USC and UCLA haven’t been relevant, in terms of national championship status, in years. I don’t even remember when, but mostly because my brain turned to mud a long time ago. They tell me that USC has a great QB prospect in Caleb Williams, and yet every time he appears in a big game, he seems to not do much. I only know this because there are quite a few people here in Chicago who can’t wait for the Bears to draft him, when either A) his dad won’t let him come here, rightly so, or B) will just be a another of the dozens on tire fire of former Bears QBs who weren’t the answer as the team continues to be buried in the swamp.
Anyway, none of this is important right now. USC-UCLA still ends up being very enjoyable television because neither one pulls out their “away” jerseys. Nor wear white. Their main colors don’t clash, so they just wear them. And it looks fantastic.
Look how wonderfully the UCLA blue stands out among the Trojan red. Or how violently the USC colors would emerge from a sea of UCLA blue at the Rose Bowl. Honestly, that’s probably the only reason anyone cares about this game.
Colors matter. Michigan and Ohio State might be the biggest rivalry in college football, and a lot of that has to do with the difference in their colors. Scarlet and gray against maize and blue. There’s no reason these two teams can’t wear their home jerseys every year.
College football, NFL, NHL should take a cue from the NBA and do away with home and road jerseys. Wear your main look unless it clashes. More colors are better. No reason the Chiefs-Raiders can’t be red and black. Giant Eagles for greens and blues. It’s just better. And unlike hockey, football doesn’t have to worry about its guys carrying around two sets of jerseys and equipment because it’s only once a week.
This is the way to go. Always wear your colors.
The Vegas Grand Prix has finally taken place
Is an event a success when it ends in a class action?
Formula 1 finally held its Las Vegas Grand Prix after what seemed like weeks of buildup, even though there wasn’t much at stake. The race itself can’t do much about the lack of drama, seeing as how Max Verstappen wrapped up the championship weeks ago. He probably could have used something other than Verstappen shits everywhere on the eve of the race.
The race itself was good, but it couldn’t overcome the absolute mess that led up to it. It started with very few people wanting to pay exorbitant prices to be there, and yet more stories about how residents were being boned and made their lives harder just to install a race that wasn’t for them.
It only got worse when it became clear that no one in F1 had discovered that it was cold in Vegas on a November night because it is in the desert. This was difficult for drivers and teams to overcome in keeping or warming up their tires, which affected grip.
But the lasting bullshit will be the lawsuit filed by everyone who wanted to attend Thursday’s practice session, which ended after eight minutes when Carlos Sainz’s car was blocked by a loose manhole cover . This caused a delay of several hours, and at the end of that delay everyone had to leave just before 3 a.m. due to the security team changing.
Considering the prices everyone paid (or was expected to pay before many of them got much cheaper tickets on the secondary market or right after they had to drop them off), getting eight minutes of entertainment isn’t worth it. is not sufficient. Racing will sort out the kinks in the years to come, at least the ones it can, but there are more than enough to sort out. Maybe we should start by making sure the sport’s biggest star doesn’t act like this whole thing is a nuisance.