Sports in Stilettos

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The Trojans proactively hoarded talent ahead of impending NCAA sanctions and are in such decent shape entering 2011 that they’ve been picked to win a Pac-12 South division they aren’t, technically, allowed to win.

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Arrogant.

For USC Football, hard times are going down pretty easy — Chris Dufresne — LA Times

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In the end, USC fans are not angry this isn’t the 2005 Trojans. They are proud the core of the 2011 Trojans didn’t transfer when the NCAA unfairly threw the book at them while throwing a couple pages at Ohio State and Miami and you name it. USC fans are proud that in a year with nothing to play for, they qualified for a bowl and finished 3rd in the Pac-10. They are proud of their quarterback who could have gone anywhere and didn’t.

And whatever you think of Kiffin, he took a job the media called cancer and he recruited. He’s fighting the fight in a majestic white visor and riding out the storm. Maybe he’s an interim coach. I don’t know, but he’s the guy we gave the lantern to and told us to guide us through the fog. Pardon me if I don’t go bailing overboard or lamenting a loss where we gave the ball up 4 times on the road and lost. It’s football, it happens.

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Lost Angeles Blog - Arrogant Game Recap: Arizona State

No one likes losing, but Lost Angeles recaps after USC losses usually ease the sting with humor and bourbon and bear meat.

USC’s loss to ASU on Saturday was really, really tough to watch, but this week’s recap kills it. It’s serious for once, and it’s a wonderful reminder of everything good about the program and the team, all the reasons why we USC fans continue to watch and cheer and Fight On.

I needed this.

Enjoying a little bit of shade on a swelteringly sunny Saturday at the USC-Arizona game.

USC 48, Arizona 41

L.A. Coliseum, October 1, 2011

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