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Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays & Wonderful Football!

Happy Holdiays, Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah.... and Great and Merry Football!

Laura and I tend to send out cards every year that speak to some of the things we all areup to… as they say, ” a picture is worth a thousand words.” Although I am always amused at those who send these great tomes of family successes… you know what I mean… ( in truth, I am happier when folks are doing well )   

” Jason was really miffed this year getting cheated out of the Heisman… but his well earned Nobel prize was waiting for him when he returned and Amanda was a little wild this year sharing her underpants with Britney who forgot hers.. but she is settling down after her Oscar… and my Husband Xerxies invented something called ‘fusion’… oh and that silly little award I got from Oprah as ‘woman of the century’… who would have believed it? so all in all it hasn’t been a bad year….. and how are you?”

 
However, I am willing to endure all of these in order to avoid the ones saying that Missy is finally getting her life together with the father or ‘fiancee’ of child number 4 now that she is out of rehab. Fiancee’? who are you kidding? 

 

Soooo… our card was a ‘sporting theme’ representing all of the Universities in which one or all of us have attended… USC, UCLA, SMU, U of Florida, United States Military academy at West Point, University of Missouri at Rolla…. and Cal Poly. 

  Enjoy the holidays, enjoy your life    

Roger Freberg    

 

 

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BCS Football Bowl Matchups! Florida & Ohio State

Ohio StateWell, it looks like Urban will finally get what he has been wanting… let’s see if he can handle it.

Florida will meet Ohio State for the National Championships….


 

Here come the Trojans!other Bowl Games are as follows:

Rose: USC vs. Michigan.


Sugar: Notre Dame vs. LSU.
Orange: Louisville vs. Wake Forest.


Fiesta: Oklahoma vs. Boise State.
  This information came out a couple of hours ago in the Los Angeles Times…     

  Here comes Michigan... welcome to California! 

… ps. on the bright side, this will give Michigan fans a better look at the Trojans .

Welcome to California!

 

 

 

 

Fight On!

Roger Freberg

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We Love the Southern California Trojans! Fight On!

Karen and

The Southern California Trojans lost yesterday to their cross town arch rivals the UCLA Bruins… I’ll leave it to others to explain what happened (UCLA)… (USC)…but the sweetness of a victory over the Bruins was elusive.

I do — somehow — remember when one special UCLA’s streak of 32 years was broken.

It is interesting to say that none of us started out as Trojans… but we all ended up that way. Karen graduated from the University of Florida and competed her last year of eligibility as a Trojan becoming an All-American and setting USC’s record in the women’s shot (57-07) and I spent a few years working out with many of the athletes while obtaining two masters degrees in business (Beta Gamma Sigma)… and Laura… that’s a special story.

My wife earned all her degrees at UCLA completing her Ph.D. in 1979, but yesterday I saw where her heart really was when I glanced over and saw a tear of sadness falling from her face. She said that ‘SC had been good to Karen and Me…. and… she wanted SC to win! Laura is a Trojan today through and through and that’s the way it often goes.

The University of Southern California is highly selective in admissions, and is tough and uncompromising in their pursuit of excellence… with a loyal alumni! A degree from ‘SC means something today and tomorrow. You may start out attending Southern Cal… but you end up loving it…. and keep coming back.

So, congrats to the Bruins… but remember, ‘SC already captured the PAC 10 Conference Championship.

Fight On!

“Fight on for ol’ SC,
Our men fight on to victory.
Our Alma Mater dear
Looks up to you,
Fight on and win
For ol’ SC
Fight on to victory
Fight on!”

Roger Freberg

Oh yes, I wasn’t always a Trojan… but …well… let’s just say that was long ago.

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Just say NO!… to Urban Meyer

... and YOU thought he only wore PNIK?Well, I wish Urban Meyer was my son… yes, I really do.

Because I’d take the young man back of the wood shed for a whooping to get his thinking right.

I’d tell him, “boy, you don’t talk to the nice BCS people like that. They’re doing a tough and unpopular job and you don’t have the smarts to be complaining.

So while he’s pulling his britches up over his smoked back side, I’d say. “let me say one more thing about the kid’s lives you’re playing with…”

What were you thinking when you said:

 

“ When I was at Bowling Green and 36 years old,
I was screaming and yelling . . . that we needed
a playoff system.”

 “Well, boy? speak up”  “Son, I gotta tell ya that a lot of folks are getting injured in the new 12 game system that might not have otherwise and YOUR solution is good for coaches but kinda tough on the players. So you’d add three more games or what?  “ “I have also seen you pass the buck, fail to praise or recognize your players or coaches and I don’t think you fool anyone when you say:” 

“It’s been there, a little bit of selfishness and other issues
we have had to deal with during the course
                        of the year. (Urban Meyer quote)” 

“Urbie, I think we don’t need no more chair throwing Bobby Knights around here and if I see it again… we’ll… we’re gonna be right back here working on your other cheek”.  ” Remember, throwing a bunch of guys against a wall to see which one sticks is no way to run a football program. By the way, boy, that jump suit makes you look like a eunuch?” Roger Freberg 

 

 

 

 

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Southern California Trojans and UCLA Bruins… aaah the memories!

The game was spectacular with the score in 1969 ending:


USC 14, UCLA 12
our first date... Novemeber 22, 1969
Okay… I got a bit of the flash in the way… but it is quite a memory for me in 1969. No, this was the year after O.J. Yep, it was also the first year USC employed the talents of ‘Song Girls.” Better late than never.

Here’s how one UCLA superfan tells the story of this game:

1969: USC 14 UCLA 12 SYNOPSIS: “The 1969 game was the first of many bitter disappointments for UCLA. The Bruins led 12-7 when USC faced fourth down late in the game. The USC QB threw a horrible pass that landed far out of bounds and was totally uncatchable. I was sitting in the fourth row and couldn’t see the play, but I saw the ball go over the players on the sideline. But UCLA was called for pass interference and USC went on to win.”


USC pulls off an upset with a 32-yard TD pass with 92 seconds to play. Game had Rose Bowl implications for both teams.
RECORDS: #6 UCLA (8-0-1), #5 USC (8-0-1)
THE LINE: UCLA by 2
 
The importance of this game was simply… because it was Laura and my first date. I have to confess that this was really the ‘acid test’.Since then, I have discovered that there are women who (gasp!) don’t like football… or don’t understand ‘sports’ (eh?) — as in: ‘he only wants to talk about sports.’
 
Men, I hope you are listening… when you find yourself with one of these women…. run! Find a woman who knows football… and be happy for the rest of your life!

God's Greatest gift to Man... a wife that loves football!

I even have our first tickets! (Top of blog)

Here’s what a few others are saying:

 

Son of UCLA stat to Play at USC
DumpDorrell.Com ( a little harsh?)
A UCLA Win  (?)
A Trojan In Connecticut Yankee land
An outsiders perspective
UCLA vs USC


This is the Week of the Big Game!

Fight On!

Fight On!Roger Freberg