Trojans are sorting out an identity crisis
The horde of recruits had to be confused. Maybe everyone had mistakenly entered the wrong locker room.
No, this had to be it. There were USC logos and colors plastered everywhere, but this was a far cry from the fun-loving, raucous atmosphere that they had heard so much about.
This subdued scene wasn’t what the potential future [...]
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Ah, homecoming — a time for students, fans and alumni to join together and party themselves into oblivion.
And I guess there’s a football game too.
A 12:30 p.m. kickoff may be somewhat of a buzzkill for most USC fans, but the Trojans are probably just happy to be returning home. The last four games have done [...]
Read the rest of this article »A break-up letter from the Pac-10 to USC
It’s not you, it’s me.
All right, that’s not true — it is you. But breaking up is hard to do, and I’m new at this.
We’ve been inseparable for what seems like forever. Whenever somebody mentioned “Pac-10,” they couldn’t help but bring up “USC.” As a perennial champion, you gave meaning to me as a conference. [...]
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With the midpoint of the season in the rearview mirror, college football award speculation is in full swing. Let the complaining begin.
Monday’s announcement of the semifinalists for the Davey O’Brien Award for quarterbacks drew a few surprised looks when USC’s Matt Barkley made the cut. For all of his accomplishments, Barkley has the fewest touchdown [...]
Read the rest of this article »The BCS gives USC an uphill climb
With the release of the first Bowl Championship Series standings, every contender in college football is plotting the complex path it would take to get to the championship game.
And the world keeps spinning.
The October release is like clockwork; a whole bunch of numbers that mean nothing to the average college football fan is thrown out [...]
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The rivalry is finally back where it belongs.
With both USC and Notre Dame entering Saturday’s game ranked in the top 25, there’s a return to normalcy surrounding the annual intersectional clash. But the renewed sense of relevancy goes beyond the little numbers next to each team’s name.
The Trojans head to South Bend, Ind., riding a [...]
Read the rest of this article »Trojans again playing as if there’s no doubt
USC’s dancing and chest-thumping on the sideline may be nothing new for the fans or players, yet each hop and step seemed more emphatic than the moves the Trojans made in their sluggish first four games of the year.
Read the rest of this article »Confident Trojans play like there was no doubt
After a string of shaky performances, Trojans show they haven’t lost any confidence in themselves.
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The Trojans’ struggles against a scrappy, mid-level Pac-10 team have become so institutionalized at USC that the annual event is almost a cliché in itself. Instead of being surprised by Saturday’s outcome, most Trojan fans felt like they were headed in a direction they had been before.
Read the rest of this article »USC’s schedule pays off for now
No matter how hard Pete Carroll tries to turn the focus forward to the upcoming game against Washington, Saturday’s classic against Ohio State might be the only thing USC fans talk about for some time.
The tilt between top-10 teams was a rarity on a number of levels.
Earlier in the fall, Carroll mused on how few [...]
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