Sports Weekend

So this past weekend, a best friend of mine came into town. The theme for the the trip: Sports Weekend. On cue for Saturday was the undefeated USC Trojans playing the mostly defeated UW Huskies. Evan was able to get tickets for this game last month after a friend of a friend bailed out on getting us prime tickets (We still love you O - it's not your fault the broad is a flake!). We woke up early to watch Gameday and after placing some free bets, we headed to downtown Seattle.

I took him to Pike Place Market, probably the most popular Seattle landmark (besides that crappy eye sore). We walked around and Evan took some pictures of the fruit & Vegetable stands as well as the flowers (I can only hope that this was for his wife). We had breakfast at the Athenian Inn. They have a great view of the waterfront, and an even better view of the locals. Only here can you find a local downing a cup of coffee at 8:30 in the morning, following it up with a grapefruit with Vodka while chain smoking. The food is excellent, and if you order the special, you can get out of there with a full stomach for $10 (with tip). We finished off the market by stopping at my favority bakery, grabbed a soft pretzel, and headed to the UW Stadium.

Before getting into the game conversation, the campus of UW is amazing. They have a really nice layout that has a lot of open space. The buildings have great architecture (as opposed to some campus buildings) and the campus library is huge. A friend of mine who went there informed me that The Ring was filmed in that library. He also told me that on a clear day, when you look at the horizon past the fountain, you can get a pretty sweet view of Mt. Ranier. Anyway, we get to the stadium, and I have to say it's not the most eye appealing structure. It does have a nice view of the water, and people can pull their boats right up to the stadium (for a small fee).

Okay, so it's kickoff. UW gets the ball and the player busts out a huge run down to the 6 yard line or something. Upset in the making? Not so fast my friends. 3 and out, they settle for a FG. Next thing you know, USC is up a couple tds and it's pretty much over. My assessment of USC is this - They need to play 4 quarters and find a defense. Reggie Bush is amazing. During a punt return, I commented that he "stutter steps" too much. He then proceeded to stutter step his way to the endzone. Adidas taste good. Matt Leinart is going to be a solid NFL qb. UW is horrible. Ty Willingham is the most overrated coach, followed by Chuck Amato and Ralph Freidgen.

I'm glad I got to see USC in action. Would have been great if UW could have pulled the biggest upset in sports history, but there was no way that would happen.

Anyway, it was a great day and I had a lot of fun catching up with my old buddy.

Next post I'll talk about the Seahawks game.