the kickoff.
As the game was ready to start, it was confirmed that UCLA would not be on the B10 Network in Gotham City. That was frightful enuf, but then I found I was unable to hook into the UCLA Radio network. But, then it happened............
All I could get was the SD State Radio broadcast. As such, for 3 hours I went thru a dozen barfbags, "learning" that:
UCLA was afraid of SD State;
SD State in the final minutes was right back in the game after trailing by 18 and not making it to the UCLA red zone even once;
the SD State coaches were livid with the officiating, et nauseum.
And, with Newman pounding them into a pulp, the concluding asslick from the SD State Radio homers was that SD State proved they belonged on a football field with UCLA.
I would note that a regulation college game lasts 60 mins and UCLA was able to easily cover the spread in that time frame, disproportionately or not.
And, while I could see nothing, while having my eardrums turned into a mushy compost heap, I'm still fine with this team putting up a bowl-bid 7-5 record to drive memories of last yr's 3-9 further into the past.
We should extend to a 3-0 home record next week to a pissed-to-hell Purdon't team who lost an impossible double overtime loss to Wake Forest this afternoon. So, 7-5 is still cool? Yup, when you look at the schedule and consider the remaining zits (fewer penalties but still 8 for 70 yds) which all aren't going to be solved with a brand new regimen.