Per @sportspassportโs old poster, Pauley Pavilion is my sixth cathedral after The Palestra, Cameron, Dean Dome, Carrier Dome and Hinkle. Itโs impossible not to feel John Woodenโs presence here, with countless quotes and artifacts plastered everywhere. ๐
Train from Solana Beach to LA was cancelled due to a rockslide, and my car is in the shop. Miraculously, a very nice couple from Indiana, also going to the game, gave me a ride to Pasadena! Improbably, I made it to the greatest setting in college football!
MAJOR shoutout to USC for playing a road game tonight AT San Diego of the WCC.
If it was up to me, every P5 would play at least 1 road game a season vs a mid major, if not more. Good for the sport.
Tonightโs @stadium51 assignment brings me back to University of San Diego, this time for some hardwood action at Jenny Craig Pavilion. Steve Lavinโs squad is looking for a big upset over USC, whoโs off to a nice start. @usdmbb
You can always count on Des Kitchings to try the cutest plays when all we have to do is run our offense straight up.
Opportunity of a generation lost for a lot of reasons. But dammit Iโm gonna be seeing that stupid play in my nightmares for years.
Made it up to the Bay for some Halloween Hockey! Tonight weโre at Tech CU Arena, home of the @sjbarracuda. Opened in 2022, the shiny new hockey house is part of a larger ice center in San Jose, owned by the Sharks. How many AHL arenas have a jersey wall? Pretty neat!
Also, more natties here, please. Yes, the stadium needs some modernization, much of which is already planned. But you canโt beat the setting and pageantry of Pasadena. The Rose Bowl should be CFBโs Super Bowl on NYD every year. Enough of this Monday night in Tampa BS!
๐จNo, this is not a drill! UCLA, the worst team in P4, leads No. 7 Penn State by 20 at halfโผ๏ธ What looked to be a get-right game for the pissed off Nittany Lions has devolved into a first half debacle. If things donโt turn around, is this Franklinโs final game at PSU?