September 5th, 2009. I attended and watched my first American Football game. It was Georgia Tech vs. Jacksonville State University. Honestly, I was quite disappointed with the sport and the overall game play. This was the first time I had watched an entire football game. I am a soccer fan, and hence was expecting some fast paced action from the sport. My friends tried to explain to me that the game was boring only because our opponents were not good enough; they promised that I would love our next game against Clemson: The White Out. Truthfully, I was not looking forward to it. My first impression of the sport corrupted my mind into thinking that the sport was utterly pointless and boring. During the week between the two games, one of my friends introduced me to Madden 2009, a virtual football game for the XBOX 360. Soon enough, I got a hang of the game and started understanding the various rules and the plays. A day before the game, I was quite sure that I would understand what was happening on the field.
September 10th, 2009. It was GAMEDAY. The air was buzzing (quite literally) with excitement, people were pumping themselves up for the evening game, families were tail-gating all over campus, and I was waiting for my math class to end. I had everything, the white t-shirt, white shorts, white shoes, white socks; I even wore a white turban! The white out was about to begin. I was lucky enough to get front row seats near the south end zone, in a stadium with 55,000 football crazy fans. To my surprise, I enjoyed the game thoroughly. It was entertaining, fast paced, exciting and overall: fun. All I could talk and think about was the game and how great football is. The sport caught me by surprise and now I am looking forward to the next game!
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