Onepeat hits the streets

by Odysseus on Feb 28, 2006 8:22 AM PST

You remember Onepeat, don't you? Well, it's hit the streets.

The Trojies are not happy, although their attempt at being above it all is priceless for its transparency.

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Hypocrites

I like how the SC writer tries to bring up the moral dilemma on how better the money could have been spent. This is just hilarious coming from an idiot Trojan that later drives back home in his BMW. Let's first see them donate thousands of dollars to people less fortunate than them instead of on themselves before they start questioning other peoples' ethics.

by BruinMac04 on Feb 28, 2006 10:06 AM PST reply actions

How long will it take?

for the ManPundit to post in this thread.

by bluestreet on Feb 28, 2006 10:34 AM PST up reply actions

A great counterpoint

to the trojan's inevitable article was made on friday in the Daily Bruin:

After my initial column about the Web site and billboard, many USC fans e-mailed me, arguing that the onepeat.com guys were selfish, stupid and many other words I can't print, saying that they shouldn't have the nerve to raise money for a billboard when the hurricane victims need the money.

Well, it's very reasonable to assume that a good portion of the people who gave money to onepeat.com wouldn't have given their money to the relief fund, because, obviously, they're using their extra money for a billboard.

So it's safe to say that a good portion of that $2,625 wouldn't have been given to the relief fund without the incentive of the billboard pointing out USC only won one national championship during its "dynasty."

Also, one of the many Web sites that was created in response to onepeat.com is ForaWorthyCause.com, which says it will donate all funds to the Save the Children charity. That Web site has only raised a measly $720 - about one-fourth as much as onepeat.com plans to give to the hurricane relief fund.

And, by the way, you can credit onepeat.com with being the original reason that the $720 was raised (and any other future donations to the Web site), since ForaWorthyCause.com was launched in response to onepeat.com. Are the onepeat.com guys saints? Of course not. Their main goal was to build the billboard, not to raise money for hurricane victims. But it's very cool that onepeat.com is going to have a charitable impact as well, even if it's not an overly large one.

by ranelar on Feb 28, 2006 3:40 PM PST reply actions

We May Be Cannibalizing Ourselves Here.

I agree USC sucks donkey balls. But don't you think this somewhat smacks of East Coast bias? I could imagine the Bruins getting slighted in the BCS too. Basically USC had to be a top team for 2 years just to get 1 title. We have nothing to show for 97 & 98, 20 straight wins, 0 titles. I personally think some Texas republican shithead with way too much money conceived this idea. Or maybe I'm projecting....

by alcor805 on Feb 28, 2006 4:33 PM PST reply actions

LSU fan

This was created by LSUers, not a Texan...

GO BRUINS. HOOK 'EM HORNS.

by uclawarren on Feb 28, 2006 5:25 PM PST up reply actions

Well...

Neither year is really a good example. 1997 had clear teams that were better than the Bruins for the NC, and since they lost to WSU they weren't able to even go to the Rose Bowl. And as for 1998, if they had beaten Miami (a doable task), they WOULD have gone to the BCS Championship game. It was because they lost the LAST game of the season that they were knocked out, and they still went to the Rose Bowl, a BCS game in and of itself (which they also lost).

USC got the shots it deserved - the Trojans did not deserve a BCS Championship game slot in 2003, in my opinion, and it got its championship in 2004, and lost in 2005. The only 'slight' of SC that one could argue about was in 2003, but the truth was that strength of schedule's influence is what kept the Trojans out, not any east coast bias (in fact, the Trojans were first in both polls, suggesting that DESPITE national and media opinion they were unable to get in, not because of it).

by Underbruin on Feb 28, 2006 5:48 PM PST up reply actions

I agree with one thing from the trojan article...

and thats the location. I know which billboard its on, its on the far side of campus, past the colluseum and sports arena. Correct me if im wrong but its not even viewable from the freeway would have gotten the most traffic (think LA traffic). Instead, ive driven down the 10 once (back and forth) and all I've seen two billboards (one each way) for Matt Leinhart thanking LA and the trojans or something stupid. Maybe some SC alumni was behind getting those billboards, but those were in a much much better location...

by bluejoe on Feb 28, 2006 6:23 PM PST reply actions

Leinart Billboard...

was put up in conjunction with his agent and marketing firm. They had the cash to spend for the prime spots.

by SOCOM on Feb 28, 2006 7:33 PM PST reply actions

hah

with the ammount of national media attention he's gotten in the past couple years, it's kind of rediculous to spend thousands on a bilboard that only people in LA see if its intent is to "sell" him and "get his name out there" :P

by ranelar on Feb 28, 2006 9:33 PM PST up reply actions

What I dislike about his billboard...

is that there is one on westwood blvd. Thankgod it isn't close to campus, but still. The Westside Pavillion isn't exactly the heart of Trojan country and is a straight shot to OUR campus. Not cool in my book. Maybe I'm just bitter that the last time we beat them, I was a freshman.

by isodore on Feb 28, 2006 11:02 PM PST up reply actions