Alex wasn't kidding. I got to the surplus sale 15 minutes before it was supposed to begin and it was more dense than Halloween on Court Street. I wanted to pick up some windbreaker track pants to wear for rainy games but left the line as the game was about to begin. They need to have more cashiers on hand. I still ended up with a practice jersey, which they had a million of, and some wrestling shorts and football cleats, the latter two will surely be destroyed at Saturday's mud run.
As for the game, I expect Devin Bass to be a real impact player by 2013. The D-line was also quite impressive despite Crutcher, Scott, Bennett, and Taylor not playing.
I got there around 12:10. There was a decent line, from the cashiers' table to just outside the gate. I stood in line for about 5 minutes before they opened it and people began to rush in. It was so crowded and hard to move around that I wanted to get in and out as soon as possible.
Getting there that early definitely had its benefits. I walked away with a brand new messenger bag, pretty beat-up football, new football gloves, new baseball dugout jacket, new green Nike basketball shoes, and my favorite item: a green Ivo Baltic #3 jersey, complete with the NCAA patch from the 2010 Tournament.