SIDELINE SPOTTING
Wow. How cool is this setting? Honestly, I'm lucky to be here. There's just so much energy inside this place. Cancel the Mausoleum riff.
Anyway, I went down to the field from about 3:30 to 4:30 local time. Only spotted two celebs, but one of them was a monster: James Caan. That's the old dude on "Vegas" if you're younger, and Sonny Corleone to the rest of us. Also, David James Elliott from J.A.G.
In the not-famous-but-I-stand-out-anyway division is James, a 27 year-old former Notre Dame studenjt now residing in Hollywood with his brother. James is decked out in Notre Dame gear from head to toe, but he's sitting in the USC student section I alluded to in the previous post. I told him that he's my new favorite masochist.
"Thanks," he said.
When I asked him if he was packing heat or just a fatalist, he smiled. "I have the utmost confidence in the USC security force," he said.
But why sit there, in the midst of the most aggressive (and hostile) USC fan section, just begging for abuse? "I got student tickets," said James, "but there was no way I was going to this game without wearing my Notre Dame gear."
IS THAT A SENSE OF HUMOR?
Nobody who covers the Irish doubts that its captains lack a sense of humor, it's just that they rarely display it for the media. At this Wednesday's press conference, though, both Tom Zbikowski and Brady Quinn showed a bit of their wry sides.
Here's Zibby, when asked whatBrady Quinn means to the Irish:
" I don't think he really brings too much to the team from week to week."
And here's BQQB, when asked about the media clips Weis showed the Irish demonstrating their low opinion of ND's 10-1 record:
"Basically it was just (ESPN's College)Gameday. Mark May is a huge Notre Dame fan, not sure if you knew that."
Oh, by the way, fellow NBCSports.commer Alan Abrahamson is seated next to me. He lives in LA. In the spirit of this week's game, I'll say that Alan and I "are friendly, not friends."
Okay, Southern Cal kicking off. Gotta go!
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