A record crowd of 64,947 assembled at Scott Stadium on Saturday to watch Virginia’s 2008 football debut against the University of Southern California, and they bore witness to a Cavalier dismantling by a bigger, stronger, faster team. The Trojans returned to the West Coast with a 52-7 victory.
I realize at this point most of you are probably out drinking and have moved on to more pressing matters like Michael Jackson’s 50th birthday, but figured I’d give this baby some closure.
It was a star-studded evening at Invesco Field/Mile High Stadium, kind of like the Lollapalooza concert I saw in Scranton in 1992, only better.
Will old costumes interfere with a new record? Not if you do it the right way.
Wow, I took upwards of 200 photos yesterday. Took a while to get through them all, but here are some highlights:
I wish I could have posted this this morning, but because Monday is Labor Day, I faced an early cartoon deadline and had to deal with that first. (We at Slowpoke, Inc. deeply respect Labor Day, of course.) From my jottings while at Invesco Field Mile High Product Placement Stadium:
Perhaps Mark Warner feels he’s had enough television exposure after his speech at the Democratic National Convention. In a press release, The League of Women Voters of Virginia says it won’t hold its customary senatorial debate because former Governor Mark Warner has opted not to participate.
After Biden’s speech last night, I was not able to exit the way I came in. I had to make my way back to the Blogger Lounge because my laptop and backpack were still in there.