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It was another long weekend for me, so here are my highs/lows:

BHM Dinner: I advertised for the event in my last post, and now that it is over, here are my thoughts. Overall, I could not have asked for a more successful event. The event was sold out 24hrs before the event started (which, for a student hosted event, is an amazing feat). We (the BSU Exec Board) were concerned that it would sell out, but we had no clue it would sell out in advance. I felt somewhat sad as people came to the event only to go back home as they were denied entrance, but I also felt very proud that we were able to accomplish such a feat. As would be expected with any sold out event, especially one hosted by students, we had our fair share of last minute problems. However, somehow, someway, we handled it in such a way that people (the guest) never even realized the problems were there. Everything from me running around setting up additional chairs and seats to handle the extra folks (some people waited at the door for an hour for dinner to be finished so they could come in and watch the rest of the event), to our president serving cake to our guests (where were the caterers? Yea I wonder that too). It was simply amazing.

Also, I got a little, well a lot, more mic time than I wanted. Actually, I really did not want any mic time (I do not like speaking to crowds, especially when the crowd is 300+ people), but I ended up with roughly 10min of mic time (not at one time, but scattered throughout the night). I know 10min does not sound like a lot of time, but believe me … it is! If I had to grade myself, I would say I did OK (B- / C+). I made a few significant mistakes, and at times was visibly at a loss for words, but considering it was only my second time speaking in front of any crowd other than my classmates, I think I handled the pressure … well … OK. I even received more than one impressive compliment. One from someone I know who I can say is not particularly fond of me, and the other from a man I never knew, but after the event, seemed to really want ot get involved with BSU. So with that, I am glad I got on that stage. It was beyond uncomfortable, but well worth it.

Superbowl XL: I am just disapointed. Not in the Seahawks (I was actually impressed with them), but with the refs. To be honest, I actually never really believed the Seahawks would pull-in the big W. Not because they are not good, and not because they do not deserve it. I just did not think they could handle the pressure. Being the first team to ever go to the Superbowl in a franchises history is some serious pressure, and pressure I thought Seattle would cave under. In fact, has there ever been a team to win the Superbowl during their first Superbowl appearance (other than Superbowl I of course)? My guess would be no.

However, the pressure did not affect the Seahawks as much as I thought it would. The refs however, affected the Seahawks much more than I thought they would. Instead of writing a ton of information about it, I think I will simply link to the many articles which have looked at the refs performance and analyzed just how much of an affect they may (or did) have on the outcome of the game. It was such a big deal, the NFL decided they needed to make an official announcement about it. That to me just shows that their was indeed a problem.