Okay, you may have heard of a little football game that was played here in the greater Los Angeles area this weekend. There is always a stout measure of satisfaction gained when UCLA takes USC down a peg or two, and knocking the Trojans out of the national championship game is a mighty big peg. It allowed UCLA to finish on a relatively high note, winning their last three games in a row, capped by one of their most significant wins ever.
But did you notice this one: UC Santa Barbara won its second NCAA title ever today, in Men's Soccer over ... UCLA. No mixed emotions here -- this household was pulling hard for UCSB. The Gauchos have put together an impressive program; this is their second trip to the final game in the last three years. They lost to Indiana on penalty kicks two years ago, but got ahead of UCLA early and hung on for the 2-1 win.
UCLA's next championship will be its NCAA-leading 100th. I'll cheer for that another day. For today, it's Go Gauchos!
UPDATE: And the hits keep on coming. The UCLA men's basketball team is now ranked No. 1, off to its best start since the 1994-1995 season when it won the NCAA title -- I was even there to enjoy that one.
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