I'll start by assuming everyone knows what ESPN Gameday is. (if you don't, there is no shame in googling it) They chose to broadcast from the Academy this weekend cause we were playing Army, and it was like a Veteran's Day thing. Anyways - I had spent like three days brainstorming sign ideas. I went through a bunch of different ideas, mostly inside jokes with the Academy ("I hate sports, I love computers" etc) On Friday, walking back to my room after lunch -- lightbulb! We made our signs that night, and it took forever using those dang sharpies, but totally worth it. My alarm didn't go off at 5:40 like I planned... but I rolled over and jumped when I saw the clock at 6:06, giving me just enough time to get ready and be out there by 6:20.We got a spot kinda on the side, which ended up being perfect, and we were on the barrier, also crucial. The crowd loved the sign, and starting right after the first time it was up on the screen (a huge close up as the camera man walked down the aisle) cheerleaders and various peeps started coming over saying "Who's got the "this is mandatory" sign?" To be honest, I was worried they wanted to take it from me at first, but they just wanted pictures. Then a Chief Master Sergeant walks up and asks whose sign it is. I held it up and he couldn't love it more! haha. He loved it because all the troops out there watching would see it and be like "No Sh!t, haha" It was a good thing he loved it so much, because after a little while the cheerleading coach showed up. She was not a fan. "Are you serious?! Especially coming from Section 8, I can't believe you would give this image" We told her the Chief loved it, and that it was a joke ("very funny" keane added) She knew she couldn't argue with the Chief, so she sulked off. We assured her that it wasn't taking away at all from the cheerleaders (the dudes would lift them up so their faces were right there behind Corso and Kirk effectively blocking my sign) A couple cadets gave me some crap too "that sign is so F-ing nerdy" or "Yeah, I kept trying to cover your sign up cause it was so retarded" I think the controversy of it made it that much better.
The comments on the sign that I like the most were ones coming from people who didn't attend, but heard about it from other people. Or comments from relatives of cadets in the military that saw the sign on TV while watching with their buddies and loved it. Our squad commander just poked his head in my room and said "you're the talk of the wing".
What can we learn from this?
- Since I can't resist mentioning it to people, it has apparently gone to my head a little bit - a fact that bothers me a little bit.
- Military members have good senses of humor - and good inside jokes
- You can't please everyone. Bummer
- People liked this sign way more than my other sign which said "中國也很愛李Corso" (China loves Lee Corso too!) Go figure.
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