USC will host basketball tournament on ESPN?

by guttylittlebruins on Jan 21, 2007 8:43 PM PST

With heralded recruit O.J. Mayo on his way, ESPN wants USC to headline an eight-team, three-game tournament in Anaheim next season. The Trojans would play the prime-time game each night.

I know Scott Wolfe isn't exactly Mr. Reliable, but if this is true, this would really really really really really really piss me off. Um...isn't ESPN forgetting that there is another program in Los Angeles? A much more storied program with 10 more national championships than USC? Hmmmm...let's see, if we go to ESPN's top college basketball recruits coming in...who is number one on the list? Kevin Love??? Where's that guy going? Oh...thats right...UCLA.

I really can't stand the bias. It's really beginning to get on my nerves. SC blows. And ESPN is nothing but a bunch of ass-clowns.

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prime-time game

"The Trojans would play the prime-time game each night." Assuming they win their games?

Maybe UCLA will be invited and it'll turn into the UCLA hosted tournament :P

by ranelar on Jan 21, 2007 8:52 PM PST reply actions

Big deal

Who cares?

Seriously, you are spending way, way, way too much time and energy worrying about that irrelevant POS program across town and all the coverage they get.

Don't be bothered....$C basketball has, is and always will be IRRELEVANT compared to UCLA. They can televise, write about, drool all they want over them....WE'RE WINNING CHAMPIONSHIPS!!

by godblesstyus95 on Jan 21, 2007 9:17 PM PST reply actions

Hell no...

if they are talking about the (formerly known as) Pond in Anaheim we all know that is the home of the Wooden Classic.

Let SuC play at the Anaheim Convention center.

by pocho on Jan 21, 2007 9:48 PM PST reply actions

Who would go?

The 8 SUC basketball fans? They would have to invite other good teams to fill the place up, in which case SUC would end up with 3 losses in 3 games.

by Ryan Rosenblatt on Jan 21, 2007 10:10 PM PST up reply actions

lol

yeah the 5,000 who rushed the court after beating Arizona.

by Nestor on Jan 22, 2007 4:45 AM PST up reply actions

One of three things will happen . . .

A) ESPN will invite other good teams, USC will get trounced, and it will be fun to watch;

B) ESPN will not invite other good teams, USC might win "the tournament", but it will be irrelevant and boring (like Cal winning the Otis Spunkmeyer classic every year)'

C) UCLA will be invited, and either win the tournament or (like a meaningless football bowl game), turn down the invitation and play in Maui against real competition.

Like a choose your own adventure book, its fun either way for the Bruins!

by rfirpo on Jan 22, 2007 8:02 AM PST reply actions

UCLA is in the CBE tourny

so they won't be in the one with SC, but they wouldn't invite UCLA anyways because they usually choose one team per conference to avoid teams in a conference playing eachother outside conference play.

by Ryan Rosenblatt on Jan 22, 2007 11:32 AM PST up reply actions

UCLA Has Prior Commitments

The Bruins are participating in the College Basketball Experience Tournament next season, whatever that is.

http://uclabruins.cstv.com/tickets/2007-mbb-wait-list.html

by insomniacslounge on Jan 22, 2007 10:13 AM PST reply actions

CBE Classic

It's that tourney where Marquette beat Dook a couple of months ago. 2 rounds at 4 regional schools, UCLA being one of them, championship round a week later in Kansas City (where the College BB HoF is).

You can go here for more info

by stevenucla on Jan 22, 2007 10:23 AM PST up reply actions

thx, steve

good info

by insomniacslounge on Jan 22, 2007 11:52 AM PST up reply actions

UCLA Bball

FUSC has a long long way to go before they can even compare themselves to UCLA basketball, ESPN is love with FUSC during football season they had to show at least 1 FUSC highlight

by Bruin10 on Jan 22, 2007 11:09 PM PST reply actions