Brian was the oldest grandchild and the only one playing sports at the time. That made it easy to follow him. Raymond never missed a game in Brian's high school career. Darlene missed one because temperatures dipped way below freezing. But when Brian began playing for the Huskers, getting to his games wasn't as easy.
Tickets are hard to come by.
They depend on getting tickets through the grapevine. Sometimes that means coming upon tickets at the last minute. But the Shaws don't mind last-minute notices. On one occasion, the Shaws didn't have tickets for a crucial game, so they bought them from scalpers outside the stadium. He suffers from emphysema so walking distances and climbing stairs is a difficult task.