College: UCLA
Year: 2015
Game: UCLA 40 Cal 24
Rating: 8
Cost Index: Low
Tickets: Easy
Cost Index: Low
Tickets: Easy
Stadium: The Rose Bowl
Someone else went on the same trip that I put together:
I attended the Rose Bowl last year for the first CFP semi final, so this is twice in one year. A regular season UCLA game does not compare to the Rose Bowl, obviously, but it's still a cool experience in one of the nicest areas of southern California. Pasadena is a unique town, I've never been anywhere else like it. What it lacks in diversity it makes up for in tradition.
We stayed at an Airbnb in Altadena, about 10 minutes away from the Rose Bowl. Neat little town, animals running around the streets, people riding horses instead of driving.
The game itself was the slow death of Cal as a playoff contender. UCLA was the better team from the start, Cal tried to get back into the game at the end of the half and UCLA responded back with a 60 yard field goal (60 yards!!!!). The Rose Bowl seats 90k and UCLA got somewhere between 50-60k for this game which is fine but it takes away from the atmosphere a bit when the stadium is that empty. It was louder than I would have thought for a half full stadium.
One interesting side note: the half time show was a combination of the Cal & UCLA bands putting together haphazard "Fuck you" to USC. The show was so bad it was entertaining. So ugly it was cute.
One rather large negative. We were sitting in the end zone in the third quarter. A few rows in back of us there were some Cal fans displaying the STATE FLAG OF CALIFORNIA....and UCLA security came up and made them take it down. This event included a fat jerk off pulling out his flashlight for no reason. Well no reason other than he clearly wanted the Cal fans to RESPECT HIS AUTHORITAI!!!!
Don't Miss: Pasadena
Avoid: Downtown LA
Avoid: Downtown LA
Attendees: Bones, Wife
Game Recap: http://espn.go.com/college-football/recap?gameId=400757056
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