Pitt v. ND Evokes Odd Feelings

I spent a good portion of my Saturday afternoon watching the Pitt v. Notre Dame game.  For those of you who didn't see it, Pitt beat Notre Dame 36-33 in a 4 overtime game.  We came back from a 14 point halftime deficit, and drove for a game-tying touchdown in the final 2 minutes of the game.  Needless to say, it was a really great game, and I was glad I finally had the opportunity to sit down and catch a Pitt game.  We're bowl eligible for the first time since my freshman year, and a borderline Top 25 team.  Exciting time for Wanny's boys.

However, what really got to me about Saturday's game vs. ND was not the win or the exciting time for Pitt football.  I actually missed college for the first time since I left it 10 weeks ago.  I wondered for a while, "Did I really not miss anything about school in the first 2 and a half months I wasn't there?"  Then I realized, I've been so consumed with starting my new job, the CPA Exam, and the Phillies exciting run through the postseason, that I haven't had time to even think about school.  With things finally slowing down, I had the opportunity Saturday to remember some of the subtleties about school.  If this game occurred on any Saturday in the last 4 years, I would have been watching it in my room, ordered some pizza, celebrated the victory, and then went out to some random party in South O.  To be honest, this game really brought me back to freshman or sophomore year and the good times that I had then (ahh Kappa Sig parties).  Life seemed much simpler, and definitely more care-free.  The weekends were easy; do some homework, watch football, eat dinner, get drunk, and hang out with anyone you want to.  Sounds like a good life to me.

I'm sure there are lots of subtleties about college that I'm ignoring, and I wouldn't wanna live through again, like freshman year roommates, exams, and frat drama.  But I know there are also going to be plenty of days like Saturday, days where I wish I could go back to a different time, with different people, when life was more enjoyable.  I miss you Pitt.