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NORTH KOREA GEARS UP FOR WAR!

N.K. may shell S.K. again in 2010; Poll shows
most Americans expect Korean war soon!
North Korea could carry out
more shelling attacks against
mainland South Korea before the
year-end, the Tokyo Shimbun
newspaper said on Thursday, citing
an unnamed source knowledgeable
about the North who had spoken
with a North Korean official.
Most Americans expect war in
Korea within the next year and
support U.S. forces aiding South
Korea, a poll finds. Angus Reid
Public Opinion reported Wednesday
the percentage of Americans who
think hostilities between South and
North Korea in the next year are
"very likely" or "moderately likely"
rose from 52 in August to 71 in late
November.
North Korea bombarded a
South Korean island with a bar-
rage of as many as 170 shells in
the early morning hours of No-
vember 23. “I believe we should
punish them severely to a point
where they will never think of anoth-
er attack,” the South Korean-based
newspaper Chosun-
lbo quoted South Korean President
Lee Myung-bak as responding in a
Joint Chiefs of Staff meeting after
the attack. Lee's remarks were
more restrained on his official presi-
dential website, where
he pledged to “retaliate against any
additional acts of provocation in a
resolute manner.”
Sources in South Korea report-
ed that two South Korean ma-
rines were killed and 18 injured,
along with three civilians wound-
ed in the attack. The shelling
marked the second major North
Korean attack against the South
Korean military this year, and the
first in which civilians were injured.
The site of the recent attack,
Yeonpyeong Island, is an eastern
island in the Korean Sea about 10
miles off the North Korean coast.
South Korea had been holding its
annual military exercises there at
the time of the attack. North Korea
traditionally objects to this South
Korean military training so close to
its territory, and had lodged a letter
of protest against the exercises
earlier this week.
North Korea claims South Korea
fired first since the annual drill was
underway. "Despite our repeated
warnings, South Korea fired dozens
of shells ... and we've taken strong
military action immediately," the
official Korean Central News Agen-
cy acknowledged.
But the South Korean Joint
Chiefs of Staff spokesman Lee
Bung-woo countered: "Our military
carried out its regular maritime fire
drill not northward but southward in
the West Sea. Firing artillery shells
on a civilian area under this pretext
is clearly an illegal act and violation
of the armistice."
President Obama immediately
released a statement in support of
South Korea, which has signed a
mutual defense treaty with the
United States. He also ordered the
aircraft carrier U.S.S. George
Washington to sail to South Korea
from Tokyo for “military exercises.”
By Edgar Tenenbaum | Staff Writer
edgar@laprofessionalexpress.com
Smoke rises from South Korean Yeonpyeong Island after being hit by dozens of artillery shells fired by North Korea

THE DUEL OVER THE DUAL MANDATE

Given the opposing views of
the potentially parsimonious new
Congress and the continuously
accommodative Federal Reserve,
there is a movement afoot
among Republicans to eliminate
the Fed’s “dual mandate.” Prior to
1977, the Fed only had one job:
maintaining price stability. Howev-
er, the stagflation of the 1970s
inspired politicians to assign anoth-
er task: promoting maximum em-
ployment. This “mission creep” has
transformed the Fed from a mone-
tary watchdog into an instrument of
social policy. We would do well to
give them back their original job.
The imposition of the “dual man-
date” was informed by the Keynes-
ian belief that inflation and unem-
ployment don’t mix. An economic
concept known as the "Phillips
curve" postulates that low levels
of one cause high levels of the
other. But, like many things in
modern economics, the curve is
a fiction. There is no real reason
why low inflation would produce
unemployment or full employ-
ment would create inflation.
On paper, at least, the Fed has
appeared to strike the balance that
Congress demands. But this is a
fool’s errand. The Fed’s dual man-
date is the equivalent of asking a
corporate CEO to maximize share-
holder value by giving away as
many free products as possible to
consumers.
The best way for the Fed to
ensure maximum employment is to
focus on its one true job – creating
price stability. The irony of the dual
mandate is that by trying to satisfy
both, the Fed ensures that we will
get neither.
While it is true that increases in
unemployment results from a wage
structure that is too high relative to
demand. Demand for labor is a
function of productivity, or more
accurately, profitability per work-
er. Absent higher productivity,
which takes time to develop, the
only way to clear the imbalance is
for wages to fall. However, govern-
ment and unions typically prevent
this from happening. Economists
describe this as wages being
“sticky” on the downside.
O v e r-t a x a t i o n a n d ov e r-
regulation further restrict demand
and add to unemployment. On that
front, one of the worst offenders is
the minimum wage law. It doesn’t
actually raise wages for anyone,
but simply renders unemployable
many low-skill workers. By creating
inflation, the Fed effectively lowers
the minimum wage. Another cause
is extended unemployment bene-
fits. Since these payments narrow
the disparity between employment
and unemployment, and in some
cases may even be preferable to
accepting a low-paying job, workers
are incentivized to reject employ-
ment opportunities that they might
otherwise accept.
To get around these roadblocks,
the Fed lowers the cost of labor
through inflation. However, this
inefficient solution to a simple prob-
lem creates negative consequenc-
es for the economy. While wages
may go up with inflation, goods
prices usually rise faster. The net
result offers no benefit for workers.
By tricking workers into accepting
lower wages, the Fed allows politi-
cians to claim meaningless victo-
ries.
In addition, wages are only one
cost of employment. Even as infla-
The other fallacy of the dual
mandate is that a fully employed
workforce demands higher wages,
forcing business to raise pric-
es. More employment increases the
supply of goods and services. Yes,
employment raises demand, but
that demand is satisfied by the
additional supply created by a
productive economy.
Since wages are the price of
labor, wages are themselves pric-
es. To say that rising prices are
caused by rising prices makes no
sense. Workers cannot demand
higher wages unless the increases
are justified by higher productivity.
If they are, such wage gains will not
result in higher goods prices.
The real reason that prices rise,
for both goods and wages, is that
the Fed creates inflation.
This policy undermines the econo-
my by destroying both current sav-
ings and the incentives to accumu-
late future savings. Since savings
finance capital investment, lower
savings equal weaker economic
growth.
So, the best way for the Fed to
create maximum employment is to
focus on the single mandate of
price stability. While a few elected
officials seem to be figuring this out,
most are just as clueless as the
Fed. Unfortunately, even if Con-
gress succeeds in changing the
Fed’s mandate, there is not much
chance that monetary policy will
change significantly. Keynesian
thinking is so ingrained in Bernanke
and his colleagues that they will
exploit any wiggle room in their
directives to jump back in the driv-
er's seat and send us ever faster
toward the edge of an economic
cliff.
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PET SHOPS AND PUPPY MILLS

inflation may occur concurrently
with drops in unemployment, there
is no logical causality that can be
implied. Any correlation simply
results from inflation lowering the
real cost of employment. Put simp-
ly: because inflation reduces wages
in real terms, employers can afford
to hire more people. So it's lower
wages, not inflation, that puts peo-
ple to work.
Inflation does nothing to alter the
structural issues that cause unem-
ployment. Like everything else, the
labor market is governed by the
laws of supply and demand. High
tion lowers real wages, other fac-
tors can work to increase employ-
ment costs. In the current environ-
ment, higher payroll taxes, new
health care mandates, economic
uncertainty, and the potential for
even higher future taxes to fund
large budget deficits are all offset-
ting the “benefits” of lower wages.
On top of that, large current budget
deficits are crowding out small
business credit. The result is that
employment costs are rising de-
spite lower real wages. Taken
together, these policy mistakes are
creating a toxic, job-killing mix.
By Peter Schiff | President of Euro
Pacific Capital, and host of The
Peter Schiff Show, streaming online
at www.schiffradio.com
Puppies are one of the most
common gifts during the holidays. I
mean, who wouldn't love an adora-
ble puppy? But before making the
decision to buy a puppy from a pet
store, it’s extremely important to
confirm that the animal was not
raised in an inhumane “puppy mill. “
Pet stores may often claim they
get their puppies from “breeders,”
when the truth is that they most
likely came from a puppy mill – an
industrial facility that systematically
breeds and raises dogs by the
hundreds. Animals are routinely
kept in tiny, cramped cages under
filthy conditions. Dogs raised in
these mills are under constant con-
finement with little to no veterinary
care. As a result, hundreds are left
abandoned by frustrated buyers
who realize too late that their brand
new puppy is already at death’s
door.
One such facility is located in
Arizona and was described by the
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette as
having “cages hanging from the
ceiling of an unheated cinder-block
building…”
Dogs bred in this environment
may develop unusual and aggres-
sive behaviors, such as excessive
barking. They may become de-
structive, unsociable and violent. At puppies from these mills are inex-
puppy mills, dogs are bred for quan- pensive as a result of a lack of
tity, not quality. As a result, unmon- spending on housing, food, or veter-
itored genetic defects and personal- inary care. The best way to help
ity disorders are passed on from fight against puppy mills is to find a
generation to generation. "There is lovable and healthy animal compan-
virtually no consideration of temper- ion through an animal shelter or
ament," says one dog trainer, "I rescue group. For more info on the
wish legislators could sit in my puppy trade visit your local humane
office and watch people sobbing in society or go or go online at
extreme emotional pain over having humanesociety.org/issues/
to decide whether to euthanize their puppy_mills.
dog because of some serious be-
havioral problem." By Jane Harper | Contributing
With millions of stray dogs and jane@laprofessionalexpress.com
cats, including pure-
breds, dying every
year in shelters, there
is simply no reason
for animals to be
bred and sold for the
pet shop trade. With-
out these stores, the
financial incentive for
puppy mills would
disappear and the
suffering of these
dogs would end.
Now, why would any
pet store condone
this kind of treatment
towards animals and
risk losing custom-
ers? It is because
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BATTLE FOR THE BELL: UCLA
Former USC Quarterback, Shane Foley, rallies team through
vivid recounts of L.A.’s historic cross-town matchup.
There are many great rivalries in
college football that span dec-
ades. Ohio State-Michigan, Auburn-
Alabama, Texas-Oklahoma, Army-
Navy, Harvard-Yale, Stanford-Cal just
to name a few. USC-Notre Dame has
the best intersectional rivalry in the
country. However there is only one
rivalry with two teams from the same
city; USC and UCLA. Both schools are
located in Los Angeles and separated
by twelve short miles.
No other rivalry in the country has
so much overlap in the same geo-
graphic region, with family members
and great friends finding themselves
on opposing sides. On one day every
year, the city is divided into Trojan
cardinal and gold and Bruin blue and
gold. It is a special competition and
one in which players and fans revel.
As a player on game day, it is
amazing to arrive to the Coliseum or
Rose Bowl and see the enormous
crowds with the clash in colors, and
the passion of all of the fans. The
rivalry against Notre Dame has a
national following but there is nothing
quite like USC-UCLA within the city of
Los Angeles. The classic series will be
renewed this coming Saturday at the
Rose Bowl with a stadium half in
cardinal and half in blue. The bands
will be blasting their fight songs and
the USC Song Girls and cheerleaders
will be dancing with Traveler roaming
the sidelines and UCLA will be leading
their eight-clap and Sons of Westwood
firing up their team. Both teams will be
wearing their home jerseys and each
team will be fighting for victory, re-
spect, and redemption.
USC and UCLA; the names alone
stir up contest. USC is steeped in
their tradition of cardinal & gold, black
cleats, no names on the backs of their
jerseys, Traveler, Tommy Trojan, the
Coliseum, and the Trojan Marching
Band blasting Conquest and Fight On.
UCLA brings their own tradition of
powder blue and gold, white cleats,
names on their backs, the Bruin Bear,
the Sons of Westwood, and the Rose
Bowl with the Eight Clap and the Bruin
Marching Band. The matchup be-
tween these two great universities has
created many great games and mem-
ories.
Proud Traditions. There have
been many epic battles played in this
series over the years. The all time
series is currently 44-28-7 in favor of
the Trojans. Although there have
been runs of dominance, this is truly a
rivalry in which the records can be
thrown out and anything can happen
on any given Saturday, with many
games going down to the final se-
conds. Since the formation of the
Pacific Coast Conference in 1916,
USC has won or shared 38 confer-
ence titles and UCLA has won or
shared 17 titles. Washington is third
in overall conference titles with 15.
Since the 1959 season, when the
Pacific 8 conference (later the Pacific
10 in 1978) was formed through the
2008 season, the schools have won or
shared 34 of 59 conference titles.
USC has won 18 championships
outright, shared eight, and has gone to
the Rose Bowl or BCS bowl 22 times.
UCLA has won six championships
outright, shared five and gone to the
Rose Bowl eight times. The schools
have shared the championship three
times and they have both played the
spoiler role for the other derailing
conference and national title
hopes. The Rose Bowl and confer-
ence championship has been on the
line for both teams 19 times and at
least one team 37 times as of the
2008 season. USC’s all time record is
761-307-54 and they are 31-16 (tied
with Alabama for most all time) in bowl
games including 24-9 in the Rose
Bowl. UCLA’s all time record is 540-
374-37 and their bowl record is 15-13-
1 and 5-7 in Rose Bowl games.
The Victory Bell. This rivalry is
played for bragging rights for Los
Angeles. The victor is awarded the
Victory Bell, which was originally from
an old Southern Pacific railroad loco-
motive. It was originally given to the
UCLA student body by the UCLA
Alumni Association in 1939 but was
later “borrowed” by the Trojan Knights
in 1941. During the opening game of
the 1941 UCLA football season, six
USC students stole UCLA's Victory
Bell right out of their rooting section
and loaded it onto a truck. They hid
the Bell for over a year, first in a frat
house basement, then at several
private homes, and even under a
haystack. The prank wars continued
until a truce was called and it was
decided that the bell would be award-
ed to the winner of the annual USC-
UCLA football game.
The Early Days. The Trojans were
already an established football power
under legendary Coach Howard Jones
and had a major rivalry with Notre
Dame when UCLA joined the Pacific
Coast Conference in 1929. UCLA did
not open as the University of Califor-
nia Southern branch until 1919, some
39 years after USC was found-
ed. UCLA began as a two-year insti-
tution, developed into a four-year
school in 1924, and came of age
quickly enough by 1929, that they
were ready take on its cross-town rival
for the first time in football. USC was
already established and they had just
won their first of 11 National Titles in
1928. USC dominated the first two
games over the fledgling Bruins 76-0
and 52-0, respectively. In the first
game, USC piled up a staggering 712
yards rushing! The game was sus-
pended for five years 1931-1935 until
UCLA was able to improve and they
squeezed out a 7-7 tie and some
much needed respect in 1936. The
rivalry began to flourish through the
years, especially as UCLA’s athletic
prowess developed. By the late
1930’s, UCLA started getting star
players such as Kenny Washington,
Jackie Robinson, and Bob Waterfield
which enabled UCLA to compete.
Power Shifts. The series began to
run in cycles, with USC’s Thundering
Herd teams dominating one era and
Red Sander’s devastating single-wing
teams consistently beating the Trojans
in another. The Bruins won their first
game over the Trojans in 1942. In the
1950’s, the power shifted with the
hiring of Hall of Fame Coach Henry
“Red” Sanders and UCLA held the
advantage 7-3-1 during the decade
with the climax coming with their one
National Championship in 1954. One
of Red’s famous quotes was “beating
SC is not a matter of life and death,
it’s more important than that.” Coach
John McKay came on the scene in
1960 and restored a struggling USC
program to national prominence,
finishing with four National Titles and a
10-5-1 record against the Bruins from
1960-1975. For the majority of sea-
sons from the mid 1960’s to the end of
the 1970’s, the two programs were the
top powers on the west coast. What
many people don’t remember is that in
that era there was not a proliferation of
bowl games so you played to win the
conference and go to the Rose Bowl
or you stayed home. In the 15 Rose
Bowls played from 1966-1980, USC or
UCLA played in twelve of them. Even
with the rise of Washington’s program
under Don James in the 1980’s and
early 1990’s, USC or UCLA still went
to the Rose Bowl seven times be-
tween 1981 and 1995. UCLA dominat-
ed the series in the 1990’s winning
eight straight from 1991-1998. USC
won seven straight from 1999-2005
and have won the last three contests
going into Saturday’s matchup.
The Coaches. There have been
some legendary coaches that have
been part of this huge rivalry. UCLA
had Red Sanders, Tommy Prothro,
Pepper Rodgers, Dick Vermeil, Terry
Donahue, and now have Rick Neu-
heisel. Coach Donahue had a record
of 151-74-8 and Red Sanders led the
Bruins to their only National Champi-
onship. USC had greatness as well
with Howard Jones going 121-36-13
with 4 National Championships in 16
years. John McKay was 127-40-8 with
4 National Titles in 16 years. There
was also John Robinson, Jess Hill,
and Pete Carroll. Pete Carroll finished
his career 97-19 and led the Trojans
to 7 consecutive PAC-10 Titles, 7
straight 11 or more win seasons, 2
National Championships, and 3
Heisman Trophy winners in this his 9
seasons. There has been controversy
in the Reggie Bush aftermath but
there is no disputing the dominant run
that Carroll created in the modern
BCS era.
The Games to Remember: Good,
Bad, and Ugly. The 1967 game is
known as one of the defining games of
the 20th century. It matched No. 4
USC with O.J. Simpson against No. 1
UCLA with Gary Beban for the Confer-
ence Championship, National Champi-
onship, and Heisman Trophy. With
the Trojans losing, USC quarterback
Toby Page audibled to “23-Blast” on
3rd and 8, a straight blast up the mid-
dle. Simpson took the handoff right up
the gut, cut to the left sideline, and
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then cutback to the middle of the field
going 64 yards for a 4th quarter touch-
LEAKERS: GOOD GUYS OR BAD?
down that proved to be the difference
in a 21-20 Trojan victory and a game
for the ages.
The 1929 game had USC just
coming off an undefeated National
Championship season under legend-
ary coach Howard Jones. In the
opening game of the season, the USC
“Thundering Herd” crushed UCLA 76-
0, the most lopsided game in the
history of the series.
In 1952 UCLA was ranked No. 3
and USC was ranked No. 4. Both
teams were undefeated and untied.
USC defensive lineman Elmer Will-
hoite intercepted a Paul Cameron
pass and returned it 72 yards to the
Bruins eight-yard line. Four plays later,
tailback Jim Sears threw a pass to Al
Carmichael for the touchdown that
won the game, clinching the confer-
ence title and a trip to Pasadena, 14-
12.
The 1954 game included the best
team in UCLA history. The Bruins
capped their perfect season by over-
coming a tight game 7-0 after 3 quar-
ters, to pound the Trojans 34-0. UCLA
went on to win their only national title.
The 1965 game was dominated by
USC and Heisman Trophy winner
Mike Garrett for most of four quarter
but a couple of late fumbles by USC,
let the Bruins back in. Gary Beban, a
future Heisman winner as well, fired
two long touchdown bombs in the final
four minutes to stun the Trojans, 20-
16 and led the ‘Gutty Little Bruins” to
the Rose Bowl.
1969 pitted #6 and undefeated U.S. Army Private First Class of the Army Information Assurance dish woman in August of this year.
UCLA (8-0-1) against #5 and unde- Bradley Manning, left, suspected Policy. Julian Assange, right, the Swedish authorities issued a war-
feated USC (8-0-1) with the 1970 of releasing over 250,000 diplomatic Australian spokesperson and editor- rant for Assange that month but
Rose Bowl on the line. Trojan wide cables and military information. Bio: in-chief of WikiLeaks, the non-profit dropped the charges based on
receiver Sam Dickerson pulled in a age 22; dual U.S. and British Citi- self-dubbed “whistleblower” respon- insufficient evidence. A new Swe-
last second 32 yard touchdown pas zen; gay; arrested after he bragged sible for publishing Iraq and Afghan- dish prosecutor sought and ob-
from quarterback Jimmy Jones for a to a hacker online about his release istan war logs, videos and over tained another warrant for Assan-
heart-stopping 14-12 victory. of the “Collateral Murder” video; 250,000 classified U.S. embassy ge’s arrest just prior to Wiki’s latest
In 1976, Undefeated #2 UCLA (9-0 expressed frustration with military; cables. On its website, Wikileaks release of U.S. diplomatic cables.
-1) vs. #3 ranked USC (8-1) met to belittled military intelligence on boasts its release of the “largest set British police believe they know
determine the Rose Bowl, and an facebook; currently held at a maxi- of confidential documents ever.” On Assange’s location in South-east
outside shot at the National Champi- mum security brig in Quantico, VA Wednesday, Interpol issued a “Red England, and are awaiting for de-
onship that year. USC won 24-14 in for wrongful receipt of classified Notice” for Assange, or a provisional tails of the Swedish warrant to be
the first rivalry game for both John
Robinson and Terry Donahue. information, wrongful access to a request for arrest, stemming from conveyed. Great Britain and Swe-
In 1980 UCLA quarterback Jay government computer and violation accusations that he raped a Swe- den share an extradition treaty.
Shcroeder’s pass was deflected by
USC defensive back Jeff Fisher right
into Freeman McNeil’s hands who
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raced 58 yards for a touchdown that
beat the Trojans 20-17.
In the 1986 season just before
halftime with UCLA leading 24-0 at the
Rose Bowl, UCLA pulled a fake kneel
down and threw a Hail Mary pass to
go up 31-0 at halftime. The play
became known as the “Hail Mary and
In Your Face.” UCLA pounded the
Trojans 45-25.
The 1987 game had UCLA leading
10-0 before half with the Trojans in
position to score at the UCLA goal
line. On the last play of the half UCLA
cornerback Eric Turner intercepted a
Rodney Peete pass and looked like he
would take it all the way back but
Peete chased him down and caught
him on the USC eleven yard line with QUALM OF THE WEEK: IS IT MORALLY CONSISTENT TO HOLD A DIFFERENT OPIN-
no time on the clock. The play
changed the momentum and Erik ION REGARDING THE WRONGFULNESS OF MANNING’S ACTIONS VERSUS THOSE
Affholter’s juggling catch in the Peri- OF ASSANGE IN SHARING THE CLASSIFIED INFORMATION?
style end of the Coliseum in the 2nd Email the editor— editor@laprofessionalexpress.com
half iced it for the Trojans 17-13.
The 1988 game matched #2 R.J. Soward, who finished the game last game of the season reduced to is sleeping away, two teams and a
ranked and undefeated USC (9-0) and with 260 yards and three touchdowns. playing for pride and for city bragging Rose Bowl filled with Cardinal and
Rodney Peete against 9-1 and #6 In 1999, USC won 17-7 breaking rights. Long gone are the days when Blue will care. It is still a glorious day
UCLA led by Troy Aikman. Rodney the Bruins winning streak of eight both programs had national relevance when the City of Angels is divided.
Peete was stricken with the measles straight. or even had a Rose Bowl game on the The Bruins sense a vulnerability that
the week before the game and it was In 2005, USC had been ranked #1 line for both teams. UCLA is a dismal the Trojans have shown throughout
not known if he would even be able to all season and faced a one-loss elev- 2-6 in conference and 4-7 overall the season. It will come down to
play. He did and led the Trojans to a enth ranked UCLA (9-1) team as its having lost their last two games. USC which team wants it the most.
31-22 victory at the Rose Bowl. Peete last obstacle to the dream 2006 BCS is 4-4 in conference, 7-5 overall and This is an opportunity for the Tro-
and Aikman finished second and third Championship matchup with #2 Tex- has also lost their last two games and jans to pick themselves up and to
in the Heisman balloting to Barry as. USC featured Heisman trophy is guaranteed their worst season since Fight On and to find a way to finish a
Sanders that year. winner Matt Leinart and eventual 2001. This is a game that is about game. Who will be the player in this
1990 was a shootout at the Rose winner Reggie Bush. USC mugged pride and represents the farewell tour game that will step up and make the
Bowl with Tommy Maddox of UCLA UCLA 66-19 in one of the most lopsid- for both programs this season with no play, to be a difference maker, and to
and Todd Marinovich of USC. It was a ed games of the series since the first bowl games on the horizon for either. lead his team to victory? It is time for
back and forth struggle and truly matchup in 1929. Bush finished with This will be their bowl game. the Trojans to play together as one
looked like the team with the ball last 260 yards and the Trojans pounded It is played in the Rose Bowl after unit and not as individuals, to get
would win. In the end USC receiver UCLA with 430 yards rushing. all and it will attract a packed house. physical and to control the trenches, to
Johnnie Morton came down with a The 2006 game gave further proof This is the beauty of college football- establish a running game, for tough-
finger tip catch with 16 seconds left to that you can throw the records out in playing a game in early December at ness and gang tackling. It is time to
lift the Trojans to a 45-42 victory. this rivalry. UCLA finished 7-5 that 7:30 at night because no national protect the ball and to take what the
In 1992 John Barnes, a fifth string season but pulled off one college networks cared about picking up the defense gives you. It is time to thrive
walk on for UCLA emerged from ob- football’s biggest upsets of 2006 by game in a national time slot. Yes, on pressure and step up when the
scurity to throw for 385 yards and defeating the Trojans 13-9. The Bru- there have been plentiful injuries with going gets tough. It is time to make a
three touchdowns, including a 90 yard ins not only ended the Trojans streak both programs; there are pending stop with the game on the line. It is
bomb to J.J. Stokes with three of 63 games of scoring 20 or more sanctions for the Trojans which creat- time to play like Trojans; with desire,
minutes to play to upset USC, 38-37 points, but also dashed the Trojans’ ed defections at the dawn of the sea- heart, inspiration, and confidence. As
at the Rose Bowl. hopes of playing No.1 ranked Ohio son. There are many questions about Trojans, we never retreat and never
In 1996, UCLA came back from a State in the 2006 national champion- the longevity of some assistant coach- surrender, we Fight On no matter the
17 point deficit with six minutes to play ship. es and what the next steps will be. circumstances or opposition. It is time
and beat USC in overtime 48-41 at the The Game. So now the 80th game The stakes may be lower but there are to raise the sword and go into battle,
Rose Bowl. Skip Hicks’ 25-yard in this classic cross-town rivalry re- still bragging rights the Victory Bell, to play like Trojans and to always
touchdown in overtime overshadowed sumes this Saturday at the Rose recruiting and the direction of the Fight On!
a record day for USC wide receiver Bowl. Both teams are limping into the programs. While everyone in the East Beat the Bruins!