tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32399122.post2334515290944322345..comments2023-09-21T03:48:14.549-04:00Comments on The Displaced Trojan: CSTV: USC vs Michigan "Battle of the Blogs"Displaced Trojanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10463356647716676107noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32399122.post-88111577183443379912006-12-28T20:23:00.000-05:002006-12-28T20:23:00.000-05:00Fair points Kenny. There is a HUGE bandwagon menta...Fair points Kenny. There is a HUGE bandwagon mentality ou in LA. I grew up there also and went to games since the early 70's.<br /><br />Without a pro team in the LA area fans will grab onto anything that is successful.<br /><br />This is a tough town for college programs to compete in so when gets hot the fan base wants to live it up.Conquest Chronicleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01464832822342408320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32399122.post-73455695715008125752006-12-28T16:44:00.000-05:002006-12-28T16:44:00.000-05:00Yes, USC has great tradition but most people reali...Yes, USC has great tradition but most people realize that this recent run is what brought numerous fans to USC. The Coliseum was barely half filled before Carroll came to town and even when he did there was trouble selling out games until last season. Every USC alum/fan I talked to when Carroll was hired thought it was a bad move at the time. <br /><br />I was given tickets to USC-ND in 2000 and that was the weakest rivalry game atmosphere I had ever seen. Being from LA I know the bandwagon mentality that exists here. Growing up I did not see nearly as many USC stickers, banners, etc as there are now. There was more UCLA stuff when I was in high school because that's who was winning. I don't think any Michigan fan trivializes the tradition of USC, it's just in my case I can't stand the ridiculous amount of bandwagon fans that have popped up and try to talk trash when they have no idea about anything except Reggie Bush and Matt Leinart.Kennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05136492456790097111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32399122.post-82665909738557289982006-12-28T11:31:00.000-05:002006-12-28T11:31:00.000-05:00Did I detect hints of an inferiority complex in th...Did I detect hints of an inferiority complex in the first two Michigan write-ups? The second Michigan blogger spent almost half his words bashing USC instead of writing about Michigan. They seemed especially keen to trivialize USC's heritage, as if the decade prior to 2002 was the norm for USC rather than an anomaly, and USC had no fans before Palmer won the Heisman. I wouldn't have expected signs of an inferiority complex from Michigan fans, but maybe they are oversensitive about their own recent history.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com