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Thursday January 07, 2010 at 14:43

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Being an Event Producer for Keyframe, it’s easy for me to get caught up in my own little world down here in Auburn, Alabama.  There’s always some sort of event going on…if it’s not football or basketball, it’s soccer, aquatics or gymnastics.  But as soon as I heard the Auburn football team had been invited to the Outback Bowl in Tampa on New Year’s Day, I knew I had to make the trip.  It took some tricky planning, but we were finally able to rent a car and leave Auburn at 1pm on New Year’s Eve. After ditching the car and checking into the team hotel, we had about an hour left in 2009.  The front-desk recommended Channelside Bay as the closest spot to watch fireworks, and we made it with about 45 minutes to spare.  We ran into several friends from Auburn Athletics and celebrated 2010 in style. Game time Friday was early, so I met Dan Roy & the crew at Raymond James Stadium around 8.  The first thing I noticed, other than the rainclouds in the distance, was how good the Daktronics boards at RJS looked.  Those things are 12 years old, and they still look amazing! It rained a lot during the first half, which gave me a good chance to hang out with Dak’s own Mark Eisenstadt.  It’s not unusual for us to talk several times a week on the phone, but it’s always great to get to catch up in person.  The rain also gave us an excuse to hang out in the press box, which happens to be where Outback served chicken & steak for lunch.  Yes, please. I’d be crazy not to mention a little more about the game.  What was expected to be a snooze of a game ended in thrilling fashion…Auburn won 3 times before it was official in overtime!  For the record, I only rushed the field twice… It was a whirlwind 36 hours, but traveling to see other events is always extremely rewarding.  It was great to be able to catch up with several Dak friends/colleagues, watch another crew’s production and get a free steak show Auburn we care.  Oh, and an extra special thanks to the Auburn Cheerleaders for letting us hitch a ride back home on their bus! (Post by Bo Cordle)

Being an Event Producer for Keyframe, it’s easy for me to get caught up in my own little world down here in Auburn, Alabama.  There’s always some sort of event going on…if it’s not football or basketball, it’s soccer, aquatics or gymnastics.  But as soon as I heard the Auburn football team had been invited to the Outback Bowl in Tampa on New Year’s Day, I knew I had to make the trip.  It took some tricky planning, but we were finally able to rent a car and leave Auburn at 1pm on New Year’s Eve.

After ditching the car and checking into the team hotel, we had about an hour left in 2009.  The front-desk recommended Channelside Bay as the closest spot to watch fireworks, and we made it with about 45 minutes to spare.  We ran into several friends from Auburn Athletics and celebrated 2010 in style.

Game time Friday was early, so I met Dan Roy & the crew at Raymond James Stadium around 8.  The first thing I noticed, other than the rainclouds in the distance, was how good the Daktronics boards at RJS looked.  Those things are 12 years old, and they still look amazing!

It rained a lot during the first half, which gave me a good chance to hang out with Dak’s own Mark Eisenstadt.  It’s not unusual for us to talk several times a week on the phone, but it’s always great to get to catch up in person.  The rain also gave us an excuse to hang out in the press box, which happens to be where Outback served chicken & steak for lunch.  Yes, please.

I’d be crazy not to mention a little more about the game.  What was expected to be a snooze of a game ended in thrilling fashion…Auburn won 3 times before it was official in overtime!  For the record, I only rushed the field twice…

It was a whirlwind 36 hours, but traveling to see other events is always extremely rewarding.  It was great to be able to catch up with several Dak friends/colleagues, watch another crew’s production and get a free steak show Auburn we care.  Oh, and an extra special thanks to the Auburn Cheerleaders for letting us hitch a ride back home on their bus!

(Post by Bo Cordle)