USC Wants To Move Into UCLA’s Digs, Eat All Their Leftovers

In the biggest Los Angeles misstep since Ishtar, the USC Trojans football team is considering moving from the LA Coliseum to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. The only problem is their crosstown rivals–the UCLA Bruins–call that home. What would persuade a school to ditch decades of history and tradition to bunk up with their sworn enemies? If you said money, you’d get the stuffed Trojan.

“Although we have been a faithful tenant of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for 80 years, we must now seek other alternatives for the good of our football program and our fans,” USC administration chief Todd R. Dickey said.

USC has been seeking control of the venue and has offered more than $100 million over 10 years to fund its repair and restoration. The Coliseum, which has been trying to sell itself as home turf for a potential Los Angeles-based NFL team, has rejected that offer.

As much as we think this is a bad move on USC’s part, we can only hope this passes so wacky college antics happen in between home games. You know, one week a Bruin leaves sour milk in a Trojan locker, and the following week that Bruin finds OJ in his locker. You know, wacky, murderous college antics.
USC seeks move from Coliseum to Rose Bowl [Sporting News]
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