(Final) Gameday

Today's Gameday would be my last one at home in Cal. We have one more home game in the season but that's next weekend, and I won't be able to make it. So I had to go today. NFL has kind of grown on me since I've been here, but it still pales in pathetic comparison to football - real football.

However, you can't fault the atmosphere, and with a 4 game win-streak behind the Cal Bears it was pretty hyped in the student section. Too bad halfway through the first quarter we conceded a touchdown, and then another.

But then, Jahvid Best, literally the player of our team comes out and pulls one of the greatest acrobatic touchdowns I've ever seen. To put this guy into context, he's like the Bobby Despotovski of Perth Glory - actually no, that's completely wrong. Because not only is Best the most valuable player, he is idolized by the fans.

The story doesn't end there though. Best really hurt himself bad making that touchdown. He was already carrying a concussion into the game, and the way he landed after basically vaulted the last defender 5 feet into the air was not healthy. He was out cold.

(Check out the ESPN replay here: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4633427).

What was amazing was the crowd and player response. I've never seen anything close to this kind of mass empathy in real life. Sure you see it on TV. But wow, the crowd went dead silent, the whole team dropped to one knee and you could see their lips moving in prayer. People held up four fingers (Best wears the #4 jersey) and nobody moved for half an hour while the paramedics saw to him.


But seriously, damn. That was the most epic touch down I've seen.