Are You Ready For Some Football?

Every Sunday is NFL football day. There are lots of games, starting at 1pm and the last one starting at 8:30pm. Being from Baltimore, it is clear that my favorite team is the Baltimore Ravens. I have been a die-hard fan ever since I was little. When I lived at home, my family and I, along with a big group of our family friends, had season tickets together. I would get to go to almost every home game. Our big group would get to our lot extra early and tailgate. It is always so fun to get together and talk with everyone while enjoying delicious food. Then, we all head in to the game, where we never sit or stop cheering the whole time. This is what I miss most from home.

With not being able to attend any of the home games or see them on local TV, my friends from Maryland and I have had to find some way to stay on top of our true home team. In the Vista, is the Carolina Ale House. In their upstairs room, they have several TVs and the NFL Sunday ticket, which allows them to get every NFL game being played. Every Sunday, my friends and I gather at the Carolina Ale House to watch the Ravens game, along with the others being played. We order food and talk while cheering on our purple and black team. It always makes me feel like I'm at home again, at the tailgate and one of the games. Going to the "Ale House" has also made me realize how many people from Maryland really do attend USC. Almost every Sunday, the upstairs of Carolina Ale House is about 50% Ravens fans. This is so great to see because it is a great way to meet other people from Maryland, and it creates a lot of energy and enthusiasm while watching the game. We also tend to make a lot of noise and have to be told to tone it down, but it is so worth it because of the game day-like atmosphere. This past Sunday, during parents weekend, I was able to include my dad in this tradition. My dad and I and all my friends and some of their parents took over the Ale House this Sunday, and it was twice as fun. I love this tradition and hope it will continue throughout the entire NFL season. So if its a Sunday afternoon and you're trying to find me, just look up what time the Baltimore Ravens is and you'll know that I'm at the Carolina Ale House cheering on the team of purple and black.