Views from campus

Santa Clara University’s student newspaper The Santa Clara has two Quakes-related stories today. And why not, with so many former Santa Clara students on the Quakes’ roster? The current count is five: Joe Cannon, Ryan Cochrane, Eric Denton, and developmental players Matt Hatzke and Jamil Roberts.

The first is a report from the game and includes a number of glowing reviews of the new stadium:

“It’s a nice little stadium to play in,” said Quakes midfielder Ronnie O’Brien. “It has a very intimate feel.”

“It was incredible,” said Cannon. “The fans are right there close to you. The fact that it’s a small intimate stadium makes it feel like Europe. This is going to be a tough place to come in and play… San Jose has always had great fans. Let’s keep proving it.”

Don Gagliardi, president and founder of Soccer Silicon Valley, was thrilled with the outcome of the stadium renovations at Buck Shaw.

“It looks tremendous. I’ve been to a lot of Santa Clara games, but obviously this field is a lot nicer and there are a lot more people,” said Gagliardi. “They’ve done a lot of great stuff to improve the atmosphere here. It really gives the intimate feel that makes for a great environment.”

The paper’s second story covers parking and other logistical issues at the new venue. Not very exciting, to be honest, but we’re including it for the sake of completeness.

More to come later today…