Hire Norm Chow!

Norms Big Playbook

Unless you were living on another planet, you probably didn’t hear that the Tennessee Titans Professional Football Team put offensive strategist Norm Chow on ‘waivers.’

Frankly, I don’t disagree with the decision. Tennessee really can’t use someone of Norm’s background…. someone with a wide repertoire of offensive plays. But to be fair, the team has to have the personnel to take advantage of his intellect.

As someone said, the Titans have but two plays… ‘slant right’ .. and the proverbial ‘broken play.’

Well, Tennessee’s loss is someone else’s gain!

Roger Freberg

UPDATE: Hmmmm…. looks like UCLA hired on ol ‘SC Norm Chow! Interesting match up… Norm’s offensive skills against Pete Carrol’s defensive playbook.

Southern Cal Trojans, “G” & Emeril!

Heroes of Pasadena

I would like to congratulate the  Southern California Trojans  for their tremendous over-the-top testosterone victory! I only wish I could have been there….

Special Congrats to Chef Lagasse  for accepting the honor to be Grand Marshall of this year’s Tournament of Roses  Parade… a spectacle that I have enjoyed watching wherever I was.

I hope the Associated Press folks saw what I witnessed today…

Fight On!

Roger Freberg

another look at Troy!

University of Southern California & Trojans

Trojan sports just like the University is first class!
The other night we traveled three hours one way to watch the Southern California Trojans ‘school’ the puppies from San Luis Obispo. To be honest, Cal Poly did put up a valiant fight for as long as it lasted… but the end was never in doubt.

Some small schools like to crow about how they really are as good as the major universities (believe me I have listened to folks from Cal Poly for years), but there are too many systemic differences to make any serious comparisons. Many who traveled down from San Luis Obispo for the game left wide eyed and bewildered.

First, I am not here to talk badly about Cal Poly… my Laura teaches there now and I did for a time as well. However, I really believe that accurate comparisons start with accurate perceptions and I think the Cal Poly Basketball team learned part of that hard lesson the other night.

The truth is that every university has a few academic and athletic ‘gems’ that they are justifiably proud … in my less than humble opinion, Cal Poly’s Professor Laura is certainly one of them… unfortunately, there just aren’t very many like her. By contrast, the academic community of Southern Cal vibrates with talent.

So, you can’t compare schools that have doctoral programs and well respected masters and professional degrees and real athletic programs with schools that have… well… much less.

Fight on!

Roger Freberg

Football Rivalries & USC Trojans!

Here I am sittnig with the Trojan Knights Protecting Tommy!Some football rivalries are worthy of Klingon Song!

It’s hard to talk about any rivalry without mentioning the fact that the Southern California Trojans and the UCLA Bruins compete in just about everything they do for the title of the city crown and bragging rights for an entire year.

Laura and I traveled down to Los Angeles and had the good fortune to stay right next to campus at the Radisson Hotel. This was wonderful in not having to hassle the normal traffic when 100,000 folks decide to all leave at the same time!

The night before the big USC-UCLA football game we atended the NCAA Regional Women’s Volleyball match at the Galen Center. We’ve been here before and it is a singularly impressive facility.

Before the match we walked around campus and Laura took a picture of me sitting with some of the ‘Trojan Knights’ guarding the statue of Tommy Trojan from Bruins who like to throw Blue and Gold on him. In fact, they held a big party all night long with fun booths and food called “Save Tommy Night.”

Laura posted some of the pictures the two of us took of the weekend . Fun Times!

Roger Freberg

My ol’ college roommate was a good sport sitting with us in the Trojan Section… it only hurt for a little while!

Football Rivalries and other “Tons of Bricks!”

the weight of the world is coming down!When you talk about rivalries, USC and UCLA go to the top of my list. THE GAME is merely an extension of what has become a truly visceral contest between schools.

Wear the Cardinal and Gold to UCLA and watch for the reaction… you don’t have to wait long. And a Bruin in the land of Troy is truly an unloved creature.

So what is going to happen this year as the Bruins of the Westside meet the Southern California Trojans?

I can’t speak for the team, the coach… but as a fan, after last year’s upset… the coliseum may not be the most hospitable place for anyone wearing the pale blue and yellow.

FIGHT ON!

Roger Freberg

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