USC coach Pete Carroll said his team will violate a NCAA rule and wear their red home jerseys Saturday against crosstown rival UCLA, thus forfeiting two timeouts since as the visiting team they are required to wear white, ESPN reported.
USC would lose one timeout per half.
"I don't care about it right now," Carroll said, in reference to losing the timeouts. "I think it's the fun thing to do, and I think the fans will appreciate it over time."--MSNBC (12-2-08)
Hey, why not? The Trojans aren't your dad's junior college team, after all. They're a semi-pro team that just plays for laughs in the Pac-10. They used to call our conference "Southern Cal and the Seven Dwarfs," but then Arizona and Arizona State were admitted, spoiling the joke. But not changing the dynamics.
Like Pete says, "It's the fun thing to do." When you live in Los Angeles, who needs further excuse? Especially when you're USC, playing against your hapless cross-town rivals.
"We think it would be the fun thing to do if we also wore jerseys that said "BRUINS SUCK," Carroll said. "And so we will. That'll cost us two more time outs, but who the f**k cares!"
"Also, Tommy Trojan is going to join every huddle, sitting atop Traveler. We've agreed in advance with the Bruins to "kneecap" two of our running backs in exchange. I don't care about it right now. What the hell, the fans will appreciate it."
Negotiations are still underway with the Bruins to permit USC players to wear giant leis of Pasadena roses throughout the game in exchange for ceding three first round draft picks to UCLA next season.
The Trojans are favored to win Saturday's game by 33 points. They can't lose. (When they're not playing Oregon State.)
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