It's ironic that I want to blog about the game yesterday, because honestly I am speechless. The picture says it all. According to the LA Times, "The only worse drubbing in UCLA's football history took place in 1929, a 76-0 loss to USC" (http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-uclafyi14-2008sep14,0,7723931.story?page=2).
As a BYU fan who grew up in Bruin country (just south of Westwood Village) and cheers for UCLA when they play anyone else, I felt torn. I was a little embarrassed for UCLA and hoped they would at least score a field goal. But at the same time, I was right along with the rest of the BYU fans waiting and hoping to keep that zero on the scoreboard for a blowout victory.
I can definitely say though, I've never seen such disbelief from fans before. With each turnover and touchdown there was more of a sense of shock in the crowd than gloating. We couldn't believe it! (Especially when we scored three times in 5 minutes during the second quarter.) Of course later, some pulled out their keys to show how they felt; and yet the stadium stayed mostly full until the game officially ended. We all wanted to see if UCLA would score. To their surprise and ours, they didn't.
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