Only 65,000 expected for UCLA/Tenn game

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However, Neuheisel's first game leading UCLA will dwarf Pete Carroll's USC home debut at the Coliseum in 2001, when 45,568 watched the Trojans against San Jose State.
"So we're 20,000 ahead of where they started," Neuheisel said. "Gotta start somewhere. And yet in the same town they're selling out at `SC. This is where it started, and we'll see where it goes."
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:eek:lol:
 
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droski said:
Sadly I agree 100%. Even though half of Cal and USCs fans are probably of the new bandwaggon variety the other half tend to be very loyal and very knowledgable. The same can't really be said for UCLA fans. Their core fans are among the most delusional people on earth.
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Moreso than Bammers?...no way :p
 
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Vol423 said:
Quite frankly, in addition to college football not being as big on the West Coast as in the South, another huge reason for that is that California has a ton more to do than Knoxville does.
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I never bought into this argument usually posed by Pac-10 homers. Most Pac-10 teams have 7 home games and there are 104 weekend days not including holidays. Is there not plenty of time to do those other things the other 97 weekend days of the year?
 
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Smokefatty said:
I never bought into this argument usually posed by Pac-10 homers. Most Pac-10 teams have 7 home games and there are 104 weekend days not including holidays. Is there not plenty of time to do those other things the other 97 weekend days of the year?
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i agree with that. in So Cal i think the primary problem is the majority of people are transplants and you just don't have generations who have followed SC/UCLA to the same degree you do in the south.
 
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droski said:
No. I considered it, but the thought of waiting 2 hours to get out of the rose bowl lot at the end of the game knowing i have to get to work at 6am the next morning was enough to keep we away.
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You just have to know when to get there and where to park to get out fast. I can get from my seats to my car to my motel room on Colorado Blvd. in less than 15 minutes if I leave right when the game ends. And no....that's not because the stadium was 90% empty.... I mean, it's when there is tight game with a normal crowd of 65-75K people.

Like anything in LA....you just gotta know the secrets. :)
 
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IPorange said:
There is a similar phenomenon here. Memphis fans are everywhere during basketball season. But now suddenly everyone is a loyal Tennessee fan.
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Not quite as common now that Pearl has arrived. Except for the few that grew up on Memphis bball/Tennessee football.
 
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droski said:
Sadly I agree 100%. Even though half of Cal and USCs fans are probably of the new bandwaggon variety the other half tend to be very loyal and very knowledgable. The same can't really be said for UCLA fans. Their core fans are among the most delusional people on earth.
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I will say that some of the more knowledgeable west coast football fans I've met have been Cal fans.
 
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droski said:
Is that because you leave in the 3rd quarter? :)
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:) LOL! Nope, seriously, leaving at the end of the game.

I'd tell ya how, but then I'd have ta kill ya. :)

It's like getting in and out of Dodger Stadium or the Coliseum....you just gotta know the secrets. Surely you've lived in SoCal long enough to learn some of them. :)

I've lived here in Vegas for quite some time now...and I have pretty much figured out how to get to most any hotel with having to ever get on the Strip. Saves a ton of traffic time. It's just takes some investigation.
 
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droski said:
cal sold out last year on labor day weekend and is darn near a sellout this year. and strangely i know a lot of Cal and SC fans who are going to this game because it isn't on a sat. makes you wonder how many ucla fans there will actually be.
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Part of that has to be because the Bay Area is a heck of a lot more attractive travel destination than Los Angeles. If you're from Tennessee (or Michigan, this year), you jump at the chance to combine a trip to San Francisco and an away game. LA, not so much.
 
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Vercingetorix said:
Part of that has to be because the Bay Area is a heck of a lot more attractive travel destination than Los Angeles. If you're from Tennessee (or Michigan, this year), you jump at the chance to combine a trip to San Francisco and an away game. LA, not so much.
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strange you say that. i've always thought LA had far more to do.
 
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droski said:
strange you say that. i've always thought LA had far more to do.
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It's mostly just about atmosphere. San Francisco is unique and charming; I'd visit there every year if I could. LA is mostly just 200 miles of interconnected suburbs. I'm sure it's a fine place to live and work, but there's nothing in particular about it that makes me need to go back. (Kind of like Atlanta -- it's a decent place to live (at least down in the city is), but I can't for the life of me figure out why anybody would come here on vacation. Yet people do.)
 
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Vercingetorix said:
It's mostly just about atmosphere. San Francisco is unique and charming; I'd visit there every year if I could. LA is mostly just 200 miles of interconnected suburbs. I'm sure it's a fine place to live and work, but there's nothing in particular about it that makes me need to go back. (Kind of like Atlanta -- it's a decent place to live (at least down in the city is), but I can't for the life of me figure out why anybody would come here on vacation. Yet people do.)
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when i lived in san francisco i always wondered why anyone would want to go to san francisco? :) So cal has beaches, far better weather, far better looking women, better arts, disneyland, and great mexican food. OF course for the life of me i can't understand why anyone would vacation in new york city too and I suppose the allure is similar.
 
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droski said:
when i lived in san francisco i always wondered why anyone would want to go to san francisco? :) So cal has beaches, far better weather, far better looking women, better arts, disneyland, and great mexican food. OF course for the life of me i can't understand why anyone would vacation in new york city too and I suppose the allure is similar.
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I can't for the life of me figure out how in the world You can afford to live in LA...I mean I live in Miami and its expensive here but LA is insane...Whats the big secret there as I wouldn't mind relocating there sometime if for nothing else just to say I lived there for awhile LOL:eek:lol:
 
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VOLnMiami said:
I can't for the life of me figure out how in the world You can afford to live in LA...I mean I live in Miami and its expensive here but LA is insane...Whats the big secret there as I wouldn't mind relocating there sometime if for nothing else just to say I lived there for awhile LOL:eek:lol:
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I make a lot of money, or at least enough to live here comfortably. Oh and I'm single too. That helps the bills.
 
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VOLnMiami said:
I can't for the life of me figure out how in the world You can afford to live in LA...I mean I live in Miami and its expensive here but LA is insane...Whats the big secret there as I wouldn't mind relocating there sometime if for nothing else just to say I lived there for awhile LOL:eek:lol:
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Wages tend to be A LOT higher in SoCal. But the cost of living is so high, it all equals out in the end.

I don't think I know a single person in LA who makes less than $100K a year....most of my family and friends make a lot more.

It irks my husband to no end that our daughter makes more than he does. But we live in Vegas, and wages are just a lot lower here than in SoCal. But then again, our house here would cost 3 times as much if were in LA.
 
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