Today was the day that we had talked about since college football season ended last January - the kickoff of the first IU game. Adding excitement to the game was the fact that #17 IU was slated to play #18 Iowa in Iowa City. We had talked about buying tickets for the game, but due to a Saturday morning tennis match at Triton, we decided to decorate the house and have our own tailgate at home.
In the end we couldn't have been more thankful that Bethany's tennis schedule prevented us from traveling to the Hawkeye state. Within three minutes of kickoff, IU had let Iowa score an uncontested touchdown run and had thrown a pick six on its opening drive. The momentum was gone before the game even got underway and Iowa dominated from that point on winning 34-6. IU football fans were taken by surprise and Twitter rang out with tweets asking for a better offense. Adding insult to injury was the fact that the Freshmen away jerseys had incorrectly spelled the name on the state as "Indinia" - a complete embarrassment all around.
I was worried that Cameron would be extremely disappointed in the lopsided loss, but thankfully, he took it all in stride. Since it was over so incredibly quickly, he never had time to get disappointed. He felt that next week would make a big difference as it would give the new transfer students a chance to settle into IU's offense. I hoped that he was right, but years of being an IU football fan made me a little apprehensive. Guess we'll find out next Saturday.
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