerners take these things seriously. Go Tigers.
I didn't get up early enough to go watch the marching band practice their halftime show. Next time.