Derek Mead

October 2, 2008

UCSB Ends Year-Long Break in UCLA Rivalry With 2-2 Match

By Derek Mead

When a good team rebounds from a slump, there tends to be a notable moment things turn around.

October 2, 2008

He Said, He Said

By Derek Mead, John Greely

I've given a great deal of thought to this. I have spent far too much time attempting to phrase this article in a way that won't make me sound lame. But I can't.

September 30, 2008

SB Splits Pair of Nail Biters

By Derek Mead

With long travels, one-goal games, and a whole lot of overtime drama, the UCSB women's soccer team has spent the last two weeks living the life of an elite soccer team. Sunday the Gauchos (7-4-0) bounced back from a pair...

September 30, 2008

I’m Living the Fantasy Life, and It’s Killing Me Softly

By Derek Mead

Sundays are the only day I even care about anymore. Seriously, I've been rushing through the week as quickly as possible just so I can get to that fateful day. I've even almost given up on partying so that I can go to sl...

September 25, 2008

Gaucho Women Get Barrelled In Hawaiian Soccer Tournament

By Derek Mead

Home-field advantage is never a thing to be taken lightly, and this is especially true when other teams have to travel 3,000 miles to play you.

September 18, 2008

Gauchos Continue Excellent Start

By Derek Mead

Good teams always bounce back from tough losses, and that's exactly what the #20 UCSB women's soccer team did this past weekend. The Gauchos (5-2) gave up a late goal to lose 3-2 to Washington State (2-2-3) on Friday, bu...

September 18, 2008

The Thunderdome or Harder Stadium?

By Derek Mead, John Greely

Sure, Meredith Field at Harder Stadium - or whatever it's called these days - is one of the nicer soccer stadiums in the country. I've seen some good games there, and even better post-game celebrations. Particularly memo...

August 30, 2008

No One Can Compete When the Gauchos Go Loco

By Derek Mead

College sports are the shit. Call me biased if you want -- writing about sports does pay my monthly booze bill, after all -- but I've passed Go on the sporting world's Monopoly board more than a few times, and the fun I'...

July 15, 2008

Friends Enable Good Times All the Time

By Derek Mead

Six years into my drinking career, I was getting pretty close to shelving the bottle. I mean, getting smashed for weeks on end was really starting to get boring. I've done everything from escaping a hillbilly party by dr...

July 15, 2008

ESPN Is Redundant and Repetitive

By Derek Mead

Way back in 1979, when Scott Rasmussen and dad Bill were trying to start ESPN, the idea of a cable network dedicated to 24-hour sports coverage was an amazingly tough sell. No one in corporate television bought the pitch...

March 5, 2008

Homeless Hooch Helps Gauchos Party Hardy for Cheap

By Derek Mead

It hit me harder than the violently bright sunrise waking me up as I was sprawled out on top of my roof: I've hit rock bottom. Waking up every day with a hangover has taken such a toll on my wallet that not even Borski i...

March 3, 2008

SB Clinches Regular Season Crown

By Derek Mead

Cases of Andre have been flying off the shelves for a Gaucho pennant celebration since Saturday night, when the UCSB women's basketball team ran over UC Riverside to lock up its 12th Big West conference title in the last...

February 29, 2008

SB Closing In On Regular Season Crown

By Derek Mead

With last week's loss to second-place UC Davis, the UCSB women's basketball had their undefeated run in the Big West snapped. With three games left in the season, the Gauchos (18-7, 12-1 in the Big West) have a two-game ...

February 25, 2008

Gauchos Stick It to Ranked Opponents

By Derek Mead

Despite the gloomy weather, the UCSB club men's lacrosse team brought the heat this weekend with a pair of wins over ranked opponents in Santa Barbara. The #3 Gauchos (6-1 overall, 2-0 in Western Collegiate Lacrosse Leag...

February 22, 2008

UCSB Washes Over Pacific

By Derek Mead

It's been three months now, and the UCSB women's basketball team still can't be touched. With their win streak now hitting 14 games, the Gauchos have eliminated every Big West competitor and are now making their case fo...

February 21, 2008

UCSB Seeks 14th Straight Victory

By Derek Mead

With the Big West Championships looming, the UCSB women's basketball team couldn't be carrying much more momentum. A string of wins 13-long that stretches all the way back to 2007 has the Gauchos on the verge of a season...