Bumped. GO BRUINS. -N

Drago True Story: Long.

Not to pile on, but I witnessed something a few weeks ago that I thought I would just let go until after the season.

I post mostly on the football board of BRO, but those of you who know me, know I live in Oregon.  

To set this up, my father had a heart attack the week of January 24th.  He was in the hospital and stable, so I decided to fly down as soon as I could, which was on Sunday, January 31st, the day AFTER the Bruins beat Oregon State 62-52.  I had to buy a last minute ticket on Alaska and got bumped to first class.  I was sitting in first class waiting for the rest of the plane to board, when on walks the whole UCLA basketball team.  I'm a diehard fan, and I was totally pumped to see them all.  They were all talkative as they boarded and to my surprise, Coah Howland sat in the first class seat right in front of me.

As the plane filled up and we readied to taxi, the volume coming from the back of the plane seemed a little louder than usual...and I thought the team must be having a little fun.  When we got about half way to the runway from the gate, the plane stopped and idled for what seemed like more than the usual amount of pre takeoff time.  I was quite anxious to get going, being nervous about my dad's condition, and I thought for sure the captain was going to come on the speaker and say we had mechanical issues or something.

Continue reading this post »