"I don't like Carroll, and I'd relish the thought of them losing a game because time ran out because they were short a time out...but like I mentioned on the favorite uniforms thread awhile back, USC in cardinal and UCLA in the blues is a really cool look (in my opinion). I hope to see some of it in HD, while I mostly watch much better games on Saturday."
"VA Husker Fan," HuskerBOard.com, 12/2/08
I don't have much to add to the proceedings today, since Pete announced his decision on Monday to go rogue on the unis. I'm literally from the old school, where USC and UCLA both wore their home jerseys for the big game because they shared the Coliseum. I realize that a lot of people really could not care less. They are not part of either program and probably live outside the Los Angeles metro area. If I were them, I wouldn't care either.
I might even be a bit sore about it this morning, because this little story is a P.R. executive's dream. The rivalry is burnished by it. It takes up air space on a day full of big games. The images will be highly telegenic.
A lot of schools have been successful by doing black-outs, white-outs, and the like. Pete has said that Nike has been on him for a while about a black kit.
But, Pete is old school, too. He said he would never do that. Even after the basketball program did it last year for their home game vs. UCLA. He has been begging the home crowds to wear cardinal for as long as he has been at the school. I hope that every USC fan attending today's game at the Rose Bowl wears cardinal, too. The aerial shots from Pasadena will be beautiful. Can't wait to see it!
Of course, I'm hoping for a beautiful game as well, ending in a USC victory. Fight ON!!
Yesterday's link to a fave Jackson 5 tune didn't have any moving pictures. It was the best audio quality of the particular song I wanted to use. But, of course, it didn't have any Michael video with it. And, for those of you who remember, that's just not right. Here's an old promo video from 1970 that makes up for it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQLZmGybUXU
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They were both class acts... Pete bringing back the old unis and Neuheisel calling a time out right away! And they're going to do it again next year in the Coliseum! How much fun is that? Fight On!
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