... 30 rows up in the Los Angeles Coliseum. Seemingly lost in a sea of Cardinal and Gold, beautiful Southern California girls, and "Fight On" being played ad nauseam by the Spirit of Troy. Yes, USC football was alive and well!

The problem was, it was fourth and 10, at the USC 10 yard line, and Stanford had the ball. The Men of Troy were clinging to a 23-17 fourth quarter lead as a 41 point favorite. You could feel the tension and nerves throughout the entire game. Then it happened, Tavita Pritchard dropped back and threw the perfect fade for the touchdown. I have never heard 90,000 people get that quiet, that fast.

Gone was the shot at another national title. Gone was a 35 game home winning streak. Gone was ...

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