Post by sleepy on Jan 29, 2011 22:02:35 GMT -8
I turn on College Ave and head north toward SDSU. Stopped at a red at the corner of College and Adelaide, I notice perhaps a bad omen: Somebody has completely covered an electrical box with a painting of the Wyoming Cowboy logo -- complete with all those lovely University of Wyoming school colors: Brown & Yellow.
4 minutes later on campus: FREE PARKING!! Easily gotten at 5:41 p.m.
As I walked away from my car, I saw my first-ever Aztec basketball tailgate. Modest. But it was a start. 5 people and a cooler and some chairs hanging out around their car. Eating some sandwiches, enjoying the down-time.
Since I had so much time before tip, I decided to pay the ARC my annual visit to see what was new from last year. Answer: Not much. I did hang out and watch one of the 3 full-court games going on with undergrads. Geezus -- These kids are really good these days. Of course, if they had what we had to work with back in the late 80's (2 short full courts out back of Peterson Gym on blacktop) with bent rims, they wouldn't be all that. I'll bet I can still take 'em...
Leaving that area, these eyes couldn't help but wander as I passed the exercise machine area. Mother of God, the talent!!
Back outside the ARC, and it's time to head in... 40 minutes before tip. I shove my now-open bottle of water down my pants to keep it from getting confiscated, and politely show the red-coat security guard my bag of Quaker cheddar cheese rice cakes. He seems uninterested.
I then make my way to my seat and notice everyone is in black. Except me! I then think about the free T-shirt I'm supposed to get tonight, and I go back out to the gates where they are giving away...
Nothing.
First 2,500 in the door? Time was when they did this right and gave it up to every paying customer. Damn CSU cutbacks. You'll never get my $10 parking acting that way!
2 minutes into the game, and I'm done a 180 on wearing pink shoes. 14 point lead and those kicks are now officially the greatest idea of all-time. Billy and Kawhi sporting Pippy Longstocking's socks with pink stripes is also a hit with me -- if only because it completes the look and apparently has given Billy a lift.
Halftime Mighty-Mite hoops is perhaps the finest intermission entertainment value ever devised. Black team's #2 obviously has seen Jimmer more than a couple of times, and has patterned his game after him: Passes? We don't need no stinking passes!!
After all, you miss 100% of the shots you don't take...
2nd half: And a 40 point runaway has developed (Wyoming clearly needs Mighty Mite #2 out on the floor). At some point, it was possible SDSU was going to triple the Pokes score.
A mild shock as Fish does not pull an Aztec off the floor after a rather self-aggrandizing break-away dunk attempt goes completely awry. I suppose he decided to keep him out there for the Embarrassment Factor, but then I remember Fish lets them do crazy dunks during pre-game warmup -- so maybe the leash is less tight than I thought, and that they needed to get a little fun back into their game after the stresses of the 20-0 streak.
An awful easy commute out of the parking lot. Dodger Stadium-esque crowds make life simple.
4 minutes later on campus: FREE PARKING!! Easily gotten at 5:41 p.m.
As I walked away from my car, I saw my first-ever Aztec basketball tailgate. Modest. But it was a start. 5 people and a cooler and some chairs hanging out around their car. Eating some sandwiches, enjoying the down-time.
Since I had so much time before tip, I decided to pay the ARC my annual visit to see what was new from last year. Answer: Not much. I did hang out and watch one of the 3 full-court games going on with undergrads. Geezus -- These kids are really good these days. Of course, if they had what we had to work with back in the late 80's (2 short full courts out back of Peterson Gym on blacktop) with bent rims, they wouldn't be all that. I'll bet I can still take 'em...
Leaving that area, these eyes couldn't help but wander as I passed the exercise machine area. Mother of God, the talent!!
Back outside the ARC, and it's time to head in... 40 minutes before tip. I shove my now-open bottle of water down my pants to keep it from getting confiscated, and politely show the red-coat security guard my bag of Quaker cheddar cheese rice cakes. He seems uninterested.
I then make my way to my seat and notice everyone is in black. Except me! I then think about the free T-shirt I'm supposed to get tonight, and I go back out to the gates where they are giving away...
Nothing.
First 2,500 in the door? Time was when they did this right and gave it up to every paying customer. Damn CSU cutbacks. You'll never get my $10 parking acting that way!
2 minutes into the game, and I'm done a 180 on wearing pink shoes. 14 point lead and those kicks are now officially the greatest idea of all-time. Billy and Kawhi sporting Pippy Longstocking's socks with pink stripes is also a hit with me -- if only because it completes the look and apparently has given Billy a lift.
Halftime Mighty-Mite hoops is perhaps the finest intermission entertainment value ever devised. Black team's #2 obviously has seen Jimmer more than a couple of times, and has patterned his game after him: Passes? We don't need no stinking passes!!
After all, you miss 100% of the shots you don't take...
2nd half: And a 40 point runaway has developed (Wyoming clearly needs Mighty Mite #2 out on the floor). At some point, it was possible SDSU was going to triple the Pokes score.
A mild shock as Fish does not pull an Aztec off the floor after a rather self-aggrandizing break-away dunk attempt goes completely awry. I suppose he decided to keep him out there for the Embarrassment Factor, but then I remember Fish lets them do crazy dunks during pre-game warmup -- so maybe the leash is less tight than I thought, and that they needed to get a little fun back into their game after the stresses of the 20-0 streak.
An awful easy commute out of the parking lot. Dodger Stadium-esque crowds make life simple.
