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Well, in less than 24 hours, I will be able to say I have been to a college football national championship game in person. Currently hanging out in my hotel bar trying to wrap my head around this bizarre season and how I ended up here.

I'll be there too but working. Where are you sitting at? I'll be walking my area on Level 8 by seating section 453 with my credential and walkie-talkie, wearing a blue dress shirt.

Have fun being there. Should be a great event.

I'm in 339

I might not be able make it down to 339, boss wants his supervisors to stay in their area. Gates are scheduled to open at 12:45 with a 4:45 kickoff. We are a cashless stadium so make sure to bring a credit/debit card if you want to purchase anything.

Thanks for the heads up!

Well.... was it what you imagined?

Nobody imagined that.

Congratulations to the Georgia Bulldogs on winning the College Football Playoff National Championship. Even on a very rainy Monday, Sofi Stadium was packed to the brim. Here's a few pictures of my day working the game:

Arriving at the stadium about 8:00 am...

Here's the field before gates opened for the fans...

Here's how the crowd looked about an hour before kickoff...

I was super-focused on my job and we were super-busy so I didn't get a chance to take a picture of any game action. But here's a picture of the field about an hour after the trophy ceremony was over...

My next post in this thread: I got to go onto the field after the game!

I didn't get to meet up with jlamberth which is too bad because I think I could have at least comped him something to eat/drink. But I did get to go on the field as they were removing the trophy ceremony stage.

One last thing to mention--I did have a few interactions with some fans from both teams and they were all so nice! Props to the TCU and Georgia fanbases.