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IOWA HAWKEYES AND THEIR FANS ~ WELCOME TO MIAMI PART VII

It is always different playing under the lights. Perhaps the dark sky as a backdrop helps to create a sense of mystique and urgency.  The darkness covers everything else and nothing else exists at this moment in time. The only purpose in life at this moment are these players that are on this illuminated field. 

It was chilly for Miami and the air lingered with a wetness that made you feel colder than you were.  It was reported to be the chillest Orange Bowl in it's 76 year history - 49 degrees at kickoff. 

 But the Hawks came out strong right from the beginning.  The defense was remarkable! They held Georgia Tech to 155 yards rushing.  Iowa would seal this victory 24-14.

 Here are some pictures from this historic game.

courtesy Des Moines Register

courtesy Des Moines Register

MVP of the 2010 Orange Bowl game

courtesy Des Moines Register

courtesy Des Moines Register

  
 

courtesy Des Moines

Register

2009 what a season!   Some have described it as a season on the edge. . . 

IOWA HAWKEYES AND THEIR FANS ~ WELCOME TO MIAMI PART VI

We probably stayed at the beach way too long - the traffic would make our commute to Land Shark Stadium a long road trip.  It wouldn't be a five minute commute as it would have been back in Iowa.  But this was the reason we had made this journey to Miami - to see our beloved Hawkeyes.

On the way we were busy making our signs.  We had wanted to get their early and join in on the tail gating.  But we missed that portion of the Orange Bowl experience.  We got hung up in a traffic jam - stalled car not even the carnage of a wreck that had slowed the traffic down to a crawl.

As you can see it was quite dark by the time we arrived - which is way too late to be arriving at the stadium.  I always like to get there to watch our  beloved Hawkeye team warm up. We got there too late to really take pictures of the stadium and then by the time the game was over - it was too cold.  Guess I will just have to make another trip to Land Shark Stadium sometime in the future.

It is amazing when we are in a hurry it is like having blinders on - we miss so much. I apologize for not having pictures of land shark stadium - please check the stadium out  - which is now named the Sun Life Stadium

http://www.sunlifestadium.com/content/gallery.aspx

As I was sitting there thinking about our team in the inflatable tunnel waiting to come out on the field - tears filled my eyes.  I was remembering all those Thanksgiving Holidays as child growing up in Nebraska.  Thanksgiving dinner was always before the Orange Bowl game.  My family would gather around the TV - not to move until the winner had been determined, of the traditional Orange Bowl rivalry game between Oklahoma and Nebraska.  Now here I was all these years later not in front of the TV but in Miami.  The teams were not Oklahoma or Nebraska but my beloved Iowa Hawkeyes and Georgia Tech.

USA

 

Inflatable tunnel

GO HAWKS!!!!