Crosstown fashion statements
Holiday online shopping tip: go to the websites at USC and UCLA and see what they're already churning out.
At the UCLA site, here's the new hot item: For $17. Or a hooded sweatshirt version is $38. Would a Bruin on your list rather have this, or a $19 T-shirt announcing that they're going to the Emerald Bowl? (Note, the photo here of the "13 Reasons" shirt has the one sleeve folded over. It's for all the UCLA fans whose arm is tired of high-fiving other UCLA fans in the stands that day). And, by the way, for those who are still in disbelief of what happened, 570-AM, the Bruins' flagship radio station, is replaying the broadcast from last week's game at 4 p.m. Saturday, right after it airs the UCLA-Texas A&M and USC-George Washington basketball games from the John Wooden Classic in Anaheim. Can't enough of it, can you?
At the USC store, they've countered with the ever-classic Rose Bowl T-shirt, for $20. There are 21 items, in fact, related to the return trip to Pasadena on Jan. 1, including a few more different style T-shirts, hats, pins and the "Beat Michigan" button (for 99 cents).
There is, of course, also plenty of Ohio State and Florida stuff for sale in anticipation of the Jan. 8 national title game in Arizona. Rivals.com has enough in stock to fill a room of miserable Trojan fans.
Actually, the Gator fans will likely be toasting a cold one to USC from this new bucket you can buy online for $40. Beer not included.
