Category: Sport
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Sure, USC didn’t bring home the crystal football in 2006, leaving countless ESPN prognosticators looking foolish. But that hasn’t soured the boys in Bristol from showing their SC love. Today they give the front page treatment to the two defensive anchors of the Super Bowl competitors, Lofa Tatupu and Troy Polamalu. And really, who can…
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(ROD MAR / THE SEATTLE TIMES) Lofa Tatupu and Troy Polamalu have a lot in common, but not a national championship. We alerted Seattle Times writer Greg Bishop to the fact that Polamalu, like Carson Palmer, never won a championship while at USC. Great article on both guys though. Tatupu, Polamalu take different paths to…
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Leigh Steinberg brought his client, Ben Roethlisberger, to Houston for the 2004 Super Bowl. Two years later Big Ben is in the Super Bowl. So the thinking is… follow the same pre-draft script with Leinart. Agent has Leinart following Roethlisberger’s plan [ESPN]
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In this article, Seahawks’ safety Michael Boulware blames the undoing of Pete Carroll’s bid for a three-peat on Lofa: “I believe Lofa is the reason why USC lost the national championship. If he’s out there, I think they win the game.” Come Sunday, we’ll see if Lofa can pull off his own three-peat. Tatupu: Seahawks’…
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A great article on Lofa, and the impact he’s had on defense — leading the Seattle Seahawks to the Super Bowl this year after winning back-to-back at USC. Expect an article on the other side, Troy Polamalu being the cornerstone of the Pittsburgh Steelers defense, to be just around the corner… Tatupu Works on Own…
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Kevin Robl, founder of USCdynasty.com, and self-professed “fat cat USC alum” has thrown down his own cash for this billboard to appear at the Perkins Road exit on Interstate 10 in Baton Rouge, Lousiana. “I am thinking of expanding my campaign into other media, including the Baton Rouge Advocate, the LSU Student Newspaper and the…
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Recently at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic out in Palm Desert, NFL players (and an actor) discussed Reggie Bush’s skills. Actor Samuel L. Jackson and Ahmad Rashad both agreed that if they were the Houston Texans, they would select Young. “If you take Vince Young, you don’t need the best running back,” said Ahmad Rashad.…
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USC offensive line coach Pat Ruel is being courted by the Atlanta Falcons to be their offensive line coach. It’s the second NFL team in two weeks to pursue Ruel. Last week, he turned down an offer from the Green Bay Packers. Falcons courting OL coach Ruel [LA Daily News] *****This article also spills the…
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No wonder they were able to keep top-RB prospect Chris Wells from leaving the state. Careful, this video is rather gratuitous and probably not-safe-for-work. But enjoy it anyways. Ohio State chick [Zippy Videos via The M Zone]
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That bloody cheerleader, still showing up in the damnest of places. (Image parodied from pubclub.com) USC Song Girl Has Cheered At Wrong Times in Past [The M Zone]
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ESPN’s resident draft guru, Mel Kiper, has USC’s first rounders go like this: 1. Reggie Bush to the Texans 2. Matt Leinart to the Saints 16. Winston Justice to the Dolphins 17. LenDale White to the Vikings 31. Darnell Bing to the Broncos Of course draft predictions are far from an exact science (Kiper predicted…
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Reggie Bush isn’t a Houston Texan just yet. Texans’ owner Bob McNair denied an ESPN report that said he’d given Pete Carroll a personal guarantee that Bush would be selected first: Pete Carroll did call me, but he talked to me about Bush and never asked if we were going to take him, and if…
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