Basketball and videos

 Well, talk about a day!

First on the docket was running the Instant Replay for the USD Toreros Women's Basketball game against Pepperdine at the Jenny Craig Pavilion.  Game time was two in the afternoon.  I got to the arena at 11:30.

Most people are reading this and wondering, why so early?  Well there is two reasons for being there two and a half hours early.  One, I haven't done this position in about a year.  Two, I did a little example video on how everything works.  That will be compiled with the other mini videos that I'm making for all the positions at the table and will compile them all into one video and then post it.

The game went very smoothly.  When USD wins by 25 points that helps.  Also, when the referees only come over one time for a clarification and no real reviews, it is a good game!

I also found out that I'll be working the scoreboard on Monday for Women's Volleyball (I promise to keep all comments to myself!).  The comment in parenthesis is an inside joke that a couple of people know about.  Also, the good ladies in the SID office must really trust me with stats, as they have asked me to come learn/do the stats for Women's soccer this coming Friday.  Of course in 2021, I won't be counting goals until there actually is a game.  In this time, a game on the schedule is just a suggestion.

After the game, I walked around the main portion of USD and asked folks the opening question on San Diego Street Talk.  Which is "what would be the worst movie sequel ever made, and why?"  I interviewed 12 folks.  The final video is coming in around the six and a half minute mark.

Alright, I'm going to head to bed now so that I can get up and enjoy Super Bowl LV.  My pick? The over (more than 56.5 combined points)!

Welllll Poop!!!!

 Greetings my friends.  Hope your Sunday was well.

I got out of bed around 10:30 and made a quick trip to Sam's Club to get milk, paper towels and kitchen sponges (I know not your prototypical Sam's run).

Got home around 10:50-10:55 and put everything away and sat down to watch a little bit (less than what I was thinking) of the 24 Hours of Daytona.  I get a text at 11:10 from the SID over at St. Katherine's saying "The game was a GO for today hope you are almost here".  I look at the text from a few days ago and it said Noon... I thought it was at 2p.   OOOOOOOPS!!!!!!!!

So I hop into the car and get going to Northeast Carlsbad/Southwest San Marcos.  I plug the address in to Google Maps.  It says it will take me 46 minutes to get there (11:57a ETA).  I call him and let him know.  I absolutely book it up to the gym.  Actual arrival: 11:55a.  I arrive at the scorers table at the exact moment that he is saying "Good Afternoon...."  I was only scheduled to run both clocks, so no big deal about not being there early enough to get pronunciations.

The game went rather smoothly.  A couple of extremely minor screwups, nothing was major.  Well, except for the fact that everyone told me that halftime was 15 minutes.  I always start the halftime clock when the referees leave the court.  St. Kat's coach pretty much ripped me a new one since it was running and he was still at the table.  So, I set it again and wait for his entire staff to walk to the locker room.

Second half was a piece of cake.

On the way home, I had a good talk with my friend Daniel.

Went to Jersey Mike's for dinner and enjoyed my regular number nine.

Came home and turned on the Colorado Avalanche game against the Minnesota Wild.  Twice in the first period the Avs hit the goal post (that my friends is called foreshadowing).  At the end of the first it was 1-1.  Both teams scored a goal in the second period as well making it 2-2 at the end of 40.  When the start of the third period came a major disappointment.  Nathan MacKinnon, only the greatest player in the NHL, was not on the bench.  While the Avs are a very talented team, when you don't have your best player, it screws with all of the lines.

The Avs did take a 3-2 lead after Brandon Saad made sure that all of the Avs fans weren't sad.  See what I did there???  About five and a half minutes later, Minnesota scored to tie the game back up.

Free hockey (overtime for those not familiar with alternate titles) lasted less than 20 seconds.  on their second shot of the bonus period, Minnesota scored.  See what I meant by the two goal posts???

I'll finish out the night watching either TV or YouTube.

Speaking of YouTube, I'm thinking of starting a series on YouTube of me going out in San Diego and while using the product Pod Decks (a deck of cards that has different Podcast subjects and interview questions) and asking like 15-20 people the same question and see what the answers are and post it up on YT in a series called Street Talk.  What do y'all think?