Wednesday Hot Links
USC Football
- Competition Tuesday? Maybe not for long in the QB battle.
- A few Trojans (Marinovich, Bush and Leinart) make the Times' list of local Sports Illustrated cover jinxes.
- Speaking of SI, Ronnie Lott was No. 15 on its list of all-time tough guys.
- Speaking of SI and Marinovich, remember the pressures of being an uber-recruit QB from OC.
- WeAreSC's Joe Andras has a convenient photo gallery system. (h/t TrojanNYC)
USC Hoops
- Incoming freshman DeMar DeRozan has received another All-American honor.
Other USC News
- In case you missed it, the Coliseum situation is still a little foggy.
- Jordan Hershiser is emerging as a pitcher at USC. Yes, son of that Hershiser.
- USC and UCLA are joining forces to create peace in the Middle East. Blogosphere? We'll see.
Assorted Gossip
- Market research done by the University of South Carolina showed that people in its own backyard consider "USC" to be the University of Southern California. In response, the school decided to stop using the same color as the Trojans.
- A sports satire site jokes that Matt Leinart drinks exclusively from beer bongs: "I'm a busy guy, and I don't have much time to sit around and drink my morning coffee, so I just bong it. It’s important to let it cool down a little first, though." (h/t Trojan Wire)
- LenDale White is in a Snoop Dogg video. As Mistah Fab says, "da ballplayers know me!"
- Earth shattering news: athletes like to party.
Quote of the Day
"He listens to me. I don't know what he does with it, but he listens to me." -- Lane Kiffin, on Al Davis

"USC and UCLA are joining forces to create peace in the Middle East."
I totally thought you were talking about the blog-merge.
Posted by: Bonnie Lee | April 10, 2008 at 10:30 AM