Last night the Ohio State Buckeyes took on the University of Alaska Nanooks and Pete and I went to support his Alma mater at the Carlson center. This is the local event venue that hosts everything from Cultural Festivals, to Roller Derby (see last weekend's blog) and even the mighty Nanooks from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Surprisingly, the arena was packed and there were a handful of other people that braved the hostile Nanook fans to support the Buckeyes.
Here is a quick recap of the game:
The cute kid we hired to cheer for the Bucks. Kidding. Thanks Aaron for being the Buckeyes newest fan!
The game wasn't as close as the score shows
Despite the UAF victory(the headline for the sports section read 'Nanooks Shell Buckeyes'), it was fun being the only ones not rooting for the home team- and if I had to pick, I would much rather be cheering on good basketball (currently #1 in the polls) and football (Sugar Bowl Champs!) than ice hockey. However, the University of Alaska prides itself on its two most successful sports, hockey and skiing. They are also pretty decent at rifle and pistol, which I guess makes sense. All three of those sports encompass 95% of the winter outdoor options that The Last Frontier has to offer. They don't currently have snow machining, fishing or driving under the influence as competitive sports at UAF, but that would round out the last 5% of outdoor activities that winter has to offer. All told the Carlson Center puts on a good show for UAF hockey. I might even go so far as to say that it is even more fun than roller derby, or at least much easier to understand. It was a nice way to spend an evening experiencing the biggest show in Fairbanks on a wintry Saturday night and a ton of fun to support the scarlet and gray.
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