... is what it is—the biggest game on the schedule.  No matter if the teams are 11-0 or 0-11, the school that loses must live with that for an entire year.

It’s one thing to live with when your rival is across the state.  It’s quite another when your rival is just across town.

If you recall the 13-9 UCLA victory a few years back that prevented USC from playing in the national championship game, Bruin fans have reminded Trojan fans of that loss for these past four years.

It didn’t matter that USC had also lost to Oregon State earlier in that season.  As far as wins and losses went, both losses held equal weight.  But it was the UCLA loss that USC players and fans could not live down.

It turned UCLA defensive coor...

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