Navel Gazing

« Little Tokyo's Daikokuya Opens Branch in Costa Mesa | Main | What You Missed Over The Weekend Part XVII »

Real Reason Why UCLA Lost!

Much ink and megabytes has been and will be spilled regarding UCLA's embarrassing loss in the Final Four yesterday, but no one has yet discussed the "Final Countdown" curse.

Before tipoff, the UCLA band played a brass version of the 1986 glam rocker immortalized by GOB Bluth in greatest-show-about-OC Arrested Development (see below for a great SpongeBob Squarepants version). The last time couple of times I've seen a sports team play this song before the game, they've lost. Why oh why, UCLA did you play this anthem of losers?

Comments (3)

  1. Cesar Madrid says:

    Hey, even though I am a product of the Cal-State system, UCLA is my dream school. Pinchi Gustavo, me da mucho orgullo que un Chicana like yourself graduated from there... GO BRUINS!
    All you Bruin BAshers: Go To The Infierno, you bunch of GOP-loving USC pendejos! Listen, getting to the Final Four is dificult enough so stop the bashing we are seeing. Keep in mind that, ANYONE can get into USC but it's WAY MORE difficult to get accepted into UCLA, thus, making Howland's 3 straight Final Cuatro appearances that much more impressive! UCLA, you will always be basketball heavan. Arriba los Bruins and let us not forget Cal-State Fullerton! Hey, don't be hating: We made it to the Big Dance!

  2. Gustavo Arellano says:

    Cesar: Gracias for the kind words, and congrats on the Titans' first NCAA tournament appearance in 30 years--much more impressive than a first-round flameout to a #12 seed ala USC!

  3. chi says:

    why would ucla play "the final countdown" before the game had even started? all the bands i see play it towards the end of the game..

Post a comment