Just Win Baby!

A father and a son, bound together by birth, often share common interests.  These bonds allow for a mutual understanding and for great fellowship.  For the Tonsoni men, Indiana University athletics is a huge source of happiness.  We are usually happy to just be in attendance, however, winning always makes these sporting events special.

Brandon, the oldest, is the calmest fan of the three Tonsoni men.  He roots hard for the teams, but takes each game in stride.  Brent, the youngest, is the most heavily invested in the Hoosiers and gets very emotional with every win and loss.   Brent is also the eternal optimist who believes in his teams no matter what. Dad, I am like Brent with anger issues.  Been known to cast doubt (putting it lightly), to leave my seats, and to promise I may never come back.

Brent, Dad, Brandon-  Tailgate posing

Three different Tonsoni men all of which love the Indiana Hoosiers!  We love it when they win, are down with each loss and we keep on coming back regardless of result or reaction.

So, on Saturday, our football Hoosiers won their third game of the season.  The third second half comeback.  The 38-35 victory was hard fought and was secured with a great all around half of play.  This was much needed as the Hoosiers fell behind early.  Opportunistic defense and an offense that put up over 600 yards were the reasons for the victory.  As the clock ran out, Brent turned to me and said, "It doesn't matter how we do it, just win baby!"

Section 11 Ushers Kathy and Kevin- best in the biz!

Tailgate update:

 A morning full of hard rain and wind delayed the start of our festivities.  The rain eventually subsided and we were able to enjoy the pregame.  The surprise of the tailgate was a visit from Indiana Athletic Director Fred Glass.  He drove his golf cart out to the purple lot to find our tailgate.  We had a nice discussion on the history and set up of our tailgate.  We all were shocked but very appreciative.  He had read the blog and wanted to meet us!  So cool.

Me, Athletic Director Fred Glass, Tim Shrewsbury

I had shared the blog with a member of the athletic department as part of the fan experience board that I am a part of this year.  So far we have had visits from Jeremy Gray and Fred Glass of the athletic department.

We also have media members joining us.  Our sponsor, Sammy Jacobs of Hoosier Huddle is a regular, but this week we were joined by Ken Bikoff, host of the Peegs.com podcast.  We really appreciate these guys for sharing their thoughts and for stopping by our tailgate.

Brent, Brian White (claims he is my 3rd son), Dad