Our first day in Atlanta was spent at the College Football Hall of Fame. It was a hit for all of us! Upon entering the building, we received a lanyard with a computerized tag. Each of us chose a college with which to be associated throughout our visit.

Once a person chose their college, it’s football helmet lit up on a ginormous wall of hanging helmets, representing every college football team in the country.

Jim picked Wheaton College, while I was a UTSA super-fan.

Jake picked North Central College, while Derek chose Northwestern.

Peter was Michigan,

Jeremy chose Air Force Academy,

and Ruthie picked Bulldogs–the Georgia Bulldogs.

Every kiosk and computer screen we drew near would read our personal tag and pull up information about our chosen school. Talk about innovative!

We weren’t sure how Ruthie would do, walking around a football museum all day. But she loved it as much as everyone else. She even managed to find some princesses.

Jake measured up to Cam Newton.

Derek and Peter filmed a clip on College Game Day, sitting next to Chris Fowler and Desmond Howard.

Knowing how conservative and reserved these boys can be, I encouraged them to pour on the emotion and excitement…don’t worry about looking like a fool, you’ll never see any of these people again. Here’s their clip…

Our final “exhibit” had us kicking field goals, running to catch passes, and playing quarterback.

Before heading back for dinner, we stopped at Georgia Tech and did a self-tour of some of the buildings. Jake stopped for a pose with the yellow jacket in the engineering building.

And Jeremy couldn’t pass up an opportunity to pose as Professor in the lecture hall.