One Hell Of A Debut!!!

Well, Omaha. You all heard the buzz and excitement all summer Pro football in Omaha.
Did it live up to the hype? You bet your ass it did!

That was a crazy game, a crazy halftime show, a crazy environment and that was game #1. We still have four more home games including some high profile names coming to Rosenblatt Stadium.

Highlights of the night:

• I don't know if it was a highlight, but the reception that the crowd gave when Mayor Suttle was introduced for the opening coin toss. That has to suck to hear a 23,000+ of your citizens booing.

• In contrast, it was nice to see the booing that the Husker fans in the crowd gave to Colonials DB Ryan Palmer when his name was announced and the fact that he played at the University of Texas.

• The electricity in the air from the very first kick off. People have never seen a Nighthawks game before. There is no history for this team. But people embraced the team as their own right away. The Nighthawks became Omaha's football team.

• The level of play on the field was awesome. This was not a college football game. This was a professional football game and it looked like it. These guys were a little faster, a little bigger and a little better than even the Huskers down I-80.

• The new traditions. Since this is a new team and a new fan base, traditions can pop here and there. During the game PA announcer Matt Schick had the crowd yelling 'FIRST DOWN' every time the Nighthawks got one. And the fans loved it and got into it.

• Nelly. Nelly fans got a jam packed 10 minute show at halftime filled with a bunch of songs. I looked around and I saw people back behind what was home plate and the farthest away from the stage dancing and getting into the performance.

• The ending. The Nighthawks organization could not have asked for a better ending to their opening night. People left the stadium on a high and were ready to buy tickets to the next game. And they were going to go home and on Facebook and tell their friends about how great of a time that they had and the buzz will continue.

What a night. We'll see you next Saturday at Rosenblatt Stadium when we see Jeff Garcia going head to head with Daunte Culpepper.

WOW!!!