My wife is a Howard alum, and she is always talking about the Black College experience to our 2 sons, so I purchased tickets for the four of us. It started with seeing all of the tail gaters, fraternities, and sorotities in the parking lot cooking and playing music. Nice vibe before the game. Because i wanted to be fairly close to the field, I purchased 4 $75 dollar tickets. Little did I know the tickets I purchased would put us in the Coach's Club and put us at field level right behind the Howard bench. My boys (8 and 7) were estatic when they saw the field. My wife, was very impressed as well. The Coach's Club was air conditioned with monitors and food, so there was a good balance if you wanted to be out where the action was or inside nice and comfortable. Howard lost the game, but made it exciting toward the end. The weather held up as well, making it a dry and comfortable night. The bands of both schools were very entertaining, and a special guest in Fabolos performing.
My one complaint is that the band was facing the opposite direction, so we ended up viewing them from behind, but used the giant video screens to follow along.
Another disappointment was the attendance. It would've been nice to see a packed house, maybe some were scared away by the threat of rain.