Did you see everyone at the L.A. Times picked UCLA to win today? That’s got to mean one thing: A USC victory. On a more serious note, the USC coaches seem very confident for this game. I see it more as one of those games where whoever has the last possession wins. If I have to pick a winner, I’m going with Caleb Williams. And … Continue reading My USC-UCLA Game Pick

A USC player tells me the scouting report for the UCLA game is fairly simple. “We just have to worry about the quarterback and the tailback,” the player said. This is another way of saying USC doesn’t think UCLA’s wide receivers are going to be a big problem. And it jibes with what a Pac-12 coach told me last week in his own analysis of … Continue reading Saturday Buzz: A Scouting Report Before Picking The USC-UCLA Score

The Daily Bruin defeated the Daily Trojan, 10-8, tonight in the annual Blood Bowl. The game was played at the USC Village. Now is this a bad sign for USC? Actually, the conventional wisdom over the decades is that whoever wins the Blood Bowl usually loses the actual game. We shall see. One thing this game had in common with the real game? The points … Continue reading A USC-UCLA Omen?

Here are some game programs from the Crosstown Rivalry: USC vs. UCLA, 1976 USC vs. UCLA, 1974 USC vs. UCLA, 1971 1967, USC vs. UCLA 1966, USC vs. UCLA 1963, USC vs. UCLA USC vs. UCLA, 1960 USC vs. UCLA, 1951 Continue reading The Friday USC-UCLA Column Supplement

The USC-UCLA game is almost here and there’s a lot of great memories in this rivalry, so let’s get to some of them. But first: The UCLA equipment students defeated USC equipment, 55-22, Thursday night in Westwood. The Daily Trojan hosts the Daily Bruin in the Blood Bowl tonight at the USC Village. Jarett Sabol, a Class of 2025 catcher/outfielder from Aliso Niguel High School, … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

USC will hold its “Conquest” rally tonight at McCarthy Quad from 6:30-8 p.m. This used to be the Bonfire rally but I don’t think there is a bonfire anymore. Times change. A concert will be held from 8:30-11 p.m. after the rally but USC hasn’t revealed the band yet. Whatever happens, it will be hard to surpass the 1980 rally which featured USC football players Hoby … Continue reading USC Notes: It’s Rally Time