Inside UCLA Podcast, Episode 18: Special combined UCLA/JV Show

Daily News staff writers Jon Gold and Vinny Bonsignore recorded today's episode in Vinny's Austin, Texas, hotel room in the run-up to Saturday's UCLA vs. Texas game.

Among the highlights of today's show:

• Vinny says Austin is "a college football cathedral"

• They run into a ton of UCLA fans

• They are working on a story about the Austin football scene.

• Austin has a small-town feel — a community atmosphere that rallies around the Longhorns' football and basketball programs

• Austin is the state capital and is heavily into politics, music and sports

• Does Vinny really have a Neil Young tattoo?

• Jon and Vinny met a fan celebrating his bachelor party with group of UCLA fans in Austin ... but he's already married

• Turning to the NBA, the Carmelo Anthony trade to the New Jersey Nets looks like a good fit, says Jon

• Do players really want to "return home," LeBron style?

• In a two-on-two game, who would win in the Jordan-Bonsignore vs. LeBron-Gold matchup?

• Extended talk about the state of the NBA and the Lakers

• In the NFL, what about the Vikings? Brett Favre is a little beat up right now, says Vinny

• A look at the power rankings in the NFL

• Is Jimmy Clauson ready for the Carolina Panthers? Vinny says yes, Jon doesn't like "the Clauson face"

• In Major League Baseball, Now that Manny Ramirez is with the White Sox, how's he looking?

• Vinny says the Dodgers aren't a team where a manager gets his start. No offense to Don Mattingly, but he hasn't been a manager before

• It's high drama in Austin as Jon loses his wallet ... Jon and Vin look everywhere — stay tuned for the exciting conclusion

  
  

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The Inside UCLA Podcast is produced by Jon Gold and Steven Rosenberg.