This Just In: Winning Better Than Losing

J did a solid job (as usual) summing up the game, but I wanted to add a "boots on the ground" look at this Veteran's Day game.

Our pal Ed gave me his tickets and I got to take my Dad, which was great on a bunch of levels.  First, they saluted the veterans a few times before the game and had a giant flag on the court to differentiate this national anthem v. a typical game at Mackey (I believe I saw a few members of the Reamer Club holding the flag?).  My Dad lost his hearing while training to become a helicopter pilot for Vietnam and as a result, spent his time serving in Okinawa.  I wasn't brave enough to do what my Dad or Grandfathers did, so I love having the chance to thank my Dad each Vets' Day.

On a much less-important, but still special note, my Dad attended the first game in Mackey v. UCLA...and they asked all the people who were at that game to stand; so he got honored a second time, which was pretty nifty.

The game went according to Morgan Burke's script (with probably one exception) for the two-day celebration of the re-dedication of the freshly-modernized Mackey Arena.