Real Talk: Football Game: Check

Sports will always be something I follow and love forever especially the big three: baseball, football, and basketball. It's always entertaining watching a game on television whether it's with a group of friends, family, or by yourself. Whenever you watch a game on television, sometimes you wonder what it feels like to actually be in a stadium or an arena and be a part of the atmosphere.

Of course, being a baseball fan for the longest time, I've been able to see a total of 16 games, 1 while Qualcomm Stadium was still Jack Murphy Stadium, 13 in Qualcomm Stadium, and 2 at Petco Park. I've had seats from field level all the way up to nosebleed seats, from different views of the stadium. Just being at the ballpark, watching the game with friends and family and being a part of the crowd in cheering the home team is always fun. Baseball tickets are relatively cheaper than basketball and football tickets and there are many games that take place at home so that's why I've been able to see as many games already. I haven't been to a baseball game in 3 years so I'm hoping to break that drought next season.

Football is another sport that I follow a lot. I've been cheering for the Chargers for awhile now and it's always exciting watching a football game on television because there's so much action. I've always wondered how the atmosphere would be like if I ever attended a game. I actually never thought that I would ever go to a football game in my life just because the tickets cost way more than baseball and there's only 8 games at home during the regular season and they sell out fast. Who would of knew, that I would be invited to go a football game for the first time in my life. Something that I didn't even expect to happen in my life.

Before the season started, I planned on buying some tickets to catch a football game this season. The way the Chargers played last season, I knew I would have a very hard time in getting tickets because season ticket holders always get first dibbs. The Chargers v.s. the Colts on November 11 was the game I wanted to go to and I already knew that I wouldn't even have a chance to get those tickets just because it's a Sunday night game, which usually means it's a national broadcasted game, plus, Peyton Manning having a chance to come into town and play against LT and the Chargers is a much awaited game. Little did I know, tickets sold out in 4 hours on some random day during the summer I didn't even know about and I was shut out from being to able to attend not only that game, but any other game.

Three days before the game last week, one of my friends from school hit me up. He told me that one of his friends was trying to sell his Chargers v.s Texans tickets because he was put on duty. He asked me if I was willing to pay $80 dollars for a ticket. I told him that I would check with my parents to see if it was okay to go. With a test on Tuesday, and not even touching my science book to study, I was hesistant at first. Also, I didn't even feel like spending $80 to watch a game. But than I started to think, this might be the only chance I get in my life where I could actually watch a game. I've never been to a football game before and I always wondered how it would be but than again, would I really want to skip studying and waste $80 dollars for a game. Another reason I wanted to go to the game was because the tickets that my friend's fried had were season tickets and the seats were assigned on plaza level. Not view level or what they call nosebleed seats, they were plaza level seats.

The next day, I thought hard about going to the game and I decided that I wouldn't even ask my parents if I could go and that I would just tell my friend to go with somebody else. So I texted my friend, telling him to go with someone else or at least sell them. I got no reply back so I thought that he already sold the tickets. I spent the whole Saturday working on my blog and putting off studying for the next day. I went to sleep around 5 in the morning, tired as hell.

Around 10 on Sunday morning, my friend called me and woke me up. He asked me if I wanted to go to the game. I told him to just go with someone else because I was gonna be busy that day. He then told me that the price for the tickets dropped to $50. Not $80 anymore, but $50. Tickets for plaza level seats would probably be around $150 or more because those are really good seats besides field level, which are the best seats. Ain't no way that I was gonna deny going to the game so I asked my mom and she said it was okay. Finally, I was going to my first ever football game, especially at a price that was affordable.

I met up with my friend and we headed down to Qualcomm Stadium. We were a little late for the game so we didn't get to see the Governator and the firefighters in the opening show. The parking lot was closed and so we had to park all the way in the Mission Valley Costco and Ikea location. Got damn, that was one long walk and my legs are still sore to this day. We walked through the parking lot and you could already hear loud booming cheers flowing out the stadium. We went inside, and the Chargers already scored a touchdown and the whole place went bananas. Just the atmosphere itself was amazing. The whole place was packed, even people had to line up in lines just to use the restrooms. Everytime the Chargers made a big play, the whole place would erupt and stand on their feet and go wild. It was amazing how the place just was. Even the Charger Girls were looking real nice in their Halloween costumes. My friend and I were close to the action and the seats we had were hella good.

After the game was done, everyone outside the stadium was honking their horns, yelling out stuff, and just representing the Chargers to the fullest. People were still tailgating and hanging around while a grip of people were stuck in traffic. It was just a regular season game and the atmosphre was just crazy. I thought to myself, how would the atmosphere be during the playoffs and the Super Bowl, probably undescribable. Coming off a week with lost hope and despair, the Chargers played a great game and the fans showed a lot of pride. Ending the day, I thought to myself, I just went to a football game for the first time. Hopefully it's not the last. After checking off football and baseball, a basketball game at the Staples Center to watch the Lakers would complete the sweep. Let's try to do that soon.