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Since we don't have a whole lot of fresh material to discuss during this time of year, I thought of this fun idea and wanted to see if anyone else had anything to add to this.
The purpose is to admit something stupid and/or regretful you did regarding being a Shocker fan. Since I thought of the idea, I will start.
In early March 2013, my wife mentioned that my father-in-law wanted to take the family to a show at Crown Uptown to celebrate my mother-in-law's birthday. My wife told me the date, and I said that should be fine...facetiously adding "unless the Shockers are playing in the Elite Eight that Saturday night."
Fast forward to the LaSalle game. I was sure we would win that game, but I was also sure that CBS wouldn't put "lowly" Wichita State in the Saturday night primetime spot for an Elite Eight game, so I would be okay to watch game then go to the show that night. WRONG! After the game, they showed that Wichita State would play Ohio State in the later Elite Eight game on Saturday. I told my wife that we had a problem. 'But we told my dad that we would go, so you will probably have to miss the game." You can imagine how well that sat with me. We had a nice little argument as we drove home from our watch party. Supposedly, my wife did make a comment to my sister-in-law the next day, feeling out the possibility of me missing Crown Uptown to watch the ballgame but was told that it would be bad for me to bail on the family outing.
So...against my will...I DID NOT WATCH THE OHIO STATE GAME LIVE.
I figured that if I told the family what I was doing, I could just have the game recorded and watch it when I got home. I started to crack a little when my brother-in-law's date started to get excited looking at her phone. I told her to not say anything other than thumbs up or thumbs down. She strongly motioned thumbs up. Still, I thought it was okay. What I failed to take into account was other people at the show spoiling my boycott. Right before intermission, I saw other people at a table nearby looking at their phones, smiling heavily. I could tell from whispers that they were talking about the game, and given what the time was, I knew that the game was close to being over. At intermission, I finally called it quits on the game boycott and asked those people at the table what was happening. They said Wichita State won and was going to the Final Four.
Wow! It was a weird feeling. I was certainly happy...but I also felt incredibly cheated. Other than maybe the '89 CWS (and maybe even more than that), this was the greatest moment in Wichita sports history....and I flat out missed it. I tried to go home and watch the recording with the same kind of feeling I would have had if I would have watched it live, but it was still bittersweet. I'm sure I would have been a nervous wreck towards the ending, but I also would have been JUBILANT at the ending. It just was not the same.
I am still upset at my in-laws because I know damn good and well that if K-State was in a similar situation, there's no way in hell that my father-in-law or brother-in-law (both KSU grads) would watch a musical over a big game like that. I also have a feeling that my sister-in-law(also a K-State grad) had the attitude of "It's just little Wichita State. They aren't that important." Most important, I am disappointed in myself. I should have had the guts to take the heat and just skip the show. The bright side was that Wichita State was going to the Final Four, and I actually had the opportunity to go to Atlanta, so it all turned out well. Also, my mother-in-law did really appreciate my presence to help celebrate her birthday. If she is happy, then my wife is happy, thus making my life happy.
So, does anyone else have any weird Shocker stories like this to admit? Did you miss a big game? Did you leave a game early? Did you lose an important piece of Shocker memorabilia? Anything?
@WuDrWu, I think you need to step up here.
The purpose is to admit something stupid and/or regretful you did regarding being a Shocker fan. Since I thought of the idea, I will start.
In early March 2013, my wife mentioned that my father-in-law wanted to take the family to a show at Crown Uptown to celebrate my mother-in-law's birthday. My wife told me the date, and I said that should be fine...facetiously adding "unless the Shockers are playing in the Elite Eight that Saturday night."
Fast forward to the LaSalle game. I was sure we would win that game, but I was also sure that CBS wouldn't put "lowly" Wichita State in the Saturday night primetime spot for an Elite Eight game, so I would be okay to watch game then go to the show that night. WRONG! After the game, they showed that Wichita State would play Ohio State in the later Elite Eight game on Saturday. I told my wife that we had a problem. 'But we told my dad that we would go, so you will probably have to miss the game." You can imagine how well that sat with me. We had a nice little argument as we drove home from our watch party. Supposedly, my wife did make a comment to my sister-in-law the next day, feeling out the possibility of me missing Crown Uptown to watch the ballgame but was told that it would be bad for me to bail on the family outing.
So...against my will...I DID NOT WATCH THE OHIO STATE GAME LIVE.
I figured that if I told the family what I was doing, I could just have the game recorded and watch it when I got home. I started to crack a little when my brother-in-law's date started to get excited looking at her phone. I told her to not say anything other than thumbs up or thumbs down. She strongly motioned thumbs up. Still, I thought it was okay. What I failed to take into account was other people at the show spoiling my boycott. Right before intermission, I saw other people at a table nearby looking at their phones, smiling heavily. I could tell from whispers that they were talking about the game, and given what the time was, I knew that the game was close to being over. At intermission, I finally called it quits on the game boycott and asked those people at the table what was happening. They said Wichita State won and was going to the Final Four.
Wow! It was a weird feeling. I was certainly happy...but I also felt incredibly cheated. Other than maybe the '89 CWS (and maybe even more than that), this was the greatest moment in Wichita sports history....and I flat out missed it. I tried to go home and watch the recording with the same kind of feeling I would have had if I would have watched it live, but it was still bittersweet. I'm sure I would have been a nervous wreck towards the ending, but I also would have been JUBILANT at the ending. It just was not the same.
I am still upset at my in-laws because I know damn good and well that if K-State was in a similar situation, there's no way in hell that my father-in-law or brother-in-law (both KSU grads) would watch a musical over a big game like that. I also have a feeling that my sister-in-law(also a K-State grad) had the attitude of "It's just little Wichita State. They aren't that important." Most important, I am disappointed in myself. I should have had the guts to take the heat and just skip the show. The bright side was that Wichita State was going to the Final Four, and I actually had the opportunity to go to Atlanta, so it all turned out well. Also, my mother-in-law did really appreciate my presence to help celebrate her birthday. If she is happy, then my wife is happy, thus making my life happy.
So, does anyone else have any weird Shocker stories like this to admit? Did you miss a big game? Did you leave a game early? Did you lose an important piece of Shocker memorabilia? Anything?
@WuDrWu, I think you need to step up here.
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