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I’ve been meaning to post this since Saturday. My seats are field level couple rows back behind the defensive area. During the game a very excited 16 year old boy was there with his mother and was holding up a giant sign that said:
First hurricanes game - check
16th birthday - check
Getting a pair of Xavier Restrepo‘s game worn gloves - and of course no check.
He held that sign up all game and to be honest, it was getting annoying because he was blocking our view in the middle of plays. I don’t think he realized that - but at some point a few folks were kind of signaling irritation, and the mother guided him to not hold up the sign in the middle of plays and block others view.
After that things calmed down and he usually stopped holding it up when plays happened.
It was getting late in the the game and Restrepo was standing pretty close to our section waiting to return a punt. A few folks in our section (and the 16 year old) kept calling his name and finally he turned around, and this kid held up his sign, looking for his dream of getting game gloves from Restrepo.
Xavier kind of nodded and went about his business. After he fair caught the punt, a few minutes later a staffer came walking over to the kid while Restrepo pointed him out, and the staffer handed him Xavier Restrepo‘s game gloves.
I don’t think I’ve seen a kid look happier - he was ecstatic. We were all happy for him. He grabbed a marker, checked off his third box on his sign and kept holding it up the rest of the game.
I turned to my wife and I said you see this is why I like that guy - and this is why I love college football.
Go Canes.
First hurricanes game - check
16th birthday - check
Getting a pair of Xavier Restrepo‘s game worn gloves - and of course no check.
He held that sign up all game and to be honest, it was getting annoying because he was blocking our view in the middle of plays. I don’t think he realized that - but at some point a few folks were kind of signaling irritation, and the mother guided him to not hold up the sign in the middle of plays and block others view.
After that things calmed down and he usually stopped holding it up when plays happened.
It was getting late in the the game and Restrepo was standing pretty close to our section waiting to return a punt. A few folks in our section (and the 16 year old) kept calling his name and finally he turned around, and this kid held up his sign, looking for his dream of getting game gloves from Restrepo.
Xavier kind of nodded and went about his business. After he fair caught the punt, a few minutes later a staffer came walking over to the kid while Restrepo pointed him out, and the staffer handed him Xavier Restrepo‘s game gloves.
I don’t think I’ve seen a kid look happier - he was ecstatic. We were all happy for him. He grabbed a marker, checked off his third box on his sign and kept holding it up the rest of the game.
I turned to my wife and I said you see this is why I like that guy - and this is why I love college football.
Go Canes.
