Forget the widespread injuries on both sides of the ball. Forget the off-field incidents and resulting suspensions. Finally, forget the oft-backfiring Pistol offense.

When the UCLA Bruins host crosstown rival USC Trojans at the Rose Bowl on Dec. 4, Bruin fans need to purge the failures of their football team’s final season in the Pac-10 before the conference expands in 2011. Although their postseason hopes are shot, a great deal still lies at stake for the powder blue and gold.

In an effort to spare you clichés about “city dominance” in a down year for both programs, UCLA should instead focus on the fact that mighty USC looks especially vulnerable t...

Read Complete Article at Bleacher Report - College Football