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Originally Posted by SC Skins Fan  It was a major disappointment to me last year. Basically 7 hours of standing in line for autographs, not really knowing who was signing where, general lack of information, concrete floors that rip up your feet, and none of the big players actually showing up to sign (i.e. Portis who reportedly - I didn't see it - walked through the convention center on Friday night and Cooley who showed up for a few minutes before bolting to hang with Dale Jr. in Charlotte). Could be fun if you pay the money to go golfing in the morning, otherwise I would seriously temper your expectations. But maybe you like putzing around in what amounts to a giant warehouse all day and standing in huge lines, what do I know.
I was really hoping to get autographs from Cooley and Portis, so I was obviously disappointed that neither signed. Even if they had, though, the lines for either of them would have been four hours long and I probably wouldn't have ever seen them anyway. The line that formed for the rumored Chris Cooley table (it is all rumors because no one working there will give you much good information in case players don't show, some people were able to get decent info but it all depended on who you were standing next to) was perhaps the longest line I've ever seen in my life.
The autographs I got were: Andre Carter, Randy Thomas, Mike Sellers, Gary Clark, Sam Hollenbach, Calvin Armstrong (huh?), Ross Tucker, and got close enough to Chris Cooley to take this picture:  |
Mostly valid points IF your going to the VA. Beach convention center to try to get graphs. The lines are crazy and the players times are spread out as to where if you want a graph from two or three special players they might be signing at the same time at different booths so its a good chance it wont happen (if they show up as scheduled).
There are some fun things to do inside the convention center the tossing through moving players, kicking field goals from close up and keep backing up, etc. The outside band and partying at the center is all fun, lots of freebies. We found that to be a really good place to talk to most of the players, coaching staff and get graphs if you wanted.
Much better fun at the beach, IF the weather is nice. But there it's kinda hard to interact with players and meet and BS. But overall not bad.
The MAJOR BLAST is the golf outing you have all day to hang out with the players talk/BS, play 18, eat and drink (Big Party) like it's your last meal all day long, then the banquet after golfing all day, once again your at the tables with the players if you want to be. It is BY FAR the best event available for the whole Blitz.
Here's the bad news this year it's a two day event, the event sponsor Buddy Wheeler emailed me last week and said they where not putting on the golf outing this year. That really sucks! Because you get everything and then some at this event. And great prizes to boot. Last year I won the grand prize a Authentic autographed Sean Taylor jersey. I was floored.
We will go over to the ocean front Saturday and check it out and I think any Skins fan that goes will have a large time there is something for all ages. Just don't expect to be face to face with the players and getting all the graphs you ever wanted and you won't be let down. If the weather is nice your on the ocean the Skins are in town and you just might get lucky and meet the players your going to see or get graphs from anyway, just have fun.