Recent content by socalhawkeye198

Go Hawks! You'll be met by about 50,000 of your closest friends wearing black and gold!

5:30 a.m. here at Lot 6, aka the 6th hole at Brookside Golf Course, at the Arroyo Seco. Pretty chilly, but it's clear that no one is more fanatic than Hawk fans. No red nearby. Go Hawks!

I'll be there, Grandpa, because I live in the LA area. The Omni is a nice spot. Enjoy!

i don't blame you for not wanting to be there at 4. I suspect that 6:30 will be the time after which you don't want to arrive. If you don't want to deal with the golf course, the Parsons lot will work, but I found that to be a pain in the $&%. Like anything else, pick your poison: get there...

Hi Carfino ... Nice screen name. I don't think you need to buy the golf course lots in advance. They open at 4 am. I am planning to be there at that time because I'm nuts, but I think that will be the safest thing to do.

5, why don't you want to park on the golf course at the Rose Bowl? You and your son can join my family and me at our little tailgate.

JJ, I think you're better off just paying $40 for parking on the golf course than paying $30 and having to schlep to the Rose Bowl from a remote lot.

Old, there won't be any traffic at that time, but count on it taking at least 45-50 minutes to get from Pasadena to LAX. You will likely take the 110 freeway all the way from Pasadena. The car drop off won't take much time, but you'll have to catch a shuttle, and sometimes the security lines can...

The Stanford that lost to Northwestern in September is not the Stanford that the Hawks will be playing. They're a very good team, and similar to the Hawks in many ways. In addition to a very experienced QB who shredded the PAC-12 last year, they have McCaffery. Stanford plays a style most...

So, Undefeated, it's unclear to me if you will be leaving for LAX from Burbank for your 6 a.m. flight, or leaving for the LAX area right after the game and staying in the area near LAX the night before. The traffic on Saturday morning (January 2) will be very light. You should be able to get to...

Boze, I'm having trouble with private messaging. Here are some more thoughts:It depends a lot on what you want to do. Some really fun bars, restaurants, etc. are down in Hermosa Beach/Manhattan Beach/Redondo Beach, and if you're traveling out from Iowa, that would be a lot of fun. The bars will...

Also, parking on Brookside Golf Course on the day of the Rose Bowl is $40 per car, FYI ...

5Hawks, I'm a UCLA season ticket holder (my daughter is a student). General parking for the Rose Bowl is on the Brookside Golf Course, which is immediately adjacent to the Bowl. There is ample parking on the golf course, but you might find yourself 3/4 of a mile away from the stadium if you get...

It depends what time of day you leave there. Since this is not a regular work day, getting from Santa Monica to Pasadena will likely take about 45 minutes, but could take as much as an hour and a half if there are accidents, etc. The bigger issue is that the freeways and streets around the Rose...

Hello incoming Hawk fans. I live in SoCal, and would be happy to share my thoughts, for what they are worth. Traditionally, it seems the Big Ten schools have clustered around Century City hotels -- most notably what is now the Hyatt Century Plaza hotel. I'm not sure where they are doing the...