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UCLA Football: The Ten Greatest Wins Over Rival USC

 
Despite the long, woeful season that the UCLA Bruins have had in football this year, this is still a big week for myself and all the other members of Bruin Nation. This Saturday at the Rose Bowl, our Bruins will play the No. 5 ranked, crosstown rival USC Trojans, with their No. 1-rated defense and their litany of All-Americans. This week Los Angeles will turn into a sea of Blue and Gold/Cardinal and Gold Verona, with Bruin and Trojan students, fans, and alumni enacting on a hatred level comparable to the Montagues and Capulets. I'm not stupid or naive, and I don't live in Never Never Land — I know full well that the Bruins' chances of beating USC are slim to none — I know that UCLA is a 30-point underdog to those men of Troy. But, I thought that I'd spread a little cheer among UCLA fans by unveiling my list of the Bruins' 10 greatest victories over the Cardinal and Gold. Believe it or not, UCLA does have some. Here we go, in descending order:   10.  1950, ... (link)

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