June 10, 2026

THE EUROPEAN MIND CANNOT COMPREHEND THE WONDERS OF BUC-EE’S: The real star of Alabama’s World Cup match? Freddy from Germany and his 1 a.m. Buc-ee’s dinner.

Lee County was hit Tuesday with a deluge just before the match. But Freddy found a friend:

“I love Americans. We were about to walk an hour to the stadium in the rain to save on an Uber, and the receptionist at the hotel we were parked in front of decided to drive us there.”

Once inside Jordan-Hare, Freddy seemed surprised by a familiar sight to Alabamians. “There’s an eagle flying around the stadium,” he wrote.

Apparently, his upper deck seats were memorable. “This is the craziest stadium I’ve ever been to, and I’ve been to a lot of ones.”

With the view of the stadium as the sun set, Freddy was in awe. “This is the most ‘The European mind can’t comprehend this’ moment of my life,” he wrote. “One of my friends said, ‘Punch me five times tomorrow and I’ll still think this isn’t real.’”

As fireworks erupted following the match, he said, “What an experience.”

It was too late for Freddy to sample some lemonade at Toomer’s Corners, but he did make a tour of campus before a 1 a.m. stop at Buc-ee’s.

“DUDE LMAO THIS IS A GAS STATION,” he marveled, before heading back on the road.

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Posted at 8:14 pm by Ed Driscoll