Taking it to the Hogs

Prior to the start of this season there were three SEC football stadiums at which I had never watched a game live. Well, now there's only two. We decided earlier this year that we would make the long drive to Fayetteville to see Bama take on the Hogs. It of course helped that we have some really great frineds who just moved to Northwest Arkansas who were wonderful hosts, even taking us to a fun charity benefit and silent auction Friday night. We traveled to Memphis Thursday night, again staying with great friends, and then made our way up to Fayetteville on Friday. We had a blast hanging with Amy and Matt and Amy's sweet family, who also made the drive from Columbus, Miss. and Tuscaloosa. We were all pretty excited to celebrate Bryson since Amy and Matt just found out that they were having a little boy earlier that week and announced the name. I was super excited that we got to sit with my brother David and watch the game together live. He scored a sweet set up and flew to Arkansas on a private jet with some friends. It was nice to pull out a victory in a tough road game.

Bama/Penn State

We're a third through with football season (say it isn't so!) and I'm already behind blogging the games. Here's some pics from the Bama/Penn State game. It was our first time in the new and improved Bryant Denny Stadium since we didn't make the San Jose State game. LOVED the atmosphere of this game with all the tradition, respect, lack of hatred for the other team, and cute little Joe Pa pacing on the sidelines. It also helped that we had this one in the bag from the beginning, so no nerves. The Penn State fans we met were great, and I've never seen the quad so packed. Got a lot of family pics since Rob's mom and dad came down for the game and we also tailgated with my family. Besides some random rain showers it was a great day.

The Kick

Not to be confused with a possible Daniel Moore painting by the same name, the title of this blog post and photo above depicts my brother David (far right as seen from what is likely a cell phone pic taken by a friend in the stands), a junior at UA who was selected to participate in the Golden Flake Kick for Tuition competition during the Bama/San Jose State season opener.

We were in South Carolina with Robert's family for Labor Day and didn't get to see his performance live (which was last minute because he was selected just minutes before kickoff), but we found out about it from the many text messages we immediately received from friends and family at the game who kept asking, "Was that your brother?"

Apparently Summerville is not that common of a last name, or either they equated his athletic prowess with my mad athletic skills, but either way the answer is, "Yes, it was!" We are so proud of him. He made his field goal from 15 yards out, did his signature black flip (nearly taking out the girl contestant in the process, but we won't go into details), and resultingly qualified for the final kick for tuition kickoff event. If he beats out the other winners, he'll get the chance to kick for a $2,000 tuition scholarship during the Iron Bowl.

Way to go, Big Dave!