We are a little over 24hrs before the big Showdown between USC and Ucla nov 22nd (5pm kickoff, ABC). This whole week we here at the SoCal Showdown have been building up to this day by showing some of the best moments in this epic rivalry. Today will be the last one and probably the best one for SC fans (and an embarrassing moment that many Bruin fans try to forget) . We go to 2011 and SC having no where to go thanks to a post season ban, still played their hearts out to not only beat ucla....but give them one of the worst beatings in the history of this rivalry. You have to go back to 1929 when SC blanked ucla 76-0 and then again in 1930 when USC beat ucla 52-0, to find such a lopsided victory. This win will mark the end of the Neuhaisel era at SC (he would be fired days later) and earn SC the first PAC 12 south title...unofficially. Officially ucla would go to represent the PAC 12 south in the PAC 12 championship game, and proceed to get beat down by Oregon. To make things sweeter for SC fans, ucla would beg the NCAA to allow them to go to a bowl game that year and not only become the first NCAA team to earn a bowl birth as a losing record team (6-7) but go on to lose their bowl game (to Illinois at the fight the hunger bowl) to end the year 6-8. USC AND ucla fans can relive the highlights courtesy of this video below. I know people criticize that there is no reason to look at the past but those who choose to ignore the past are destined to repeat the same mistakes. Fight on SC! youtu.be/z6PqcKegRPo
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 22:09:50 +0000
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