My brother and I attended the 2009 Ohio State Buckeye’s football season opener vs. Navy Midshipmen. As far as season openers go, this was the best. In both planned and unplanned ways, it felt more like a bowl game. Given that we were playing a service academy, there was far more ceremony than typically offered at a home opener, including a military flyover.
For the unplanned part, I am not sure most figured the game would be as close as it was. The folks who left in the fourth quarter missed a game.
Here was some video I got from my Flip Mino of the flyover. The south stands were a great place to be to get the full effect.
Flyover Only:
National Anthem + Flyover :