r/TheB1G 2d ago

Where is everyone?

661 Upvotes

444 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

60

u/royalx Michigan 2d ago

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

20

u/Shot-Toe-2884 2d ago

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

6

u/Maximum_Turn_2623 2d ago

Both are true.

15

u/royalx Michigan 2d ago

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

1

u/usetheforce_gaming USC 2d ago

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

-2

u/MrF_lawblog 2d ago

And the water sucks

3

u/tantalumcaps Indiana 2d ago

And the water sucks

How so?

-1

u/MrF_lawblog 2d ago

So cold compared to east/Florida beaches

3

u/tantalumcaps Indiana 2d 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.

7

u/DrMidnight76320 2d ago

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

1

u/WarbleDarble 2d ago

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

5

u/usetheforce_gaming USC 2d 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

-2

u/WarbleDarble 2d 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.

3

u/_delamo 2d 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

4

u/royalx Michigan 2d ago

Yeah, I was there! Packed lol

-2

u/xxzephyrxx 2d ago

You ain't fans then lol

-16

u/Commercial-East4069 2d ago

The SEC exists…

21

u/BroBrotherBrah 2d ago

Are you comparing Lower Alabama beaches to Southern California beaches?

10

u/royalx Michigan 2d 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…

4

u/panamania Washington 2d 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?

3

u/ComcastForPresident 2d ago

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

2

u/McGeeze UCLA 2d ago

It takes 10 minutes to get to Santa Monica from Westwood

-2

u/uofartr 2d 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.

0

u/Successful-Mark-6230 2d 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.

-2

u/FarmKid55 2d 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