USC Trojans Rule!

Saturday 1st November

There was little time to recover from a big Friday night in Hollywood with a college football game beckoning. The game was USC vs Notre Dame which has traditionally been a big rivalry and promised a big crowd. The boys and I were not dissapointed.

Arriving at 1:00 pm we got to experience our first tailgate, which involves a massive gathering of all the fans eating, drinking and catching up before the big game. Everyone we met informed us that drinking before the game is essential to help the game time pass more quickly, something Jez was maybe a little too happy to embrace.

At the end of the tailgate the USC marching band played and then lead the fans into the stadium. The stadium can only be described as impressive with 90 000 spectators dressed in red all supporting their team.

Unfortunately the game was a bit of a fizzer with the trojans thrashing Notre Dame. In this time however Jez managed to fit in a quick snooze and Wonders asked surrounding supporters plenty of questions.

From there we hit the local bar called 901, patrons included former USC players who now play in the NFL and plenty of college students. The night ended with a stop at Wendy's for a bunch of their delicious 1 dollar burgers.