KU snagged a win against Middle Tennessee on November 6th, and I was there! I’ll be the first to admit I don’t know much about basketball, but I had a great time and loved all of the traditions at Allen Fieldhouse.
I honestly expected the whole thing to be much more of a process than it was. Everyone talks about camping for seats and the crazy lines, but we only stood outside for 30 minutes and had pretty good seats. It was unfortunately the coldest night ever, so the wait was a little rough, but once we got inside, the temp was much better.
We had about an hour until the game started once we found our seats, which was far too much time in my head, but the band started playing and the newspaper had a crossword in it, so everything was okay. Speaking of which, my biggest qualm with the evening was the price of a Sharpie at Allen Fieldhouse. It was the only writing utensil they had available and I wanted to do the crossword.
I really didn’t know anything going into it, so tearing up the newspaper into confetti was a super fun surprise for me. I felt like I was being dragged along into the traditions all night because I really had no idea what was going on, but I was happy to be there. Once the game started, the energy was amazing and the pace of the game kept me entertained the whole time. I think I got the clapping down by the 30th time the band played I’m a Jayhawk.
I really can’t believe I waited this long to go to a basketball game here, because I had such a great time. I finally understand all the hype around the games and why everyone always looked at me funny when I said I had never been. This was such a cool experience, and I can’t wait for my next one!