On October 7th, 2000 a six year old boy attended his first Miami Hurricanes home game, oblivious to the significance of that momentous occasion. In fact, the boy had to be coaxed into attending the game by his parents, who had offered a Scooby-Doo rolling backpack if he would attend. Begrudgingly, the boy accepted his parents’ gracious offer, but quickly regretted his decision due to the heat waves radiating off of the Orange Bowl’s bare metal footways on that hellishly hot day.
The crowd at the game was raucous as the Orange Bowl bursting at its seams with people.