Across the field, stood Humboldt Quarterback Jed Beau Jackson. Huge, sturdy, and difficult to sack; he could throw for distance, although not always accurately. One of the Humboldt Defensive Ends was 6' 6" and 290 pounds, nearly twice the weight of Huygens star Running Back Gerald Sun. According to the films, in the red zone, very few players got past the Humboldt Defense. The Humboldt band was playing a loud, disciplined version of the anthem to Monday Night Football.

There were almost as many Humboldt fans in the stadium as there were Huygens fans. But among the Huygens stands were Griff's beautiful wife and a group of physics students who had been given projectile motion assignments by their Professor: Durango Palacio-Earle. Dressed in Multimedia Gulch chic, Will O'Arragan's boyfriend lounged near the goal post. Down near the sidelines, sat a large man -- wearing Groucho glasses that obscured his nose and eyes. Something about him looked familiar.

In the Front row of the Huygens stands, four students with instruments began to play. Griff, a veteran of Stanford Band performances, eyed the unofficial Huygens band suspiciously. He was not familiar with Laurie Anderson's album, Big Science. "Undergrads from my Department," Defense Coach and Professor of Computer Science Kekoa Alualu informed him.