For opening day for the BYU football season my brother-in-law Kevin organized a little trip to Oxford Mississippi for the game. So, Tanner and I joined the Wilson clan and headed south. When the question of where to stop for dinner came up along the way we consulted the GPS and found a name that could not be ignored...
In case you can't make out the words it's: Big Bubba Bucks Belly Bustin' BBQ Bliss. It was the quintessential dive on the side of the road (i think the sign says it all). But the ribs were outstanding. I just wish I had the bad manners to take pictures of the inside because it can't be described in words.
The following day the kids got face-painted and hair-sprayed in preparation for the game.
It is apparently tradition at Ole Miss for the ladies to dress up for the football games. They have this thing called "The Grove" before every football game which is a huge tent city on the main areas of campus along the "Walk of Champions" where people sit, eat, and mingle before the game. I imagine tailgating in fancy clothes just seems silly. I will say that the people there were extremely friendly to us cougar fans and went out of their way to shake our hands and make us feel welcome.
Finally, after three agonizing quarters of football the cougars decided to play and we finished up with a one point victory. Sorry the scoreboard turned out blurry. Afterwards, we went down along the field and after Heaps was done doing his post game interview he came and high-fived those of us along the fence. For those who happened to see that on the post game show I was not shoving my son or nephew out of the way to high-five Jake Heaps. It just looks that way. He actually did hit my hand as he was going along so I assume if I were to play football this week I would tend to throw it behind my receivers or right on the numbers of the other team.
It was a great weekend and I can't wait for next year at Notre Dame.
