Titletown!

We won! ESPN's summer promotion, Titletown, concluded today at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium at 2 pm eastern (it aired about 15 minutes ago on the 6:00 Sportscenter). I'm glad they didn't do it live, that was crazy.

With only 48 hours notice, the word quickly spread that ESPN's Wendy Nix was coming back to Valdosta (of course this lead to the assumptions...would they come all the way back for second place?). We were all there. Valdosta High, Lowndes High, Georgia Christian, Valwood, Valdosta State, Open Bible. It was awesome. During football season we are as segregated as can be, Valdosta hates Lowndes and vice versa. But there was none of that today. We assembled in that stadium, supporting our different school colors, but we are united this time. We are Titletown.

It was extremely hot, but no one seemed to care, at least they didn't show it. My experience at the stadium ultimately defines "organized chaos". It was chaos organized by ESPN. ESPN told us to scream when the camera came by our faces (I was on the 40 yard line). Then they told us to be quiet so Wendy could interview Jesse, then ESPN told us to go crazy again. Then ESPN told us to watch at 6 pm. Then ESPN told us the trophy will be displayed on the field for us to take pictures. Then, after I reached the field finally and headed towards the long crowd around the trophy, they told us the trophy had to go in 5 minutes....? Wow, thanks a lot.

We took some pictures but have not yet downloaded them. I'll share as soon as I get the chance (which, quite honestly, will probably be Wednesday, I'm slammed tomorrow).

Oh, and for those of you traveling to (or just passing by) Valdosta on I-75, you'll see a new sign. What does the new sign say?

Welcome to Valdosta.

Titletown, USA.