[FarmBoy]

Dateline - Sept 15, 2012, location - a state park camp site on Cape Cod, the scene - a man rations his last remaining battery life tracking the finale quarters of Stanford vs. U.SC on ESPN game tracker whilst texting his C.al grad brother-in-law for color commentary. The children asleep in their tent are startled awake when final confirmation of the victory arrives.

Flash forward to Nov 17, 2012, location - a rustic cabin in central MA, with spotty cell phone reception, the same man, with better planning on battery life, tracks the whole game on ESPN, getting a steady stream of text from across the nation that provide color commentary and fill in the gaps of the slow data connection. Troop 15 is momentarily awoken by what may have been a wild beast's mating call or declaration of triumph over a vanquished foe.

Seriously, I want to be able to watch these games real time, but if catching it on the DVR is what it's going to take to get my team to Pasadena (in January), then I may have to take on for the team.

Any truth to the rumor that Mora is going to rest his starters, similar to the last week of the NFL season for team's with play off position locked up, to guarantee that he doesn't have to face the Ducks?

[FarmBoy]

Dateline - Sept 15, 2012, location - a state park camp site on Cape Cod, the scene - a man rations his last remaining battery life tracking the finale quarters of Stanford vs. U.SC on ESPN game tracker whilst texting his C.al grad brother-in-law for color commentary. The children asleep in their tent are startled awake when final confirmation of the victory arrives.

Flash forward to Nov 17, 2012, location - a rustic cabin in central MA, with spotty cell phone reception, the same man, with better planning on battery life, tracks the whole game on ESPN, getting a steady stream of text from across the nation that provide color commentary and fill in the gaps of the slow data connection. Troop 15 is momentarily awoken by what may have been a wild beast's mating call or declaration of triumph over a vanquished foe.

Seriously, I want to be able to watch these games real time, but if catching it on the DVR is what it's going to take to get my team to Pasadena (in January), then I may have to take on for the team.

Any truth to the rumor that Mora is going to rest his starters, similar to the last week of the NFL season for team's with play off position locked up, to guarantee that he doesn't have to face the Ducks?

[fullmetal]

I have access to recorded games, just fyi.

I don't know if resting the UCLA starters would really help them against Stanford.  After all, Stanford might have a much less taxing time against UCLA second-stringers next week and get some rest as well.  And as we've seen in the NFL, NBA, and MLB, too much time off can sometimes dull the mental and physical edge.

[fullmetal]

I have access to recorded games, just fyi.

I don't know if resting the UCLA starters would really help them against Stanford.  After all, Stanford might have a much less taxing time against UCLA second-stringers next week and get some rest as well.  And as we've seen in the NFL, NBA, and MLB, too much time off can sometimes dull the mental and physical edge.