Today was an exciting night at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. UCLA versus Arizona State football. The strong UCLA team won. College football games are a lot of fun, whether you enjoy football or not (see the last picture). I think there were about 90,000 people at the game. Tailgating at the Rose Bowl occurs on a golf course. It must be a public course because they let cars park on the fairways. The greens are off limits, but I still would not want to have a tee time the day after a game.

View from inside the Rose Bowl

UCLA had a great team this year. The team was so good that the school newspaper ran a story about how sports merchandise sales were skyrocketing. Athletics works a little differently than physics; when a research group gets awarded a new grant no one goes out to buy Physics Department hats. The department does not have its own hat, but the point remains.

The teams line up near midfield.

This is a college game so there are bound to be people working in the stands. Here is a fan who manages to stay up to date on her reading assignments even while showing school spirit.

Someone not particularly excited about the game.

Tags: ucla football, rose bowl