On Monday, I was making all of the arrangements. With Gameday in Athens for the Auburn-Georgia game, I could bring lots of friends up from Atlanta for the show. But they weren't announcing it on Georgia's Athletics page for some reason. I finally found the answer on a message board that evening: they're going to the Williams-Amherst game!
Since I had just traveled to Oregon the weekend before, I wasn't really up for going to New England. However, I found some cheap airfare that got me back to Baton Rouge by Saturday night, so I decided to go for it. One of the things this trip allowed me to do was set foot in Vermont and New Hampshire for the first time. I especially enjoyed my 30 seconds in New Hampshire.
The drive over to the game was beautiful. Williamstown resides in a valley in the Berkshire Mountains. The peak of the fall colors had passed, but there were still plenty of leaves left on the trees. They also got a dusting of snow in the mountains the night before. Just picture a postcard from Vermont and that's pretty much what you get.
The town was about what I expected: older houses, a main street, sidewalks, and the college campus in the center. I parked and walked into the stadium area only to have my pole confiscated. If you have seen the sign on TV, you know that it's like clipping my wings. Fortunately, the fans didn't crowd the stage the way they do at other campuses, so I was able to get a good position. With my job done, I was able to enjoy a little more scenery before I headed out of town.
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