Palmetto Bowl Champions!!!!!!!!!

Today was the day. THE game. The game that all Gamecocks wait for from November to November. They call it the Palmetto Bowl. It's the day when the Gamecocks meet the Tigers in the middle of the field, shake hands, and spend the next sixty minutes trying to destroy one another. Fans talk smack for a year before it and for a year after it. Anything can happen. And it is oh so very exciting. But before we get to the game, I'll tell you about my day.

First of all, I slept in my bed in my room last night. It was the first time I had slept in there at night. Mom said she thought I would be ok in there by myself. There's this little spaceship looking thing in my room and she says that if she takes her little spaceship attachment in her room, she can hear everything I'm doing in my room. So for the first time in my life, I spent the night in my room without Mom. It was no big deal really. I was asleep. :)

Mom and I played together this morning. Then we got ready to run an errand. We had to go to WalMart. Mom had to buy some things to cook some food for the game. As usual, I found WalMart quite terrifying. I had asked Mom if I could wear my cheerleader dress. She said that I could, but only until game time. Then she said something about it being bad luck because the Gamecocks have lost every time I've worn it. But I got to wear it during the day. :)


We came home from WalMart and Mom did some cooking. I had my game face on for real.

Granny Kat, Katie, Bobby, and Justin came over this afternoon. They brought a Glee game with them and they were singing. I had never heard anything quite like that before. Aunt Mere, Uncle Corey, Colin, and Brenna came along a little later. Then Grandmom and Granddad showed up! Oh boy! A Gamecock Party!! :)

Soon it was time for the game. Mom made me put on my overalls. She said they're luckier.

The game started, but the goofy tv station didn't have it on at the beginning. Like anybody cared about that other game!!! UGH! Mom went and found the game on the radio. A minute and fifty seconds had passed and the Tigers had already scored a touchdown. GAH! Annas do not like Tigers.

But then came my Gamecocks. My favorite Gamecock, Spencer Lanning, kicked a really long field goal to get our boys on the board. We were still behind, but I could tell we came to play. Not long after that, the Gamecocks scored a touchdown and took the lead! Whew!

In the second quarter, the Tigers didn't do anything to speak of. Alshon Jeffery scored a touchdown and Spencer kicked another field goal for the Gamecocks! It was 19-7 when the Gamecocks took their halftime break! Yay!

The second half was all Gamecocks! The Tigers couldn't score at all. The Gamecocks got an interception for a touchdown and Spencer kicked another field goal. And that's the way it ended. 29-7. Gamecocks win! Palmetto Bowl Champions for the second year in a row. Mom says that this is the first time the Gamecocks have won back to back games against the Tigers in forty years. FORTY!

I had a great time watching the game with so many members of my family. :) It's so much fun when we're together!

This game ended the regular season for my Gamecocks. Next week, they will go to Atlanta to play another bunch of Tigers. This time, if it's even possible, the stakes are even higher. They won't just be playing for another win and bragging rights. They're playing for the SEC Championship. It's a big deal. Mom says she's already nervous about it. I'm just going to do what I always do and pull for my Gamecocks with my whole heart. I love being a little Gamecock!!

Well, taking care of those Tigers can really wear you out. I think I'll go to bed now. And dream about my buddy Cocky. I love that bird. :)

Goodnight and GO COCKS!!!!!