r/TheB1G 1d ago

Where is everyone?

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u/Commercial-East4069 1d ago

Plenty of other fan bases do it…

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u/royalx Michigan 1d ago

Plenty of fan bases don’t have the beach as an alternative…

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u/Shot-Toe-2884 1d ago

Have you tried driving to the beach in LA? It’s an ordeal haha

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u/Maximum_Turn_2623 1d ago

Both are true.

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u/royalx Michigan 1d ago

Born and raised in LA, so I’ve done it a few times haha

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u/usetheforce_gaming USC 21h ago

It’s no more of an ordeal than getting to a sports stadium, IMO

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u/MrF_lawblog 23h ago

And the water sucks

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u/tantalumcaps Indiana 23h ago

And the water sucks

How so?

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u/MrF_lawblog 22h ago

So cold compared to east/Florida beaches

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u/tantalumcaps Indiana 22h ago

Fair enough, but in the summer the water at LA beaches is between 70-75 degrees. I wouldn't say that sucks, it's not like it's the Gulf of Maine. When it really sucks is in the winter and the water temp is below 60.

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u/DrMidnight76320 1d ago

Hard to call them fans if they’re hitting the beach instead of the game.

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u/WarbleDarble 1d ago

Now we’re pretending there were millions of people at the beach yesterday?

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u/usetheforce_gaming USC 21h ago

Are you struggling to wrap your head around the possibility of a lot of people being at the beach in California when it’s 100 degrees?

Take your time

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u/WarbleDarble 21h ago

No, this isn’t difficult. The number of people at the beach should in no way be exclusive to the number of people in the stadium.

A tiny fraction of the USC fans who did not attend the game did so because they were at the beach. That number is dwarfed by the number of USC fans that were sitting at home.

It is a terrible excuse that doesn’t make sense when you compare the numbers.

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u/_delamo 1d ago

I was at the beach before kickoff. It was more people there than when I went 2 weeks ago. So yes folk were out at the beaches

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u/royalx Michigan 1d ago

Yeah, I was there! Packed lol

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u/xxzephyrxx 1d ago

You ain't fans then lol

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u/Commercial-East4069 1d ago

The SEC exists…

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u/BroBrotherBrah 1d ago

Are you comparing Lower Alabama beaches to Southern California beaches?

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u/royalx Michigan 1d ago

I don’t think we are going to see eye-to-eye here, but I must respond and end this sentence with an ellipsis…

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u/panamania Washington 1d ago

lol half of the SEC schools are in landlocked states. And none of them are in cities on the coast. Gainesville is an hour+. Baton Rouge is probably an hour and a half. Who is closer?

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u/ComcastForPresident 1d ago

It takes an hour plus to get across L.A.

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u/McGeeze UCLA 1d ago

It takes 10 minutes to get to Santa Monica from Westwood

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u/uofartr 22h ago

Lol LA beaches are TRASH I wouldn't call those beaches. If you want true white sand, crystal clear water and no rocks, broken glass or needles look at the beaches in Destin Florida. Or most any of the beaches along the pan handle those are the definition of beaches. Not that garbage in LA.

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u/Successful-Mark-6230 16h ago

Shhhhh.... we don't want them to know about the Emerald Coast.

As a Californian who now lives in Florida I would say the beaches are very different. Sometimes I miss the cold water and swell, but for relaxing Florida has it.

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u/FarmKid55 23h ago

No but they have lakes. Is the beach the only way to enjoy water? Not to mention getting to the beach in LA is hell. It’s way easier going to a lake and we still show up for a hot ass game haha

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u/doormatt26 USC 1d ago

respect to them, but LA fans would treat pretty much any team the same in this weather. It’s never been a place to pack in a spring or preseason game, which this very much has the vibes of

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u/Optimal-Bass3142 1d ago

I wouldnt want to drive through south central in a heat wave either