Forget Fake Injuries, Stanford-USC Feud In 1972 Was Better

Do you think Jim Harbaugh set a standard in the Stanford-USC series by going for 2 points with a 48-21 lead and Pete Carroll asking him, “What’s your deal?”

Or that last year’s David Shaw-Steve Sarkisian fake injury saga will lead to something Saturday?

I prefer this story. Former USC coach John McKay had this famous quote about Stanford following a victory in 1972: “I’d like to have beaten them by 2,000 points. They have no class. They’re the worst winners we’ve ever come up against.”

That led to a priceless cartoon from the following year, which shows USC leading Stanford, 1,992-0, and McKay telling Pat Haden if the Trojans score on the final play, “We go for two.” To see the cartoon, click here

10 thoughts on “Forget Fake Injuries, Stanford-USC Feud In 1972 Was Better”

Wolf’s annual re-telling of the 2000 points story — a blog tradition unlike any other.

Charlie Bucket on September 3, 2014 at 4:47 pm said:

…and like the Garbo Pic, it never gets old.

#ClassicWolfman
- WEB_Dupree on September 3, 2014 at 5:02 pm said:
  
  Speaking of blog traditions, USC visits Washington State this year, and you know what that means…
  
  #DesolatePullmanLandscapePhoto
  - ThaiMex on September 3, 2014 at 5:08 pm said:
    
    Lemme guess….Knuckle draggin’ football players are gonna punch out a few women?
    fit Un U stupid clowns!
    - Charlie Bucket on September 3, 2014 at 5:25 pm said:
      
      WEBB, Thai, forget all that stuff…it’s in the PAST, besides…..BRUIN TODD is BACK!!!
      
      let’s PAR-TAY!!
      
      #LoveThatGuey
    - WEB_Dupree on September 3, 2014 at 5:26 pm said:
      
      That was the basketball team.
  - Jethro G Sabbath on September 4, 2014 at 4:12 pm said:
    
    What about a post by Ralph Von Albertson this week?
    - WEB_Dupree on September 4, 2014 at 4:29 pm said:
      
      Old man Von Albertson hasn’t been seen around these parts since aught ten or thereabouts.