Sooners vs. Jayhawks

October 18th:
Oklahoma vs. KU in Norman. Our 2nd trip to OU on a beautiful Saturday afternoon and we were rewarded with an exciting battle between two Big 12 teams.
While the teams warmed up we hung out on the sidelines. I don't think that will ever get old. Too bad they won't let me do that when Marshall is actually playing.....I rather enjoy being so close to lots of big, muscular football players. At one point Marshall was standing next to a scout from the St. Louis Rams! It's still eye-opening to be in the presence of so many "big time" people. Not sure we'll ever get used to it.
When we finally made it to the section reserved for recruits we realized that no one was actually sitting in their assigned, ticketed seats. This posed a bit of a problem for us, since there was NOWHERE left to sit. At least together. We spent the first half spread out among the other recruits/commits and their families. Luckily, I got squished between a not-so-shy momma and a hick from hickville, so I felt right at home. Not so sure that Mom and Marsh were as lucky.
The second half was much better. We found each other and sat our butts down in three seats next to each other and didn't move the rest of the game. Go us.
After the game Marshall went to the locker room again with the other players and recruits/commits. This is probably one of the most valuable experiences he'll have while going on these trips because each time he's introduced to the players, especially the ones he'll be closest to next year, the more they remember his face with his name.

On a side note that has absolutely nothing to do with Marshall:

Matt Clapp is the current fullback for the Sooners. Essentially, he plays the position that Marshall will be learning and eventually taking over when Matt is gone. Well, I got to meet him after the game as he came out of the locker room. Fans usually line up to have memoraiblia signed by the players. I happened to be standing next to The Cook (or the man that feeds all the student athletes!) I guess I must have been a little vocal about my excitment to see Matt Clapp walking down the line, because Cook asked if I wanted Matt to sign something. I was like, "Uh...yeah!!!" So he called Matt over like they were the best of friends, which they probably are. If I were a big, bad football player my favorite person would probably be the person that fed me. Makes sense. Anyway, he signed my program and even let me take a picture with him (which you see below!) I told him about my brother and he totally knew who I was talking about. I love how I've taken to introducing myself as "Hi, I'm Meredith, Marshall Musil's sister!" But hey, whatever works....At least I wasn't just some random fan. I had some sort of connection! Very nice guy. So, like I said, nothing to do with Marshall, but a notable story nonetheless!