Crunch Time

UCLA 20, Texas 17

Sept. 13, 2014 • AT&T Stadium, Arlington

 

We’ve used bears and honey and even Keurig K-cups for the Bruins, but this time around, we went with the stereotypical LA snack: granola! Just like granola, this game was at times sweet, but in the end it was just messy, crummy (or at least crumb-y), and a little hard to digest.

After the predictable win over North Texas and that humiliating loss to BYU, we knew that this game would let us know if we were headed up or down. When the Bruins pulled off the win, I was so bummed. In fact, I posted this to Facebook: 

But what a game! What an atmosphere! What promise we saw! Our last two possessions stunk, but our guys played so much better. We still have some tough opponents ahead of us, but I can’t help thinking we’re on our way UP.

P.S. – Pretty cool to see the Co-op folks repost my Instagram pic from the game! I didn’t win their $300 gift card for their gameday contest, but it was fun to see a ton of likes on this shot. (Next time, though? Keep the “likes” and show me the money!)

Pregame fun with Cotton Bowl folks

Giant mirror selfie!

Giant mirror selfie!

Outstanding Young Texas Exes, including Cat Osterman

Tribute to band director emeritus Vincent R. DiNino, who died earlier that week

Keurig Coffee K-Cups for the “BREWins”

Texas 49, UCLA 20

Sept. 17, 2011 • Los Angeles, California

It might’ve been sunny in Cali that day, but here in Texas, the weather was awfully punny.