Here was my fun little feature today, folks.
Not sure you’re going to be able to handle it, though. It’s a scary, scary world. A world of Truins and of Brojans, the two worlds collide. Not for the faint of heart.
Oh, and for some reason, the lede and the center spot didn’t transfer over, so:
If you USC fans can put down your spears for just a moment and you UCLA fans can holster your claws, perhaps you can imagine a simpler society, one without rivalry and hatred and lava-hot vitriol.
Imagine, for a moment, if you didn’t hate the guy on the other side.
Imagine, for a moment, if there WERE no other side.
The Bruins and Trojans, after all, are separated by just 15 miles, down the 405 and across the 10. What’s 15 measly miles? How about just splitting the difference?
What if there were only one team in Los Angeles, the Truins, the jerseys a putrid mix of cardinal and gold and blue and another gold?
Imagine the recruiting bonanza for Lane Neuheisel or Pete Toledo, the city’s bountiful talent not up for grabs, but a shoe-in to stay at home.
Daily News sportswriter Jon Gold took the best from both worlds and created one team for the ages. Kumbaya, folks. Kumbaya.
“Center: UCLA’s Frank Cornish v. USC’s Nate Barragar
In the Running: UCLA’s Dave Dalby, USC’s Ryan Kalil, Don Mosebar
Verdict: Cornish was a two-time All-American, but Barragar was one of the game’s early great offensive linemen”