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This thread is for your personal stories (or stories others have told you, sometimes those are even better!) about going to exciting sporting events. Feel free to share pictures!
I have a thousand stories, probably, from being a fanatic of all things East Carolina and Duke athletics, but I'll start with just two.
My personal account of: September 5, 2010: East Carolina University vs. Tulsa University (American football), Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC
Down by four minutes with just one minute and twenty-four seconds to play, my Pirates received the ball needing to drive a whopping 70 yards to win the game. ECU got to the 33 yard line of Tulsa with 5 seconds to play, leaving Dominque Davis one last play to give the Pirates their first win with a new stadium expansion and head coach. Davis drops back, fires into the pile of purple and white jerseys in the student end zone, and you see the ball disappear. After the referees break apart the pile, they find Justin Jones, a 6'8" ECU receiver cradling the ball in his arms! Touchdown Pirates! Complete insanity ensued in Greenville, marking the first win of a season that also included a win over North Carolina State.
From my teacher, a Duke graduate: February 7, 1995: Duke University vs. University of North Carolina (basketball), Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, NC
Longtime Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski was out for the year with medical problems, leaving the Blue Devils to their worst season in memory. Duke fell behind in the first half, 29-6, but came back to lead by 12 in the second half before Carolina rallied back. With 3 seconds left in the first overtime, Carolina's Serge Zwikker was sent to the foul line with UNC up 3 and a chance to seal the game, but Zwikker missed both free throws, giving Duke's Jeff Capel one last shot to tie the game. From just past half court, Capel let the ball go in a heave of prayer, and every mouth in the 8,000 seat gymnasium went deathly silent. The ball slid right through the net, sending the Cameron Crazies, Duke's super-rambunctious student section, into a craze. My teacher was there as a student at the time, and according to him, every student in the building jumped when Capel hit the shot, causing a huge pile at the bottom of the stands. Duke would end up losing the game in double overtime, but Capel's running half-court shot lives on as one of the greatest moments in Duke Basketball history.
I have a thousand stories, probably, from being a fanatic of all things East Carolina and Duke athletics, but I'll start with just two.
My personal account of: September 5, 2010: East Carolina University vs. Tulsa University (American football), Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC
Down by four minutes with just one minute and twenty-four seconds to play, my Pirates received the ball needing to drive a whopping 70 yards to win the game. ECU got to the 33 yard line of Tulsa with 5 seconds to play, leaving Dominque Davis one last play to give the Pirates their first win with a new stadium expansion and head coach. Davis drops back, fires into the pile of purple and white jerseys in the student end zone, and you see the ball disappear. After the referees break apart the pile, they find Justin Jones, a 6'8" ECU receiver cradling the ball in his arms! Touchdown Pirates! Complete insanity ensued in Greenville, marking the first win of a season that also included a win over North Carolina State.
From my teacher, a Duke graduate: February 7, 1995: Duke University vs. University of North Carolina (basketball), Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, NC
Longtime Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski was out for the year with medical problems, leaving the Blue Devils to their worst season in memory. Duke fell behind in the first half, 29-6, but came back to lead by 12 in the second half before Carolina rallied back. With 3 seconds left in the first overtime, Carolina's Serge Zwikker was sent to the foul line with UNC up 3 and a chance to seal the game, but Zwikker missed both free throws, giving Duke's Jeff Capel one last shot to tie the game. From just past half court, Capel let the ball go in a heave of prayer, and every mouth in the 8,000 seat gymnasium went deathly silent. The ball slid right through the net, sending the Cameron Crazies, Duke's super-rambunctious student section, into a craze. My teacher was there as a student at the time, and according to him, every student in the building jumped when Capel hit the shot, causing a huge pile at the bottom of the stands. Duke would end up losing the game in double overtime, but Capel's running half-court shot lives on as one of the greatest moments in Duke Basketball history.
. Great stories, its always cool to hear about someone seeing something notable in person 👍.
Sorry Tesla, wasn't my intention 
. I'm taking it you're talking about European football, American soccer? Seeing as big games are starting to be shown on national TV here, ticket prices to "big games" must be astronomical. Keep 'em coming 👍.
