SCU game, or Never, EVER underestimate Santa Clara

This is the big one, folks. SCU is a ranked team, and we absolutely need this win for a 1 seed.

Just for starters to get you thinking about the game, I'll remind people about the 8-0 score.

No, I'm not talking about today. I'm referring to the 10th anniversary of a game that's seared in my memory. We went down to Buck Shaw with a team starting 8 freshmen to face a veteran Bronco team and got pounded by that score. The experience was tempered by the fact those freshmen went on to win it all in 2002, but it hurt then. I remember Mandy Clemens wearing maroon and gold pompom streamers in her hair and doing cartwheels in front of Clive and the UP bench after each score. I remember Jerry keeping his starters in for all the goals, I remember Angela Harrison making a save and being hammered into the back of the net by an SCU player with no card.

Lots of memories.

I think it's time to return the favor on National TV (FSC 2:00 PM). I think they need some memories.

Any chance the UP will be putting the game on a big screen somewhere on campus for us to watch this payback?

I've heard the story but wasn't following the rivarly then. What was the precipice to all that Geez? Why was Jerry and SCU so brash that year? I've only observed mutual respect and classy hard-fought competitions against the Broncos. Something must've happened that made them want to rub it in? Did Clive have any comment on their antics?

Ugh, I remember it well! Every Santa Clara game is big, and this one in particular. This is more of a "must win," as is the San Diego game, than any game I can remember.

PILOTS: HAVE FUN!

GUPhantom wrote:I've heard the story but wasn't following the rivarly then. What was the precipice to all that Geez? Why was Jerry and SCU so brash that year? I've only observed mutual respect and classy hard-fought competitions against the Broncos. Something must've happened that made them want to rub it in? Did Clive have any comment on their antics?

Any chance the Pilots can change the time of the men's game that day, so that we don't have to choose between the two? The men are playing some nice soccer.

GUPhantom wrote:I've heard the story but wasn't following the rivarly then. What was the precipice to all that Geez? Why was Jerry and SCU so brash that year? I've only observed mutual respect and classy hard-fought competitions against the Broncos. Something must've happened that made them want to rub it in? Did Clive have any comment on their antics?

UP and SCU both broke onto the National scene about the same time (SCU a couple years earlier)

UP beat SCU in the tournament in '93, then took the next four WCC titles. By 1998 we had been to Four NCAA semi's in five years (a final in 1995) and had played the epic 4 overtime game with UNC the year before. In 1999 we were rebuilding and Jerry saw an opportunity, I guess.

Clive's comment was something on the order of "wasn't our day".

I am going to make it a quick day trip.......the two all time Pilot scorers are picking me up at the San Jose airpoirt...then head out for lunch at In'n Out....then over to Buck Shaw.....then back to the airport! Would NOT miss it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ed

estplnr wrote:I am going to make it a quick day trip.......the two all time Pilot scorers are picking me up at the San Jose airpoirt...then head out for lunch at In'n Out....then over to Buck Shaw.....then back to the airport! Would NOT miss it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ed

Excellent! We expect a full report... and not just on the awesomeness of the In 'n Out burger.

estplnr wrote:I am going to make it a quick day trip.......the two all time Pilot scorers are picking me up at the San Jose airpoirt...then head out for lunch at In'n Out....then over to Buck Shaw.....then back to the airport! Would NOT miss it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ed

WOW!

I didn't even know you knew Lorena LeGarde (2568) and Martha Sheldon (1953)...

Geezaldinho wrote:

estplnr wrote:I am going to make it a quick day trip.......the two all time Pilot scorers are picking me up at the San Jose airpoirt...then head out for lunch at In'n Out....then over to Buck Shaw.....then back to the airport! Would NOT miss it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ed

WOW!

I didn't even know you knew Lorena LeGarde (2568) and Martha Sheldon (1953)...

More impressive yet is that both are alive at the same time!

Geezaldinho wrote:

estplnr wrote:I am going to make it a quick day trip.......the two all time Pilot scorers are picking me up at the San Jose airpoirt...then head out for lunch at In'n Out....then over to Buck Shaw.....then back to the airport! Would NOT miss it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ed

WOW!

I didn't even know you knew Lorena LeGarde (2568) and Martha Sheldon (1953)...

Maybe Jose Slaughter is a soccer fan.

SCU and ND are definitely our biggest rivals in my book. There are no teams that I enjoy beating more.

Time for me to find a SW Portland sports bar that has Fox Soccer Channel (assuming it won't be shown on campus).

I feel NCAA Tournament Pilots v Notre Dame intensity coming on here for the next two weeks, even with SC away!

onetouchfutbol wrote:SCU and ND are definitely our biggest rivals in my book. There are no teams that I enjoy beating more.

Speaking of which, isn't it about time for Larry to get with ND's AD again to schedule another series?

Eh, he's so smart he probably did that last week.