Samford vs. Furman (Toe Girl Update)

This past Saturday Rebecca had to shoot Samford's football game then we hit the road for Tennessee as soon as she got done editing. I only took pictures for the first quarter, then I started going through her pictures in the press box to help speed things up after the game. Samford ended up losing 27-10.

I'm keeping an eye the old bulldog "Libby." I'm worried she may not make it one game. They've gotten a new bulldog to take its place, which shouldn't be too much longer.

The main reason for this post was to keep updated on 'toe girl' (What Rebecca, Caroline, and I now affectionately refer to her as). If you want to revisit my "Samford vs Appalachian State" post back in Samford it will get you up to speed on my feelings for her. On the 'dress appropriate' scale she has moved up from 'sideline distraction' to 'non-professional.' Still not to where Caroline asked her to be, but better. She still got in the way several times. She stood by me right at the beginning so I tried to get a no-look shot of the toe. Not the best, but you get the idea. The big annoyance this week was she constantly crossed over the media line. There is a line of photographers behind the line and then her, out on the field, blocking all of us. Caroline was about to tell her to stay back, but the ref beat her to it. He told her to "stay behind the line where you belong and I'll stay out here where I belong."

Sweet Justice.

Thursday Night Lights

Once again Samford provided some weeknight entertainment/work for Rebecca and me. Their home football opener was this past Thursday night so Rebecca had to document it. Whether she really needed my help or just appeasing my request, she got me a sideline media pass. I was pumped about special access and acted similar to Wayne and Garth when they got backstage passes. This was my first time to be on the sidelines during a football game. Its like a little city down there. It turned out to be a very good game. Samford came from behind to win by three. I helped take pictures during the first half. During the second half, I was up in the press box putting Rebecca's pictures on her hard drive so she could give them to the athletic media guy after the game. 

I had a lot of fun being a media guy. Rebecca's enjoyment of football has yet to blossom. I'm afraid it may never come out of dormancy. However, her lack of interest in the game helps to balance me getting too caught up in the game. It makes for a good team.

My own personalized media badge.

I know bulldogs don't have the best genes, but this one is pathetic.  It can barely stand and was about to drown in its own drool.

The Adopted Bulldogs

Rebecca and I are having to adopt some new bulldogs since they are now her employer. Rebecca started her Samford job about three weeks ago. Since she will be going to most of their events, I will be tagging along. A lot of those events are sports, so I will pull for the employer.

This week we spent last night and tonight on the beautiful campus. Its fun getting to enter back in to college life without all the school work. Its a small school compared to MSU, so it has more of a high school feel where everyone knows each other.

Last night we went to salsa dancing that was part of "back to school" week. I take my camera along also to get in some practice. I doubt Rebecca will ever actually use one of my shots. We got to campus and saw a large group of students congregating and eating in their quad area. We assumed this was the salsa area so we started taking pictures. I nice guy came over to us after a few minutes and inquired about where he could get copies of the pictures. Rebecca then asked if this was where salsa dancing was going to take place. He informed us this was the University Ministry (Shiloh) and they were about to go into the chapel for their weekly service. So kind of a funny conversation.

We asked a student if he knew where salsa dancing was happening, and he pointed us in the right direction. We're still getting use to the buildings. There was a much smaller crowd for dancing. They did have free tacos that we got to partake of. Once again I was glad to be behind the camera instead of dancing.

Tonight was volleyball. Samford defeated Troy 3-1. I didn't take any pictures since I couldn't connect to the flash system. Volleyball is probably the most interesting of the girl sports to me. Maybe its because there isn't a guy equivalent in circles I've been in.

We're so thankful for her job. She gets to experience lots of neat things and I get to tag along for some.