That url itself is quite a read. Especially the naked-wendys-comeback part.

I'm crying and you're crying.

We stayed in Long Beach, took a Lyft in to the Southwest Museum Metro station, grabbed a train to Memorial Park, and got to the parade route in time to see the MMB. Easy, no parking. We then took the shuttle in to the stadium (that was a long line but it moved quickly) and walked back into town to make our dinner reservation after the game. Lyft back to the apartment after that.
We ended up paying a fair bit in Lyft rides but it was so nice to not worry about parking at all.

Same with where I sat in 24-H (SW corner, benches not seats). Reeeaaally drunk dude was acting like a five-year-old most of the game. Launched an inarticulate obscenity storm when they announced Herbstreit as a Rose Bowl HoF inductee and freaked out the young kids a row in front of me. (He’s still upset about the Les Miles thing, apparently.) I’m pretty sure it was his beer that ended up spilling and soaking my shoes, my wife’s bag, and my son’s jacket.

BUT! That notwithstanding, the Rose Bowl experience was incredible. The view of the San Gabriel Mountains at sunset was everything I hoped for and more. I made sure to stop and remind myself what a privilege it was to be there (this is how I got myself through most of the second half). And that celebration with the confetti, the fireworks, the sacrificing my voice for the next three days to the moment …I’ll never forget it.

That shuttle line (mosh pit?) was legitimately scary. Fam and I got in it and there was no way to get out until several minutes later we inched toward an exit back toward the stadium. Since we got into the mush at the lower end of the slope that made up the crowd and I'm short, I also could barely see anything beyond the people in front of me, which was kind of anxiety provoking. We ended up escaping the line and walking a little more than 1.5 miles uphill into town for our dinner reservation. 

I’m also in section 24, so at least we’ll have a couple of us. Come say hi. You can’t miss me; I’ll be the guy wearing blue surrounded by obnoxious Saban slapppies.

Coming out of my cage to tell OP no worries, you’re doing just fine.

We’re thinking of boarding at Monrovia or Duarte/City of Hope. I see Monrovia has 350 parking spots. Hoping we can find something out that way.

This will be my first time making the trip, and this is basically my plan after spending way too much time online looking for this exact answer. Thanks for the confirmation that this is viable! Any idea how early the parking at any of the stations is likely to fill up?

Not 100% positive but I think the first one I remember attending in person is  #643, 43-18 vs. Indiana on Oct 1, 1983. I would have been in 3rd grade. Looking forward to witnessing #1001 on Saturday.

Go Blue!

38-10.

Go Blue.

This feels like 27-10 Mich. But I want the 30+ points streak to continue, so let's go 31-10.

What, cancel the thread now in the middle of the first quarter?

You're close, but I think you're a little off on the angle. 

My brother texted me during the game and said, "I just don't get it. Why on earth can't we ever beat OSU?"

My thought is that we will, once they slip up and stop doing Satan's bidding. Because clearly someone struck a deal with the devil. See Zach Smith / Urban Meyer for recent evidence.

I had no idea Costal Carolina played football in a swimming pool.

Will keep you in the light today.

Geez, no wonder they've been out this long!

I don't see how anyone could possibly see this as bad news. Do you know what kind of boss you have to be in order to be the captain of a band of space pirates? You don't just get promoted into that job. There's no career path for that. 

I, for one, welcome this news of Space Captain Manuel's previous line of work.

...not confessions.

Armpit cocoa and Rutgers. There's a joke there I can't quite put together. I know it's there, though.

It's in my car. I borrowed it yesterday so I could listen to it on the way to work. I should have asked first. Sorry.

I'll go get it.

Sorry. Something got Rutgersed up there.

...it sounds like you're yelling, "Macademia!"

I figured you meant Tacopants.