Leland Stanford Junior University 24#2 University of Southern California 23

It is truly satisfying to upset one of the few colleges you can, with a straight face, accuse of being full of spoiled brats.

The quote that sums it up for me (the game, USC, everything):

"They just had a little more fire than we did," [Southern Cal] sixth-year senior Hershel Dennis said.

The victorious Cardinal (receiving 4 votes in the Coaches' Poll) extend their sympathy to Rutgers (44 votes), who dropped from the top 25 after 54 weeks with a loss at home to (now #17) Cincinnati.

"The ratio of shame to comfort was extreme."

The Croc Epidemic: How a heinous synthetic shoe conquered the world.

Leland Stanford Junior University, Organized 1891

The fellow in the middle is reported to have been Yell Captain. We'll let the Hired Hand ('04) provide such other information as he believes considerations of national security may permit.

UPDATE (8:20 P.M. PDT): Ahem. Corrected the agonizing gaffe committed by G.F., in which he says Stanford was 'established 1891'. My buddy in the middle (1LT, B.A. '02, M.A. '03, O.O.A.*) is possibly the most awesome person on the planet, and clearly has a fondness for bucket hats - he's also coming home soon after 12 months in Iraq. -HH


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