Daily Dose: Trip To Lincoln A Memorable Experience

By Andrew Atwal
andrew.atwal@yankton.net

After starting my job with the P&D straight out of Journalism school at Michigan State University at the end of last May, I made my first trip down to Lincoln this past weekend to check out the University of Nebraska and take in the MSU vs UNL basketball game.

The trip was memorable. The fans at UNL, even though they don’t care for basketball too much just yet, were nice and cordial.

After a concessions worker saw me in my MSU shirt, he even said to take it easy on them during the game.

I thoroughly enjoyed the trip to Lincoln, which was with about 100 other Michigan State alumni members from the Omaha-area, but I also believe the new arena will serve UNL well.

Although the game was considered a sell out, it is known they don’t typically draw sold out crowds for most basketball. In addition, the Devaney Center does not have many amenities that newer arenas do. I don’t think it had enough concessions areas and bathrooms, and hopefully that will change with the new arena next year. The new arena might also help UNL a lot in landing top recruits to compete with the other schools in the Big Ten.

All in all, the weekend trip to Lincoln was enjoyable and I look forward to going down there for more events in the future. The fans were nice, the area was nice and it’s always nice to meet up with other college alumni. All told, a great first trip to the University of Nebraska.