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.

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 

 

 

 

 

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

Urban Myer… the “his Weenie Award is legend”

HEY, look! ... I can pat my head and rub my tummy at the same time!Urban Myer is a ‘legend’ in his own mind. How he ever landed a $ 14 million dollar contract to coach the University of Florida Gator football team is the real story.

However, I need to give the man some respect and credit… after all, I said he couldn’t pat his head and rub his tummy at the same time… and he proved me wrong!

No, in my humble opinion, Urban’s ‘legend’ will be how he took a great team that someone else recruited and squandered it. It won’t take too long for folks to realize that the ‘Utah miracle’ was really fancy ‘double AA’ ball.

….. But let’s talk about some of Urban ‘the legend’ Myers most recent comments on the BCS this past Sunday. In making his case for Florida, aka “the Urbanettes”, he disses just about everyone.

the coveted Big Weenie... the 1/2 incher“He said Arkansas is likely out of the national hunt since the Hogs already lost at home to Southern Cal. He pointed out Southern Cal’s one loss was to a non-ranked team (Oregon State) and said Michigan, which lost 42-39 to Ohio State on Saturday, doesn’t deserve another shot at the Buckeyes for the national championship.”

Hey, I think he still has to play Arkansas.. or did I miss something? Maybe he should wait to see what happens there before he makes his case. If I were Arkansas I would post his disrespect all over the locker room…. but maybe they have!

Arkansas is a pretty good football team and deserves a lot of respect. And Florida may have won smoe games but many by only by one play… so is this Urban’s skill or ‘luck?’ Besides, didn’t the Gators play a ‘double A football’ program! How cheesey is that?

Let’s see how you do with Arkansas…

There is soooo many reasons that Urban Myer deserves the Big Weenie Award… the least of all was running my daughter off the sidewalk while she was at Florida… not much of a man… just a weenie.

Here’s what a couple of others are saying:

Urban Open Mouth Insert Foot

Uban Myer Weiner

FIRE URBAN Myer dot COM

Roger Freberg
 

Trojans Clobbered Notre Dame on the field… and in the stands!

this is the way it was... Southern California Trojans... scoring on offense, defense, special teams... virtually everywhere at will
“No greater love a father hath than he who gives up his ticket for his daughter…”

Well, my eldest daughter was in town and it was really great that she came over…. but then… she took my ticket!!! arrggg!

Actually, I was happy that she and Karen and Mom saw the game live…. while, I watched it on the plazma. It was great… but not quite the same.

Interestingly enough, a few Notre Dame fans showed up and occupied the seats in front of my crowd… the only trouble was … it wasn’t their seats. So, when the real ticketholders arrived… a ‘problem’ arose whereby the apparently several drunk “Irish” fans threw the greying middleaged Trojan ticketholder over three rows down… not a smart thing to do in a sea of crimson. Only his dignity seemed to be hurt. The cops and security arrived quickly and escorted the guilty out… but thanks to Kristin’s quick thinking in containing the situation… no one got too bruised.

Dad'll be sold on ebay long before Laura lets go of this!The day started off in great fashion as Karen presented her mother with a superfans’ greatest treasure… and autographed football. Not just any football or just any autograph… but a Southern California Trojan Football signed by USC Atheletic Director  and the Trojans’ first Heisman Trophy Winner Mike Garrett!

So, as far as football weekends go… this one was okay… could it have been better… hell, yes!… I could have been there!

However, the ‘raison half of me” realizes that given the bad manners of some of the Irish fans… it was just as well I wasn’t there… well, I am glad Kristin was able to handle things and not me.

Here’s a couple of great stories on THE game!

Trojan’s Shine!
espn: Jarrett Dazzles in Victory!

Fun Bloggs:

from a Military Perspective
Bumpshack — how the top fared
Notre Dame Football Recruiting News and Reviews
Irish – Trojan Blog
in search of Utopia
Sportable
Notre Dame Notes
ND-USC Live Blog
Laura’s Beat the Irish! (not my Laura)

Well, now is the time to prepare to Beat UCLA!

Oh yes…. I do have tickets to this one… we were on a season ticketholders ‘lottery’ and pulled three tickets! This year it is at the Rose Bowl which has always been a fun place to watch football!

Fight on!

 

Roger Freberg