UVA Season "Kickoff Package" is Sold Out.

Hey Trojans:

The UVA season "Kickoff Package" that included USC, East Carolina and Richmond is sold out. At this point, there are only a few options left.

1. Wait and try to get the "Single Game" ticket on the UVA site (Bwahahahaha!)
2. Try StubHub, which is linked via the banner ad above and they probably have some tickets for sale (though for a weeee bit more than face value)

As for coordinating the trip up, the game is at 3:30 PM, and the trip takes about 3.5 hours to make, probably 4 by bus, so if there was a thought to charter one, you'd probably have to leave the Triad about 7-8 AM to give yourself plenty of time to make it to campus, then tailgate for a few hours before going to the game.

As for myself, I plan on leaving early Friday (subject to change) to get to our hotel in Waynesboro. If anyone wants to team up for a caravan up that day, let me know. I'll get some Cardinal and Gold water based paint to decorate my car for the trek into "enemy territory."

For your enjoyment, I created a "USC/UVA Countdown Widget" for your browser, or desktop. Feel free to download it and share it with your USC/UVA friends.

Fight On!

USC/Virginia Lodging Option

Hey Trojans, I have a lodging update for you.

I was able to get a room at the Waynesboro Hampton Inn for a AAA rate of $102.60/night for a non-smoking King room. I have stayed at Hampton Inns before, and they are clean, comfortable and I LOVE the chocolate chip cookies they have available at night.

Waynesboro in just off the Blue Ridge Parkway, in the heart of the mountains of the Shenandoah Valley, which I hear is gorgeous, and it is only about 25-30 minutes from Charlottesville. There is also an outlet mall nearby (for the wives) and some good restaurants. Anyway, I thought I'd pass along that info since it seems everything good in C'ville is already booked.

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USC/Virginia Tickets Still Available

According to Alexis P., there are still UVA "Season Kickoff Packages" available. Apparently, UVA released limited amounts of the packages so they wouldn't be sold out in a few hours. While I can't guarantee tickets will still be available when you call, at least there may still be some hope.

We are still going to try and coordinate with other Carolina Trojans to either caravan, or tailgate together at the game. Maybe we'll even get together and have a "car painting party" (there is a carpool lot near my house off Hwy 29 which goes right to Charlottesville) with some water based paints to proudly display the Cardinal and Gold on our way up to the game?

I am trying to find some accommodations to stay a night or two up in Virginia as I have a feeling the game will be an 8:00 PM kickoff for prime time, so I don't feel like driving 3.5 hours home at midnight. Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Don't forget to email me at GSOTrojan@aol.com if you get tickets so I can have you on the mailing list for the caravan/tailgate

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AWESOME New Campus Center

For those of you who do not know, USC is in the midst of an incredible building project, tearing down the old Commons area and building a breathtaking structure known at the Ronald Tutor Campus Center. Here are some renderings of the project:

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Exterior View

Aerial View
(Tommy Trojan is at the bottom, middle of this picture)

International Plaza
(to the right of this is the current bookstore)

International Plaza w/ Seating

Steps of Troy
(Looking towards Bovard Auditorium)

Trojan Family Room w/ Fireplace

The "New" Traditions Bar

"Tommy's Place" Nightclub

Cross-Section View

Multipurpose Room

Trojan Family Room

Student Involvement Center

International Plaza

Trojan Forum Room

Of course, for $1,000 or more, you can be permanently associated with the project with your name on display on the donor's wall...not a bad investment for such an outstanding project.

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The view from my USC/Virginia seats

Section 519, Row K...not bad at all! By the way, the bottom right corner of the end zone points to where the Spirit of Troy and more importantly, the Song Girls will be.

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Again, if you got tickets to the game, write me at GSOTrojan@aol.com, and we'll see if we can caravan up from the Triad (my house is in Reedy Fork Ranch, just off HWY 29 which goes straight up to Charlottesville, about 3.5 hours away).

Here's who I have going so far:

Andrew M. (NC) - 2.5
Bob B. (NC) - 5
Alexis P. (NC) - 2
Bob B. (SC) - 2

FYI - The hotels in Charlottesville all seem to be booked right now, so I am looking for alternate lodging, maybe up by the Blue Ridge Pkwy, which is relatively close by. If anyone knows of any place nice near Charlottesvile, let me know. Thanks!

BREAKING NEWS!!!! USC/UVA Tix

Hey Trojans, GREAT news regarding UVA tickets! The University of Virginia is offering a "Kickoff Mini-Package" for $101 which includes USC, Richmond and East Carolina games (which I will donate my Richmond and East Carolina games to the USO in Virginia to give to some deserving servicemen/women). You may also consider the local Boys'Girls Club as well. The price is right and I am sure these tickets will go VERY FAST!

This offer begins TODAY, Thursday May 22 at 5:00 PM EDT. Here is the LINK.

Fight On!

[UPDATE]

I purchased two tickets in the upper part of Section 519, which is the South Endzone, right near the Spirit of Troy's seats.

Get your tickets!! Those who buy them, email me at GSOTrojan@aol.com and maybe we can all set up a caravan of cars to drive to Charlottesville.

USC/UVA Ticket Update

Hey Trojans:

I just received an email from the Carolinas Alumni Group stating they were trying to get a block of tickets for the game. Nothing guaranteed mind you, but they are trying. I am sure priority will go to USC alumni first (we appreciate all of the "fans" who have asked for ticket), so unless you are on the USC.edu alumni database, you may be out of luck through this channel.

Anyhow, I'll keep you posted as best as I can from this end.

USC HOOPS

The Trojans face Arizona State at 3:00 PM today, and the game will be broadcast on DirectTv channel 97 (HD).

Fight On and stick a fork in the 'Devils!

Make it a ROSEY New Year!!!

BEAT the Illini!!!

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One for the Roses!!!

Hey Triad Trojans!

This is IT! After feasting on Sundevil Pie for Thanksgiving dessert, and watching the "Powders" beat up on Dixon-less Oregon, the Trojans are set up for an improbable run at the Roses. What seemed like a fantasy a few weeks ago has come back to reality in this, the wackiest college football season I have ever seen.

Let's ALL share in the possibility of returning to Pasadena on New Year's Day but getting together, on Saturday at the Fox and Hound in Winston-Salem. Wear Cardinal, and be ready to cheer on our beloved Trojans as we salute our seniors in their last game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum against our hated rivals, the UCLA Bruins. After last year's disappointing loss at the Rose Bowl, which cost the Trojans a shot (and probable victory) at Ohio State Buckeyes for the National Championship, I am confident coach Pete Carroll will have the Trojans chomping at the bit to exact a heavy dose of revenge.

Game time is at 4:30 PM

Please RSVP to me at GSOTrojan@aol.com

Fight On!

BEAR-ly Getting Out of the Rain

Hey Trojans, for those of us who missed the Cal game, it was a rain-soaked doozy! Our beloved Trojans eeked out a hard fought victory over the retro-uniformed Kommie Kal Bears 24-17. At 8-2, and number 11 in both polls and the BCS the Trojans are still poised to make a BCS bowl game (Rose, if Oregon goes to the BCS Championship Game) by beating the Arizona State Scumdevils on Thanksgving night, then avenging last season's debacle against the bRUINS of UGLY.

My apologies for being a little behind on the postings, having a 5-month old directs my energies elsewhere most of the time now...I'm sure ya'll understand.

Since the ASU game is on Thanksgiving Day, we'll pass on that as a group, BUT the BIGGIE against UCLA will go on, and I plan on being there with my wife, Sylvia, and my son, Ethan. The game will be seen in Winston-Salem, probably at the Fox and Hound unless Rebecca Shore wants to host it again. Check back here for a definitive answer soon.

Also, since we have a BYE this week in football, is there any interest in getting together to watch the USC/USC basketball game somewhere? It is Saturday, Novemeber 17 from Columbia, SC at 8:00 PM, so email me at GSOTrojan@aol.com if you are interested in watching the game.

Fight On!