If you haven't yet, do go to the official athletic site - uclabruins.com - and read the post game quotes from last night's epic softball victory. Inouye-Perez and women's NC basketball coach Close sing the exact same song and their players do as well. UCLA's success is built upon the foundation of John R Wooden's Pyramid of Success and it's built with love, selflessness and connectivity.
Oregon's program - particularly in baseball given their actions and the words of their coach - is built on spite and embracing their inner blankholedness.
I love beating SC - in anything, ever - but their baseball team plays baseball, Oregon's team plays try to get the opponent's goat and hopes to win at "gotcha." I can respect SC's program - love beating them but that game last night was played the right way. With Oregon it's no such thing.They ride their taunting to the bitter end. Bitter being the operant word.
Nice sports day today. The Indy 500; a very interesting golf tournament in Texas. But I'll be lied to our baseball game hoping we beat the bloody hell out of the Oregon -ucks!