As the fabled fight song heats up and the legendary gesture wags anew, let’s get one thing straight about what was once the Los Angeles sports landscape’s shining monument.
USC football has become a mirage.
The greatness is gone. The new tradition is mediocrity. The new heritage is irrelevance.
“Fight on” has become “Paddle on,” with each ensuing season an exasperating exercise in keeping that Trojan helmet afloat.
This is not opinion. This is not hyperbole. This is fact.
In the last 16 seasons USC has recorded double-digit victories five times.
During that same time span, Alabama has recorded double-digit victories 15 times.