Why I want UCLA to win...

I’d rather be the man that beat the man than the man that watched another man beat the man. :-)

Plus UCLA already said they would call a timeout right away to make the timeouts even….

If we beat USC, the media will make excuses for them like they were bored playing in the Rose bowl for the fourth year in a row against another Big Ten team. Then they’ll rank USC #1 in the preseason next year like it never happened.

But it’s a huge difference for us. If we beat Oregon State again or lose to USC we’ll go into next season ranked #17 like we always do. But if we can beat USC it will greatly boost the perception of our program. We could start next season as a top ten or even top five team.

Beating USC is like beating the spoiled kid who has everything. They have their sunny weather, their cheerleaders song girls, their marching band’s music video with Fleetwood Mac, “hip” and “cool” coach, famous celebrity “fans”, big city atmosphere, media love affair, and I could go on.

As much fun as it is to see someone who has it all lose, it’s most satisfying when you’re the one inflicting that punishment to them. I’ll admit I was rooting for Michigan when they played a few years ago… as much as that hurt (even though it’s a lesser of two evils scenario). A loss to Penn State may not hurt them in the short run… for the foreseeable future they’ll hold their position as an NFL farm team, but it would say wonders about Penn State, and the Big Ten in general, to go out there and hand them “a shit burger” as was eloquently put above.

however, I think one win will be bigger -the one WHEN (not if) we beat USC. I like your theory and agree them losing to UCLA will be sweet, but the media will say the same things about that loss, it won’t hurt them as much as we think. I mean, do you think they are up for that game, hell no, they are willing to give up two timeouts so PC can act like he gives a damn about a tradition he had nothing to do with starting. All he is doing is posturing. So, back to the point, I’d love UCLA to win but it still won’t hurt USC that much – cause “they were looking past UCLA” or “Lost on purpose to play a better team in alesser bowl”. It’s a “win”, but not a big one. No one will think about it next year.

What they will think about is Penn State getting lucky and not having to play them do to a UCLA upset. It will be talked about right along with all of OSU’s past issues. There would be an asterisk by our win over Oregan State in the Rose Bowl (* PSU won the Rose Bowl because USC looked past UCLA the week before and lost – actually, they lost on purpose to get better competition in a lesser bowl).

No sir, I want the big “win”. I want to play USC in thier own damn backyard and make the rules for thier own damn swingset. Nothing would please me more than beating PC. Yeah, forget about USC – I’d prefer to just whip up on PC for a while – nothing like faking a players suicide (few years back) to motivate your team (Halloween prank or not, is that something you want your kids’ coach teaching them at college – rediculous). This guy is a douche and in my opinion, half the country hates USC because of him.

And, most important, lets not forget who we have in our beloved Nittany Lions. So soon we forget how good we really are. WE ARE PENN STATE! – and we will put a beat down on USC and earn some WELL DESERVED respect! We avg nearly 40pts a game and give up, 10, 11? We are one of only three? teams leading the nation in three major statistical categories. WE ARE PENN STATE! We have nothing to fear in USC or PC, all we have to gain is the respect we deserve and we will gain it in abig way – and along the way, we’ll even polish a bit of the BigTen terd that has become our conference that last few years. WE ARE PENN STATE! and we will overcome!

Yeah, that’s the win I want. Bring on USC!

I’ll eat my computer monitor. This may be the most lopsided matchup in UCLA-USC history. UCLA has no running game, and complement it with a QB who’s decision-making skills are worse than Anth*ny M*rr*ll*.

if USC should deny the Rose Bowl invitation (for any reason, i know its a rumor), there should be a gentlemen’s agreement to shut them out of all the BcS bowls