Born on Date
USC: 1880 vs SU: 1870
Otto’s Edge: SU… older and wiser
Edumacation
USC: 23rd vs SU: 62nd
Otto’s Edge: USC…
just not smarter
A common choice for major…
Undeclared
USC: shot there vs SU: Ben Stiller, son of Jerry (SU alumn),
had a bit part
Otto’s Edge: USC… ok this category was a stretch but that
show was awesome so it needed to be added. Judd Apatow is also a USC alumn.
Also appearing in the show…
Anchorman
USC: Will Farrell (alumn) played Ron Burgandy vs SU:
Veronica Corningstone character went to SU
Otto’s Edge: USC… she is a smelly pirate hooker
Farrell was also famous for saying…
We’re going streaking
USC: 26 years with at least one athletic title (59-60 to
84-85) vs SU: Lax 22 straight Final Fours
Otto’s Edge: USC… they have the 3rd most school
national titles all time and the most in men’s sports all time
While we are on Lax…
Non major sport awesome at
USC: Baseball 12 titles (most all time) vs SU: Lax 11 titles
(most all time)
Otto’s Edge: USC… they have no peer, the next closest school
has 6 titles. Players who went to USC include Aaron/Bret Boone, Randy Johnson,
Dave Kingman, Fred Lynn, Mark McGwire, Mark Prior, Tom Seaver, and Barry Zito.
Staying with titles…
FB Champs
USC: Seven vs SU: One
Otto’s Edge: USC… they have been good for a long time
Ever since…
1st year FB
USC: 1888 vs SU: 1889
Otto’s Edge: Push… it is basically the same
However not the same is our…
All Time Ws
USC: 780 vs SU: 691
Otto’s Edge: USC… well they have been playing longer so we
should be behind
When you win you get to play in a…
Bowls
USC: 31-16 vs SU: 13-9-1
Otto’s Edge: USC… very impressive in both number and winning
%
Many of those Bowls they got to by winning the…
Founding Member of
USC: P12 vs SU: Big East
Otto’s Edge: USC… at least the P12 has gone from 8 to 10 to
12 in their name unlike this other conferences
Conf Championships
USC: 38 vs SU: 4
Otto’s Edge: USC… they have been the Rutgers of the West
Speaking of West…
GPS
USC: Los Angeles vs SU: Syracuse
Otto’s Edge: SU… I just don’t get LA
Rap
USC: Westside vs SU: Eastside
Otto’s Edge: SU… I miss Biggie. Snoop Lion (formally Dogg)
is a USC fan
Fans go to games at…
No one, and I mean no one, comes into our house and pushes
us around
USC: Coliseum 93,600 vs SU: Dome 49,250
Otto’s Edge: USC… almost twice as big
Just like the…
Student Size (not a reference to height)
USC: 37k vs SU: 20k
Otto’s Edge: USC… they have the largest number of
international students of any university
Internationally known but often confused as…
School type many people think
USC: Public vs SU: Public
Otto’s Edge: Push… both are private schools
The schools are known as…
Last Name
USC: Trojans vs SU: Orange
Otto’s Edge: SU… Trojans is my 3rd favorite name
behind Orange and Orangemen
The schools are represented by…
Mascot
USC: Traveler vs SU: Otto the Orange
Otto’s Edge: SU of course…
Traveler is the white horse and official mascot. Many think that Tommy
the Trojan is the school’s mascot.
Also supporting the team is the…
Band
USC: Spirit of Troy vs SU: Pride of the Orange
Otto’s Edge: USC… who play the greatest
Fight Song
USC: Fight On vs SU: Down, Down the Field
Otto’s Edge: USC… hearing it will ease the pain on Saturday
As we play…
Head to Head
USC: 3 vs SU: 0
Otto’s Edge: USC… including a W in the Meadowlands
Encouraging the teams and fans will be the…
Cheerleaders
USC: Song Girls vs SU: nameless
Otto’s Edge: USC… they can perform the perfect cheer
Also helping the team will be the…
Coaches
USC: John McKay, John Robinson, Pete Carroll vs SU: Ben
Schwartzwalder, Coach Mac, Coach P
Otto’s Edge: USC… without them there would be no V in
victory
Both schools shared HC…
Howard Jones
USC: coached from 1925-1940 winning 4 titles vs SU: coached
in 1908
Otto’s Edge: USC… a little more success at USC
Under the coaches were…
Notable players
USC: Pat Hayden, Matt Leinart, Rodney Peete, Carson Palmer,
Matt Cassel, Sean Salisbury, Frank Gifford, Steve Smith, Keyshawn Johnson, Lynn
Swann, Johnny Morton, Fred Davis, Anthony Munoz, Tony Boselli, Bruce Matthews,
Jack Del Rio, Clay Matthews (Jr and III), Brian Cushing, Ronnie Lott, Dennis
Smith, Mark Carrier, Tory Polamalu, Joey Browner, Jason Sehorn, Jeff Fisher,
Mike Holgren, Al Cowlings
vs SU: McNabb, Graves, McPherson, Moose, Csonka, Nance,
Harrison, Moore, Monk, Kevin Johnson, Mackey, Gedney, Ringo, Flannery, Tim
Green, Freeney, Bulluck, Conley, Darius, Gary Anderson, Mare
Otto’s Edge: USC… both have impressive lists
But each school is most known for being…
Tailback U
USC: Mike Garrett, OJ Simpson, Ricky Bell, Charles White,
Marcus Allen, Reggie Bush vs SU: Jim Brown, Ernie Davis, Floyd Little, Joe
Morris
Otto’s Edge: SU… actually USC won the category but had to
vacate the win
Some of these guys won the…
Heisman Trophy
USC: 7 winners vs SU: 1 winner
Otto’s Edge: USC… they are tied for most all time if you
count Bush’s vacated win
Also of importance to both schools is…
Numbers
USC: 55 (worn by Seau, McGinest, Caliborne) vs SU: 44
Otto’s Edge: SU… offense beats defense here
Staying with D…
Bobby Boucher
USC: TJ McDonald vs SU: Shamwow
Otto’s Edge: USC… he is the better pro prospect
Prospects are usually known as…
Blue Chips
USC: scenes filmed at school vs SU: JB a star
Otto’s Edge: SU… luckily JB didn’t get the acting bug like
Former RB turned actor
USC: OJ Simpson vs SU: Jim Brown
Otto’s Edge: USC… Nordberg had so much potential
Someone else with potential…
Hackett
USC: Paul was HC vs SU: Nate is OC
Otto’s Edge: SU… he hasn’t failed yet
Someone with connections to both Hacketts
TGD
USC: where he wishes he was AD vs SU: where he is AD
Otto’s Edge: Push… while his heart is out there, in order
for him to go back he has to be successful here
Other connections between the schools…
Marinovich
USC: Todd vs SU: Mikhail
Otto’s Edge: USC… he had the better college career
Luke Jensen
USC: alumn vs SU: coach
Otto’s Edge: Push… dual hand Luke can be play for both sides
Sometimes he seems like he is on another planet just like…
Astronaut
USC: Neil Armstrong vs SU: Eileen Collins
Otto’s Edge: USC… first man on moon beats first female
shuttle commander
He was a great American unlike…
Miss America
USC: Pat Nixon vs SU: Vanessa Williams
Otto’s Edge: Push… both vacated their title in controversy
Other notable Alumni
USC: Ron Howard, George Lucas, Macy Gray, Mark McGrath,
LeVar Burton, Anthony Edwards, Michael Landon, Matthew Lawrence, Lisa Ling, Ted
McGinley, Timothy Olyphant, Kelly Preston, John Ritter, Kyra Sedgwick, Tom
Selleck, Ally Sheedy, Cybill Shepard, Robert Stack, John Wayne, Forest
Whitaker, Norman Schwarzkopf, Cindy McCain, Bob Lorenz, Michele Tafoya,
Salvatore Ferragamo, Barron Hilton, Rob Kardashian, John Carpenter, Joe
Francis, Michael McDonald, Dr Drew, Robert Vaughn
vs SU: Dick Clark, Aaron Sorkin, Lou Reed, Taye Diggs, Peter
Falk, Joe Biden, Bob Costas, Mike Tirico, Marv Alvert, Ted Koppel, Lisa
Lampanelli, Lexington Steele
Otto’s Edge: USC… some really big names in Hollywood
Speaking of big…
Philip Finch
USC: Zach Banner 6’9 335 vs SU: Zion Jones 6’4 335
Otto’s Edge: USC… wow he is huuuuuge
Sticking with big…
Biggest Rival
USC: UCLA 46-28-7 vs
SU: Colgate 30-31-5
Otto’s Edge: USC… although
some would argue that it is ND. USC has played UCLA, ND, Cal, Ore St, Stanford,
and Wash all more than any team SU has played. UCLA and USC shared to Coliseum
until UCLA moved to the Rose Bowl in 1982.
When they used to play each other both teams would wear
their home…
School Colors
USC: Cardinal & Gold vs SU: Orange
Otto’s Edge: SU… let’s go Orange
Which is a chant heard more often for…
BBall Great
USC: Cheryl Miller vs
SU: Dave Bing
Otto’s Edge: SU… even though they also have Lisa Leslie
While we are on BBall…
Sports Management Alumni
USC: Jerry Buss, Frank McCourt vs SU: Al Davis, David Falk
Otto’s Edge: SU… very LA centric
Something else that is very LA…
Now let’s put the women and children to bed and go lookin
for dinner
USC: Shelly Hwang (alumn) founded Pinkberry vs SU: Dino BBQ
Otto’s Edge: SU… there will be no chat and cutting tolerated
here
And finally the category of the week…
WWTD (what would Tebow do?)
USC: bench alumn Mark Sanchez vs SU: run the Wildcat with
Broyld
Otto’s Edge: SU… either way the Jets will score less than
Tebow at the Playboy Mansion
And there it is folks, USC will win this one 27-14. Until
next time…
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