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I found this amusing: <br><h1 class="rdheadline">Cougars Notebook: Palouse trip portrayed as purgatory</h1>
<h2 class="rddeckline">Bruins, L.A. media complain about Pullman journey</h2>
<p class="rdbyline">By HOWIE STALWICK<br>SPECIAL TO THE P-I</p>
PULLMAN -- The UCLA Bruins were upset in Pullman in more ways than one last weekend.<BR>
Los Angeles-area newspapers, aided and abetted by UCLA players, made
the Bruins' trip to Washington State sound only slightly less
challenging than the Bataan Death March. Interestingly, all this took
place before UCLA's 27-7 loss.<BR>
According to the Los Angeles Times, a trip to Pullman is a "long
journey to the middle of a vast nothingness called the Palouse, where
fans have a pitchforks-and-torches mentality."<BR>
For the record, UCLA's trip consisted of a 2 1/2-hour flight to
Spokane in a cushy charter jet, followed by a two-hour ride in cushy
charter buses, followed by an overnight stay in a cushy hotel 15
minutes from the stadium. <BR>
"That two-hour drive is a beast," offensive guard Shannon Tevega
told The Riverside Press-Enterprise. "I woke up about three times
asking if we were there yet."<BR>
Tailback Chris Markey told the Los Angeles Daily News that games at
Washington State are "crazy. To me, it's one of the hardest places to
play. The crowd is so into the game, and every time they get a first
down, you hear, 'It's another Cougar first down.' That can get into a
player's mind."<BR>
Wow. That <i>is</i> tough. Almost as tough as a two-hour drive ... to go 10 miles on an L.A. freeway.<BR><br /><hr />Peek-a-boo FREE Tricks & Treats for You! <a href='http://www.reallivemoms.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM&loc=us' target='_new'>Get 'em!</a></body>
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