Pete Carroll yelled at me. There I was, standing on the steps of USC’s physical education building on a cool summer night, exhausted after a long day of orientation spent touring the campus and learning about the classes I’d be taking that fall, and being more or less forced to attend a “Spirit Rally.” Imagine […]
“How can you say that Alabama is the Champion, when Boise State is undefeated too?” J.A. Adande, Around the Horn
Here we go. Everyone’s favorite little one trick Bronco gets to be carted out once again to give all national pundits a chance to throw a hissy fit about how the BCS is evil, the world […]
Dictionary.com defines swagger as “to boast or brag noisily.” But this is one of those cases where I think Urban Dictionary would be better suited to explain things. Among the 40-odd definitions it gives for the word, one says “to obtain instant attention”; “to captivate others in a negative or positive way.”
And I think that […]
“For when the One Great Scorer comes to mark against your name,
He writes - not that you won or lost - but how you played the Game.”
-Grantland Rice in his 1908 poem, “Alumnus Football”
This is the origin of the phrase, “It’s not whether you win or lose. It’s how you play the game.” Bet you […]
CARROLL THE SORCERER: Listen not to the media, my young apprentice. And dismiss the statistics that highlight your errors while ignoring your youthful exuberance. These should be none of your concern for I have gazed deep into my magical cauldron and have foreseen that you will be a great one, which is why I have […]
If you’re not familiar with the story behind the above picture, let me learn you something. That’s incumbent (at the time, obviously) President Harry S. Truman holding up a newspaper declaring his defeat to rival Thomas E. Dewey. Problem is, Dewey didn’t win. The Chicago Tribune let speculation (and their own personal bias) get the […]
Our new President sat down with Chris ‘Boomer’ Berman on Monday night football and proved that he can make even an uncomfortable interview with some sports guy into a easy chat. If you don’t recall or didn’t watch here you go….
Did you catch that?
When the Trojans don’t show up, it’s bound to sting a bit in the morning
As passionate USC fans, JP and Lunchbox try to wade through the mess of a Thursday night upset.
How in God’s name did USC lose to Oregon State?
JP: They believed the hype while the Beavers just lined up and punched them in […]
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